31st Critics Choice Awards (2026)

Film
Best Picture
One Battle After Another
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Guillermo del Toro - Frankenstein
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Best Casting and Ensemble
Sinners - Francine Maisler
Hamnet - Nina Gold
Jay Kelly - Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold
Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
Wicked: For Good - Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson
Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams as Robert Grainier
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners as Elijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent as Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value as Nora Borg
Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee as Ann Lee
Emma Stone - Bugonia as Michelle Fuller
Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein as The Creature
Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Paul Mescal - Hamnet as William Shakespeare
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Adam Sandler - Jay Kelly as Ron Sukenick
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan - Weapons as Gladys
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value as Rachel Kemp
Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good as Galinda "Glinda" Upland
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners as Annie
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer - Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Zach Cregger - Weapons
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee - No Other Choice
Guillermo del Toro - Frankenstein
Will Tracy - Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
Best Editing
F1 - Stephen Mirrione
A House of Dynamite - Kirk Baxter
Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
The Perfect Neighbor - Viridiana Lieberman
Sinners - Michael P. Shawver
Best Cinematography
Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
F1 - Claudio Miranda
Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen
Hamnet - Łukasz Żal
One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman
Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Best Production Design
Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Jille Azis and Kasra Farahani
Hamnet - Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
Sinners - Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne
Wicked: For Good - Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
Hamnet - Malgosia Turzanska
Hedda - Lindsay Pugh
Kiss of the Spider Woman - Colleen Atwood and Christine Cantella
Sinners - Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good - Paul Tazewell
Best Hair and Make-Up
Frankenstein - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey
28 Years Later - Flora Moody and John Nolan
Sinners - Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine - Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, and Mia Neal
Weapons - Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins
Wicked: For Good - Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
F1 - Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, and Keith Dawson
Frankenstein - Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, and Kirstin Hall
Sinners - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean
Superman - Stéphane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams
Best Score
Sinners - Ludwig Göransson
F1 - Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet - Max Richter
Marty Supreme - Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
Best Song
"Golden" (Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy) - KPop Demon Hunters
"Clothed by the Sun" (Daniel Blumberg) - The Testament of Ann Lee
"Drive" (Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, and Blake Slatkin) - F1
"I Lied to You" (Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson) - Sinners
"The Girl in the Bubble" (Stephen Schwartz) - Wicked: For Good
"Train Dreams" (Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner) - Train Dreams
Best Sound
F1 - Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, and Gareth John
Frankenstein - Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Greg Chapman
One Battle After Another - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor
Sinners - Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler
Sirāt - Laia Casanovas
Warfare - Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner
Best Foreign Language Film
The Secret Agent • Brazil
Belén • Argentina
It Was Just an Accident • Iran
Left-Handed Girl • Taiwan
No Other Choice • South Korea
Sirāt • Spain
Best Animated Feature
KPop Demon Hunters
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Comedy
The Naked Gun
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
Best Young Actor/Actress
Miles Caton - Sinners as Samuel "Sammie" Moore
Everett Blunck - The Plague as Ben
Cary Christopher - Weapons as Alex Lilly
Shannon Mahina Gorman - Rental Family as Mia Kawasaki
Jacobi Jupe - Hamnet as Hamnet Shakespeare
Nina Ye - Left-Handed Girl as I-Jing
Best Stunt Design
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Wade Eastwood
Ballerina - Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, and Kinga Kósa-Gavalda
F1 - Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, and Craig Dolby
One Battle After Another - Brian Machleit
Sinners - Andy Gill
Warfare - Giedrius Nagys
Television
Best Drama Series
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Alien: Earth (FX)
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Paradise (Hulu)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
Task (HBO Max)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle - The Pitt as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (HBO Max)
Sterling K. Brown - Paradise as Xavier Collins (Hulu)
Diego Luna - Andor as Cassian Andor (Disney+)
Mark Ruffalo - Task as Tom Brandis (HBO Max)
Adam Scott - Severance as Mark Scout / Mark S. (Apple TV)
Billy Bob Thornton - Landman as Tommy Norris (Paramount+)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus as Carol Sturka (Apple TV)
Kathy Bates - Matlock as Madeline "Matty" Matlock / Madeline Kingston (CBS)
Carrie Coon - The Gilded Age as Bertha Russell (HBO Max)
Britt Lower - Severance as Helena Eagan / Helly R. (Apple TV)
Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us as Ellie (HBO Max)
Keri Russell - The Diplomat as Katherine "Kate" Wyler (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tramell Tillman - Severance as Seth Milchick (Apple TV)
Patrick Ball - The Pitt as Dr. Frank Langdon (HBO Max)
Billy Crudup - The Morning Show as Cory Ellison (Apple TV)
Ato Essandoh - The Diplomat as Stuart Hayford (Netflix)
Wood Harris - Forever as Eric (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey - Task as Robbie Prendergrast (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Katherine LaNasa - The Pitt as Dana Evans (HBO Max)
Nicole Beharie - The Morning Show as Christine Hunter (Apple TV)
Denée Benton - The Gilded Age as Peggy Scott (HBO Max)
Allison Janney - The Diplomat as Grace Hagen Penn (Netflix)
Greta Lee - The Morning Show as Stella Bak (Apple TV)
Skye P. Marshall - Matlock as Olympia Lawrence (CBS)
Best Comedy Series
The Studio (Apple TV)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Elsbeth (CBS)
Ghosts (CBS)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Seth Rogen - The Studio as Matt Remick (Apple TV)
Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This as Noah Roklov (Netflix)
Ted Danson - A Man on the Inside as Charles Nieuwendyk (Netflix)
David Alan Grier - St. Denis Medical as Ron (NBC)
Danny McBride - The Righteous Gemstones as Jesse Gemstone (HBO Max)
Alexander Skarsgård - Murderbot as Murderbot (Apple TV)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart - Hacks as Deborah Vance (HBO Max)
Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This as Joanne Williams (Netflix)
Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face as Charlie Cale (Peacock)
Rose McIver - Ghosts as Samantha "Sam" Arondekar (CBS)
Edi Patterson - The Righteous Gemstones as Judy Gemstone (HBO Max)
Carrie Preston - Elsbeth as Elsbeth Tascioni (CBS)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz - The Studio as Sal Saperstein (Apple TV)
Paul W. Downs - Hacks as Jimmy LuSaque Jr. (HBO Max)
Asher Grodman - Ghosts as Trevor Lefkowitz (CBS)
Oscar Nunez - The Paper as Oscar Martinez (Peacock)
Chris Perfetti - Abbott Elementary as Jacob Hill (ABC)
Timothy Simons - Nobody Wants This as Sasha Roklov (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Janelle James - Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC)
Danielle Brooks - Peacemaker as Leota Adebayo (HBO Max)
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks as Ava Daniels (HBO Max)
Justine Lupe - Nobody Wants This as Morgan Williams (Netflix)
Ego Nwodim - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters (NBC)
Rebecca Wisocky - Ghosts as Henrietta "Hetty" Woodstone (CBS)
Best Limited Series
Adolescence (Netflix)
All Her Fault (Peacock)
Chief of War (Apple TV)
Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Dope Thief (Apple TV)
Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Best Movie Made for Television
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
Deep Cover (Prime Video)
The Gorge (Apple TV)
Nonnas (Netflix)
Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Summer of 69 (Hulu)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Stephen Graham - Adolescence as Eddie Miller (Netflix)
Michael Chernus - Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Brian Tyree Henry - Dope Thief as Ray Driscoll (Apple TV)
Charlie Hunnam - Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Ed Gein (Netflix)
Matthew Rhys - The Beast in Me as Nile Jarvis (Netflix)
Michael Shannon - Death by Lightning as James A. Garfield (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Sarah Snook - All Her Fault as Marissa Irvine (Peacock)
Jessica Biel - The Better Sister as Chloe Taylor (Prime Video)
Meghann Fahy - Sirens as Devon DeWitt (Netflix)
Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex as Molly Kochan (FX on Hulu)
Robin Wright - The Girlfriend as Laura Sanderson (Prime Video)
Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Bridget Jones (Peacock)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Owen Cooper - Adolescence as Jamie Miller (Netflix)
Wagner Moura - Dope Thief as Manny Carvalho (Apple TV)
Nick Offerman - Death by Lightning as Chester A. Arthur (Netflix)
Michael Peña - All Her Fault as Detective Jim Alcaras (Peacock)
Ashley Walters - Adolescence as DI Luke Bascombe (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef - Mountainhead as Jeffrey "Jeff" Abredazi (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Erin Doherty - Adolescence as Briony Ariston (Netflix)
Betty Gilpin - Death by Lightning as Lucretia Garfield (Netflix)
Marin Ireland - Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as Elizabeth Piest (Peacock)
Sophia Lillis - All Her Fault as Carrie Finch (Peacock)
Julianne Moore - Sirens as Michaela "Kiki" Kell (Netflix)
Christine Tremarco - Adolescence as Manda Miller (Netflix)
Best Foreign Language Series
Squid Game (Netflix) • South Korea
Acapulco (Apple TV) • United States
Last Samurai Standing (Netflix) • Japan
Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI) • France / Italy
Red Alert (Paramount+) • Israel
When No One Sees Us (HBO Max) • Spain
Best Animated Series
South Park (Comedy Central)
Bob's Burgers (Fox)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Long Story Short (Netflix)
Marvel Zombies (Disney+)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)