Winners of the 31st Critics’ Choice Awards 2026 have been announced, and this time, several artists winning in their respective categories truly deserved their victories.
Starting with the acting categories, Timothée Chalamet swept the floor with his first-ever win as Best Actor for Marty Supreme, also thanking his partner, Kylie Jenner, a viral moment.
Jessie Buckley (known for her outstanding performances in Chernobyl, Fargo Season 4, The Lost Daughter, and Women Talking) won Best Actress for Hamnet.
Meanwhile, Jacob Elordi and Amy Madigan secured the Best Supporting Actor and Actress trophies for their respective roles in Frankenstein and Weapons.
As many expected, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another received the honour of being named Best Picture at the ceremony, with Anderson also bagging Best Director honours for his work on the film.
Sinners secured four wins, including Best Young Actor or Actress for Miles Caton, Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, and Best Score for Ludwig Göransson.
The Studio was crowned Best Comedy Series, with lead stars Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz earning acting honours. They were joined in the winners’ circle by Jean Smart (Hacks) and Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), who both secured victories in the comedy acting categories.
In the drama series categories, acting honours were bestowed upon Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa for The Pitt, alongside Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus and Tramell Tillman for Severance.
Adolescence also took home the top prize for Best Limited Series, with Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty securing acting wins in the same category.
For the fourth year in a row, Chelsea Handler hosted the annual event. This year, the Critics Association introduced four new categories to recognise excellence in film and television: casting/ensemble, variety series, stunt design, and sound.
The complete list of winners across both film and television at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards is provided below.
Best Picture
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (WINNER)
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan – Weapons (WINNER)
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (WINNER)
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Young Actor/Actress
Miles Caton – Sinners (WINNER)
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice
Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler – Sinners (WINNER)
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Best Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (WINNER)
Claudio Miranda – F1
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (WINNER)
Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good
Best Editing
Stephen Mirrione – F1 (WINNER)
Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another
Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman
Best Stunt Design
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (WINNER)
Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1
Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another
Andy Gill – Sinners
Giedrius Nagys – Warfare
Best Comedy
The Naked Gun (WINNER)
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
Best Animated Feature
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Song
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good
Best Foreign Language Film
The Secret Agent (WINNER)
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sirat
Belén
Best Score
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (WINNER)
Hans Zimmer – F1
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Max Richter – Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
Best Comedy Series
The Studio (WINNER)
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Seth Rogen – The Studio (WINNER)
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical
Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones
Alexander Skarsgard – Murderbot
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart – Hacks (WINNER)
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Rose McIver – Ghosts
Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones
Carrie Preston – Elsbeth
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (WINNER)
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Oscar Nuñez – The Paper
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (WINNER)
Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
Best Drama Series
The Pitt (WINNER)
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
Pluribus
Severance
Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (WINNER)
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna – Andor
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Severance
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (WINNER)
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Britt Lower – Severance
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tramell Tillman – Severance (WINNER)
Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat
Wood Harris – Forever
Tom Pelphrey – Task
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (WINNER)
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
Denée Benton – The Gilded Age
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Greta Lee – The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Best Limited Series
Adolescence (WINNER)
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death by Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (WINNER)
Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (WINNER)
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy – Sirens
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (WINNER)
Wagner Moura – Dope Thief
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
Michael Peña – All Her Fault
Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (WINNER)
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault
Julianne Moore – Sirens
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
Best Foreign Language Series
Squid Game (WINNER)
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
When No One Sees Us
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