Critics Choice Awards winners – see the full list!

Published By Alexandra Heilbron on Jan 05, 2026



The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards



The Critics Choice Awards took place on Sunday, January 4, 2026 during an awards ceremony hosted by Chelsea Handler, marking her fourth year in a row as host.


Check out the list below to see all the winners in both the Film and Television categories. ~Alexandra Heilbron


Best Picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another - WINNER
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good


Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme - WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent


Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet - WINNER
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia


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 Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein - WINNER
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value


Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons - WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another


Best Young Actor / Actress
Everett Blunck, The Plague
Miles Caton, Sinners - WINNER
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl


Casting and Ensemble
Nina Gold, Hamnet
Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold, Jay Kelly
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another
Francine Maisler, Sinners - WINNER
Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey, Wicked: For Good


Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler, Sinners - WINNER
Zach Cregger, Weapons
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value


Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another - WINNER
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 Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2


Best Comedy
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun - WINNER
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville


Best Foreign Language Film
Belén
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent - WINNER
Sirāt


Best Song
"Drive," Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Blake Slatkin, F1
"Golden," Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy, KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER
"I Lied to You," Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
"Clothed by the Sun," Daniel Blumberg, The Testament of Ann Lee
"Train Dreams," Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Train Dreams
"The Girl in the Bubble," Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good


Best Score
Hans Zimmer, F1
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners - WINNER


Best Drama Series
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
The Pitt - WINNER
Pluribus
Severance
Task


Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Noah Wyle, The Pitt - WINNER


Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Ato Essandoh, The Diplomat
Wood Harris, Forever
Tom Pelphrey, Task
Tramell Tillman, Severance - WINNER


Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus - WINNER


Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Denée Benton, The Gilded Age
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt - WINNER
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock


Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
The Studio - WINNER


Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical
Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones
Seth Rogen, The Studio - WINNER
Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot


Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Rose McIver, Ghosts
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones
Carrie Preston, Elsbeth
Jean Smart, Hacks - WINNER


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
Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary - WINNER
Justine Lupe, Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky, Ghosts


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 Movie Made for Television
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - WINNER
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of '69


Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Michael Chernus, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
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
Jessica Biel, The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault - WINNER
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
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
Squid Game - WINNER
When No One Sees Us


Best Animated Series
Bob's Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
South Park - WINNER
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man


Best Talk Show
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - WINNER
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen


Best Comedy Special
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
SNL50: The Anniversary Special - WINNER


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