The 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards is scheduled for this Sunday, celebrating exceptional new entertainment. Below are the awardees.
For the fourth year in a row, Chelsea Handler will host the event, taking place at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica Airport, California.
“Sinners” topped the film nominations with 17, including Best Picture and Best Director. Also in the running for Best Picture are “One Battle After Another” with 14 nominations, and “Hamnet” and “Frankenstein” with 11 nominations each.
Netflix led the TV nominations with 31 across various shows, featuring “Adolescence” with six and “Nobody Wants This” with five. HBO Max came next with 27 nominations, with “Hacks” and “The Pitt” each garnering four.
Here are the nominees and winners at the 31st Critics’ Choice Awards. Winners are highlighted as announced. Watch live on E! and USA Network from 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.
2026 Critics’ Choice Awards Film Winners
Best Picture
– Bugonia
– Frankenstein
– Hamnet
– Jay Kelly
– Marty Supreme
– One Battle After Another
– Sentimental Value
– Sinners
– Train Dreams
– Wicked: For Good
Best Actor
– Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
– 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)
– 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 Supporting Actor
– Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
– **Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)**
– 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)**
– Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
– Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Young Actor/Actress
– Everett Blunck (The Plague)
– **Miles Caton (Sinners)**
– Cary Christopher (Weapons)
– Shannon Mahina Gorman (Rental Family)
– Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet)
– Nina Ye (Left-Handed Girl)
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 Original Screenplay
– Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer (Jay Kelly)
– Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
– Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
– 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 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)**
– Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey (Wicked: For Good)
Best Cinematography
– Claudio Miranda (F1)
– Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
– Łukasz Żal (Hamnet)
– Michael Bauman (One Battle After Another)
– Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
– **Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)**
Best Production Design
– Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis (The Fantastic Four: First Steps)
– **Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)**
– Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (Hamnet)
– Jack Fisk and Adam Willis (Marty Supreme)
– Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne (Sinners)
– Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (W