Critics Choice Awards 2026: Photos and Complete Winners List

The trophies were handed out Sunday night at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, and One Battle After Another took the top prize.

The action thriller about a group of ex-revolutionaries being hunted down by a rogue colonel was named best picture. Paul Thomas Anderson, who helmed the film, also won the awards for best director and best adapted screenplay.

Other big winners during the ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, included the vampire film Sinners and the reimagined horror film Frankenstein, with each picking up four awards.

Sinners won best young actor/actress for Miles Caton; best original screenplay for writer-director Ryan Coogler; best casting and ensemble for Francine Maisler; and best score for Ludwig Göransson.

Frankenstein won the best supporting actor award for Jacob Elordi; best production design for Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau; best costume design for Kate Hawley; and best hair and makeup for Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey.

In the television categories, Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a classmate, picked up four awards, including best limited series; best actor in a limited series or TV movie for Stephen Graham; best supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie for Owen Cooper; and best supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie for Erin Doherty.

Abbott Elementary actress Janelle James  took home the trophy for best supporting actress in a comedy series.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was named best talk show after being taken off the air on Sept. 17, and returning days later with massive ratings.

Sunday’s ceremony was the first major celebration of the 2025-2026 Hollywood awards season.

Comedian Chelsea Handler hosted the awards for a fourth straight year.

At one point during the show, she paid tribute to the late Rob Reiner after the director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Dec. 14.

“Everyone in this room knows that the nicest guy in Hollywood was Rob Reiner,” Handler said. “He was present, he was focused and he was funny, and he would ask you tons of questions, whether you were discussing politics or film or the latest beauty trends.”

The Critics Choice Association is made up of over 500 critics and entertainment journalists across the U.S. and Canada.

Below is the full list of winners at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.

FILM CATEGORIES

BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Madigan – Weapons

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS
Miles Caton – Sinners

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ryan Coogler – Sinners

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE
Francine Maisler – Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein

BEST EDITING
Stephen Mirrione – F1

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash

BEST STUNT DESIGN
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters

BEST COMEDY
The Naked Gun

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Secret Agent

BEST SONG
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters

BEST SCORE
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners

BEST SOUND
Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Pitt

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Noah Wyle – The Pitt

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tramell Tillman – Severance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt

BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Studio

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Seth Rogen – The Studio

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart – Hacks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary

BEST LIMITED SERIES
Adolescence

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Stephen Graham – Adolescence

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Owen Cooper – Adolescence

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Erin Doherty – Adolescence

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Squid Game

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
South Park

BEST TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

BEST VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
SNL50: The Anniversary Special

[The main image shows L-R: Teyana Taylor, Michael B. Jordan, Ego Nwodim, Sheryl Lee Ralph and is courtesy of Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association]