Who were the winners at the Critics’ Choice Awards 2026? This is the full list of prize recipients

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 31st Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, with the black comedy also earning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay accolades for Anderson.

Which films and series won the most awards?

In the Critics’ Choice film categories, One Battle After Another’s haul of three awards was bettered only by Frankenstein and Sinners, which picked up four gongs each.

In television, meanwhile, the major winner was Adolescence, Netflix’s hit series about a 13-year-old boy arrested for murdering a girl at his high school. The psychological drama accrued four awards, including Best Limited Series.

Every winner at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards:

Film:

Best Picture

• Winner: One Battle After Another

Also nominated:

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Jay Kelly
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams
• Wicked: For Good

Best Director

• Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another

Also nominated:

• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
• Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
• Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
• Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
• Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)

Best Actor

• Winner: Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)

Also nominated:

• Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
• Joel Egerton (Train Dreams)
• Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
• Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
• Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

Best Actress

• Winner: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

Also nominated:

• 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

• Winner: Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)

Also nominated:

• Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
• Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
• Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
• Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)
• Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)

Best Supporting Actress

• Winner: Amy Madigan (Weapons)

Also nominated:

• Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
• Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
• Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
• Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)

Best Young Actor/Actress

• Winner: Miles Caton (Sinners)

Also nominated:

• Everett Blunck (The Plague)
• Cary Christopher (Weapons)
• Shannon Mahina Gorman (Rental Family)
• Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet)
• Nina Ye (Left-Handed Girl)

Best Original Screenplay

• Winner: Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Also nominated:

• Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer (Jay Kelly)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
• Zach Cregger (Weapons)
• Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
• Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

Also nominated:

• Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)
• Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee (No Other Choice)
• Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
• Will Tracy (Bugonia)
• Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)

Best Casting and Ensemble

• Winner: Francine Maisler (Sinners)

Also nominated:

• Nina Gold (Hamnet)
• Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold (Jay Kelly)
• Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
• Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle After Another)
• Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey (Wicked: For Good)

Best Cinematography

• Winner: Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)

Also nominated:

• Claudio Miranda (F1)
• Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
• Łukasz Żal (Hamnet)
• Michael Bauman (One Battle After Another)
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)

Best Production Design

• Winner: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)

Also nominated:

• Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis (The Fantastic Four: First Steps)
• Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)
• 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

• Winner: Stephen Mirrione (F1)

Also nominated:

• 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 Costume Design

• Winner: Kate Hawley (Frankenstein)

Also nominated:

• Malgosia Turzanska (Hamnet)
• Lindsay Pugh (Hedda)
• Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
• Ruth E. Carter (Sinners)
• Paul Tazewell (Wicked: For Good)

Best Hair and Make-up

• Winner: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey (Frankenstein)

Also nominated:

• Flora Moody, John Nolan (28 Years Later)
• Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry (Sinners)
• Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal (The Smashing Machine)
• Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins (Weapons)
• Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount (Wicked: For Good)

Best Visual Effects

Winner: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash)

Also nominated:

• 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

Winner: Wade Eastwood (Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning)

Also nominated:

• 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 Animated Feature

Winner: KPop Demon Hunters

Also nominated:

• Arco
• Elio
• In Your Dreams
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Comedy

Winner: The Naked Gun

Also nominated:

• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Eternity
• Friendship
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Splitsville

Best Foreign Language Film

• Winner: The Secret Agent

Also nominated:

• Belén
• It Was Just an Accident
• Left-Handed Girl
• No Other Choice
• Sirāt

Best Song

Winner: “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy (KPop Demon Hunters)

Also nominated:

• “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 Score

Winner: Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)

Also nominated:

• Hans Zimmer (F1)
• Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
• Max Richter (Hamnet)
• Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme)
• Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)

Best Sound

• Winner: Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John (F1)

Also nominated:

• Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman (Frankenstein)
• Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor (One Battle After Another)
• Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler (Sinners)
• Laia Casanovas (Sirāt)
• Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner (Warfare)

Television:

Best Drama Series

• Winner: The Pitt

Also nominated:

• Alien: Earth
• Andor
• The Diplomat
• Paradise
• Pluribus
• Severance
• Task

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Noah Wyle (The Pitt)

Also nominated:

• Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
• Diego Luna (Andor)
• Mark Ruffalo (Task)
• Adam Scott (Severance)
• Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Winner: Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)

Also nominated:

• 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

Winner: Tramell Tillman (Severance)

Also nominated:

• 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

Winner: Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt)

Also nominated:

• Nicole Beharie (The Morning Show)
• Denée Benton (The Gilded Age)
• Allison Janney (The Diplomat)
• Greta Lee (The Morning Show)
• Skye P. Marshall (Matlock)

Best Comedy Series

Winner: The Studio

Also nominated:

• Abbott Elementary
• Elsbeth
• Ghosts
• Hacks
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• The Righteous Gemstones

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Seth Rogen (The Studio)

Also nominated:

• Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
• Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside)
• David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical)
• Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemstones)
• Alexander Skarsgård (Murderbot)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Jean Smart (Hacks)

Also nominated:

• 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

Winner: Ike Barinholtz (The Studio)

Also nominated:

• 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

• Winner: Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)

Also nominated:

• Danielle Brooks (Peacemaker)
• Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
• Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This)
• Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live)
• Rebecca Wisocky (Ghosts)

Best Limited Series

• Winner: Adolescence

Also nominated:

• 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

Winner: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Also nominated:

• Deep Cover
• The Gorge
• Mountainhead
• Nonnas
• Summer of ’69

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Winner: Stephen Graham (Adolescence)

Also nominated:

• Michael Chernus (Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy)
• 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

• Winner: Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)

Also nominated:

• 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

• Winner: Owen Cooper (Adolescence)

Also nominated:

• 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

• Winner: Erin Doherty (Adolescence)

Also nominated:

• 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

• Winner: Squid Game

Also nominated:

• Acapulco
• Last Samurai Standing
• Mussolini: Son of the Century
• Red Alert
• When No One Sees Us

Best Animated Series

• Winner: South Park

Also nominated:

• Bob’s Burgers
• Harley Quinn
• Long Story Short
• Marvel Zombies
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Best Talk Show

• Winner: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Also nominated:

• The Daily Show
• Hot Ones
• Late Night with Seth Meyers
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Best Variety Series

• Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Also nominated:

• Conan O’Brien Must Go
• Saturday Night Live

Best Comedy Special

• Winner: SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Also nominated:

• Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
• Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
• Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
• Marc Maron: Panicked
• Sarah Silverman: PostMortem

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