The nominations for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards have been announced, marking the beginning of the awards season with a diverse range of film and television nominees. Ryan Coogler’s film “Sinners” leads with 17 nominations, nearly setting a record. Other notable films include Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” Netflix’s “Frankenstein,” and the historical drama “Hamnet,” each receiving multiple nominations. In television, “Adolescence” leads with six nominations, with series such as “Abbott Elementary,” “The Diplomat,” and “Severance” also receiving recognition. The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will be hosted by Chelsea Handler and broadcast live on January 4, 2026, from Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar.
Best Picture
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
- Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
- Weapons — Zach Cregger
- Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor
- Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
- 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
- Hamnet
- Jay Kelly
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Cinematography
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Best Editing
- A House of Dynamite
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Sinners
Best Costume Design
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Hedda
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Hair & Makeup
- 28 Years Later
- Frankenstein
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
Best Stunt Design
Best Animated Feature
Best Comedy
Best Foreign Language Film
- It Was Just an Accident
- Left-Handed Girl
- No Other Choice
- The Secret Agent
- Sirat
- Belén
Best Song
- “Drive” – F1
- “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” – Sinners
- “Clothed by the Sun” – The Testament of Ann Lee
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
- “The Girl in the Bubble” – 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
Best Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirat
- Warfare
Best Drama Series
- Alien: Earth
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
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
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
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
- Greta Lee — The Morning Show
- Skye P. Marshall — Matlock
Best Comedy Series
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
- 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
