"Great surprise so deserved": Netizens buzz as Jacob Elordi wins Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards for Frankenstein

Jacob Elordi's win at this year's Critics' Choice Awards is drawing notable reactions from fans and enthusiasts across social media platforms. During the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards ceremony, the beloved Australian actor was announced as the winner of Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Netizens reacted, saying,

"Great surprise so deserved, for him to make us cry when learning the beast he is. So glad he won something this season! 😭"

It was Jacob Elordi's first-ever Critics' Choice Award and his first significant acting honour. It is also worth noting that he competed against Benicio del Toro, Paul Mescal, Sean Penn, Adam Sandler, and Stellan Skarsgård.

Jacob Elordi also received Best Supporting Actor honours from the New York Film Critics Online and the Online Association of Female Film Critics for the same role. The night before the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards, Frankenstein received the Visionary Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards.

Moreover, Jacob Elordi is also among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards 2026.

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Netizens' reactions to Jacob Elordi winning Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards

Film Updates took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to post that,

"Jacob Elordi wins Best Supporting Actor at the #CriticsChoiceAwards for FRANKENSTEIN"

Netizens did not wait long before jumping into the comment section of the X post as they shared their opinions on Jacob Elordi's win at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards. Below are some of their remarks:

"kinda crazy he got it over the actual main actors tho", stated an X user.

"I only can think in how Timothée Chalamet would react if Jacob Elordi won the Oscar before him, hahahahaha.", commented another.

"Oh they want him to get that 5th spot. This is so cool! Really thought these winners would be predictable! Good job critics!!", wrote a third.

Others also chimed in:

"F*cking deserved its been long overdue.", declared a netizen.

"OMFG YESSSS 😭 HE WAS WONDERFUL", expressed another.

"Monster finally getting the flowers he deserves. del Toro cooked with this one, no cap. Jacob Elordi's creature hit different.", penned a third.

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Complete list of nominees and winners of the film categories at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards

Best Picture at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards:

• 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 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 or 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

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 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, Jahye Lee, No Other Choice
• Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
• Will Tracy, Bugonia
• Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

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 (Winner)

Best Production Design:

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

• Kirk Baxter, A House of Dynamite
• Stephen Mirrione, F1 (Winner)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
• Viridiana Lieberman, The Perfect Neighbor
• Michael P. Shawver, Sinners

Best Costume Design:

• Kate Hawley, Frankenstein (Winner)
• 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 Makeup:

• Kate Hawley, Frankenstein (Winner)
• 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 Visual Effects:

• Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)
• 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
• Stéphane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams, Superman

Best Animated Feature:

• Arco
• Elio
• In Your Dreams
• KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Comedy Film:

• 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, Blake Slatkin, F1
• Golden, Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy, KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
• 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:

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

Best Casting and Ensemble:

• Hamnet
• Jay Kelly
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners (Winner)
• Wicked: For Good

Best Stunt Design:

• Ballerina
• F1
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Winner)
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Warfare

Best Sound:

• F1 (Winner)
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirāt
• Warfare

Congratulations to Jacob Elordi and other winners at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards.

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