"Leo does it again": Netizens react as One Battle After Another wins Best Picture at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards

One Battle After Another bagged the Best Picture trophy at this year's Critics Choice Awards. The film's win is generating notable reactions across social media platforms.

Before the Critics Choice Awards, One Battle After Another had already won multiple critics' prizes. These included awards from the Gothams, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the National Society of Film Critics, among others.

This year's Critics Choice Awards were hosted by Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year. It is worth noting that One Battle After Another won the top film prize at the event. However, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Ryan Coogler's Sinners each took home four awards, leading the film categories of the 2026 Critics Choice Awards numerically.

As One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, netizens reacted, saying,

"Leo does it again."

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Netizens' reactions to One Battle After Another winning Best Picture at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards

Pop Base took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to share that,

"One Battle After Another wins the #CriticsChoice Award for Best Picture."

Netizens soon jumped into the comment section of the X post to share their thoughts on the film's win at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. Below are some of their remarks:

"Did this film inspire you or exhaust you? I think the answer says more about our season than the movie itself.", stated an X user.

"Wow, One Battle After Another winning Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards is huge! That car scene with Leonardo DiCaprio looks so intense, love the father-daughter vibe and the open road feel. The movie is getting tons of buzz, and it is awesome to see Paul Thomas Anderson's vision pay off.", commented another.

"Finally, a movie that actually keeps you hooked from start to finish.", praised a third.

Others also chimed in:

"A well deserved movie for a well deserved award. Kudos to the director.", declared a netizen.

"SINNERS is better.", opined another.

"Wow, who knew a film about endless battles would win the Best Picture Award 🙄😒", commented 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

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