Critics Choice Awards 2026: Complete list of winners explored

On January 4, the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards were organized in Santa Monica.

Chelsea Handler hosted the Awards. Several big names like Ariana Grande, Elle Fanning, Teyana Taylor, Amanda Seyfried, Noah Schnapp, Jacob Elordi, Jimmy Kimmel, and more strutted the red carpet for the event.

The Critics Choice Awards have two categories of awards, namely Motion Pictures and Television. Movies like Marty Supreme, Hamnet, Sinners, The Naked Gun, The Secret Agent, and more took home awards for different titles at Critics Choice Awards under the Motion Pictures category. Shows like Adolescence, Squid Game, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, South Park, and more bagged different awards under the Television category.

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List of winners at Critics Choice Awards

Here is the complete rundown of winners at the Critics Choice Awards:

Critics Choice Awards for Motion Pictures

BEST PICTURE

• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTOR

• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)

BEST ACTRESS

• Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)

BEST DIRECTOR

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE

• Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• The Secret Agent (Neon)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

BEST COMEDY

• The Naked Gun (Paramount)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)

BEST EDITING

• Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

• Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)

BEST SOUND

• Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 (Apple Original Films)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

BEST SONG

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

BEST SCORE

• Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

BEST STUNT DESIGN

• Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS

• Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Critics Choice Awards for Television

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• The Pitt (HBO Max)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• The Studio (Apple TV)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

• Adolescence (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• South Park (Comedy Central)

BEST TALK SHOW

• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

BEST VARIETY SERIES

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

• SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

• Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

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