Critics Choice Awards 2026 complete winners' list: 'One Battle After Another', 'Sinners', 'KPop Demon Hunters', 'Adolescence' win top honours

Awards season has officially kicked off in Hollywood with the 31st Critics Choice Awards, that were held on Sunday night. The award show that honours the best in film and television saw films like 'One Battle After Another', 'Sinners', 'Frankenstein', taking the lead in the film categories, teasing a template of what could just be one of the most competitive seasons in Hollywood's awards season.Critics Choice Awards film categoryPaul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' was named Best Picture, while Anderson also took home the Best Director honour for the film, cementing its dominance at the ceremony.Another major winner of the night was 'Sinners', which picked up four awards, including the newly introduced Best Casting and Ensemble prize, awarded to Francine Maisler. Miles Caton won Best Young Actor or Actress, Ryan Coogler was honoured with Best Original Screenplay, and Ludwig Göransson won Best Score.In the film acting categories, Timothee Chalamet won Best Actor for 'Marty Supreme', while Jessie Buckley was named Best Actress for Hamnet. Jacob Elordi won Best Supporting Actor for 'Frankenstein', and Amy Madigan took home Best Supporting Actress for 'Weapons'.In music and animation, 'KPop Demon Hunters' continued its golden sweep, winning Best Animated Feature, while its track “Golden” was named Best Song.Critics Choice Awards television categoryOn the television front, 'Adolescence' had a strong showing, winning Best Limited Series, with acting awards going to Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, and Owen Cooper. Sarah Snook won Best Actress in a Limited Series for 'All Her Fault'.In the drama series categories, acting honours went to Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa for 'The Pitt'. 'The Studio' was named Best Comedy Series, with Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz winning acting awards for the show. Jean Smart won Best Actress in a Comedy for 'Hacks', while Janelle James earned Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for 'Abbott Elementary'. Rhea Seehorn was named Best Actress in a Drama for Pluribus, and Tramell Tillman won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for 'Severance'. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' won Best Talk Show.Complete winners' list: Best PictureBugonia FrankensteinHamnet Jay KellyMarty Supreme One Battle After Another- WINNERSentimental Value SinnersTrain DreamsWicked: For Good Best ActorTimothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme - WINNERLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After AnotherJoel Edgerton – Train DreamsEthan Hawke – Blue MoonMichael B. Jordan – Sinners Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent Best ActressJessie Buckley – Hamnet - WINNERRose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouChase Infiniti – One Battle After Another Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee Emma Stone – Bugonia Best Supporting ActorBenicio Del Toro – One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi – Frankenstein - WINNERPaul Mescal – Hamnet Sean Penn – One Battle After Another Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value Best Supporting ActressElle Fanning – Sentimental Value Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value Amy Madigan – Weapons - WINNERWunmi Mosaku – Sinners Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another Best Young Actor / ActressEverett Blunck – The PlagueMiles Caton – Sinners - WINNERCary Christopher – WeaponsShannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl Best DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another- WINNERRyan Coogler – Sinners Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Joachim Trier – Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao – Hamnet Best Original ScreenplayNoah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Ryan Coogler – Sinners - WINNERZach Cregger – Weapons Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental ValueBest Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another - WINNERClint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other ChoiceGuillermo del Toro – FrankensteinWill Tracy – Bugonia Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet Best Casting and EnsembleNina Gold – Hamnet Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After AnotherFrancine Maisler – Sinners - WINNERTiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good Best CinematographyClaudio Miranda – F1 Dan Laustsen – FrankensteinŁukasz Żal – Hamnet Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams Best Production DesignKasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein - WINNERFiona Crombie, Alice Felton – HamnetJack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty SupremeHannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – SinnersNathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good Best EditingKirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite Stephen Mirrione – F1 - WINNERRonald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty SupremeAndy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor Michael P. Shawver – Sinners Best Costume DesignKate Hawley – Frankenstein- WINNERMalgosia Turzanska – HamnetLindsay Pugh – Hedda Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider WomanRuth E. Carter – Sinners Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For GoodBest Hair and MakeupFlora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein - WINNERSiân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – SinnersKazu 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 EffectsJoe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash - WINNERRyan 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 – SinnersStephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman Best Stunt DesignStephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning - WINNERBrian Machleit – One Battle After Another Andy Gill – Sinners Giedrius Nagys – WarfareBest Animated FeatureArco Elio In Your DreamsKPop Demon Hunters- WINNERLittle Amélie or the Character of Rain Zootopia 2 Best ComedyThe Ballad of Wallis Island Eternity FriendshipThe Naked Gun - WINNERThe Phoenician SchemeSplitsvilleBest Foreign Language FilmIt Was Just an AccidentLeft-Handed GirlNo Other Choice The Secret Agent- WINNERSirat Belén 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 ScoreHans Zimmer – F1 Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein Max Richter – Hamnet Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After AnotherLudwig Göransson – Sinners - WINNERBest SoundAl Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 - WINNERNathan 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 – Sirat Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare Best Drama SeriesAlien: EarthAndorThe Diplomat Paradise The Pitt - WINNERPluribus Severance TaskBest Actor in a Drama SeriesSterling K. Brown – ParadiseDiego Luna – Andor Mark Ruffalo – Task Adam Scott – SeveranceBilly Bob Thornton – Landman Noah Wyle – The Pitt - WINNERBest Actress in a Drama SeriesKathy Bates – Matlock Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age Britt Lower – Severance Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us Keri Russell – The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus - WINNERBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesPatrick Ball – The PittBilly Crudup – The Morning Show Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat Wood Harris – Forever Tom Pelphrey – Task Tramell Tillman – Severance - WINNERBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesNicole Beharie – The Morning Show Denée Benton – The Gilded Age Allison Janney – The Diplomat Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt- WINNERGreta Lee – The Morning Show Skye P. Marshall – Matlock Best Comedy SeriesAbbott ElementaryElsbeth Ghosts Hacks Nobody Wants ThisOnly Murders in the Building The Righteous Gemstones The Studio- WINNERBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesAdam 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 - WINNERAlexander Skarsgard – Murderbot Best PictureBugonia Frankenstein HamnetJay Kelly Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental ValueSinnersTrain DreamsWicked: For GoodBest ActorTimothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme - WINNERLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After AnotherJoel Edgerton – Train Dreams Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon Michael B. Jordan – Sinners Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent Best ActressJessie Buckley – Hamnet - WINNERRose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouChase Infiniti – One Battle After Another Renate Reinsve – Sentimental ValueAmanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee Emma Stone – Bugonia Best Supporting ActorBenicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein - WINNERPaul Mescal – Hamnet Sean Penn – One Battle After AnotherAdam Sandler – Jay Kelly Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value Best Supporting ActressElle Fanning – Sentimental Value Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan – Weapons - WINNERWunmi Mosaku – Sinners Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another Best Young Actor / ActressEverett Blunck – The PlagueMiles Caton – Sinners - WINNERCary Christopher – Weapons Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl Best DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another- WINNERRyan Coogler – Sinners Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Josh Safdie – Marty SupremeJoachim Trier – Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao – HamnetBest Original ScreenplayNoah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay KellyRonald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Ryan Coogler – Sinners - WINNERZach Cregger – Weapons Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental ValueBest Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another- WINNERClint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other ChoiceGuillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Will Tracy – Bugonia Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet Best Casting and EnsembleNina Gold – Hamnet Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After AnotherFrancine Maisler – Sinners- WINNERTiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For GoodBest CinematographyClaudio Miranda – F1 Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein Łukasz Żal – HamnetMichael Bauman – One Battle After Another Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners Adolpho Veloso – Train DreamsBest Production DesignKasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First StepsTamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein- WINNERFiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good Best EditingKirk Baxter – A House of DynamiteStephen Mirrione – F1 - WINNERRonald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect NeighborMichael P. Shawver – Sinners Best Costume DesignKate Hawley – Frankenstein - WINNERMalgosia Turzanska – HamnetLindsay Pugh – Hedda Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman Ruth E. Carter – Sinners Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For GoodBest Hair and MakeupFlora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein - WINNERSiân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing MachineLeo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good Best Visual EffectsJoe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash- WINNERRyan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningMichael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman Best Stunt DesignStephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning- WINNERBrian Machleit – One Battle After Another Andy Gill – Sinners Giedrius Nagys – Warfare Best Animated FeatureArco Elio In Your DreamsKPop Demon Hunters- WINNERLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2 Best ComedyThe Ballad of Wallis Island Eternity Friendship The Naked Gun - WINNERThe Phoenician Scheme Splitsville Best Foreign Language FilmIt Was Just an AccidentLeft-Handed Girl No Other Choice The Secret Agent - WINNERSirat Belén 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 GoodBest ScoreHans Zimmer – F1 Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein Max Richter – Hamnet Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After AnotherLudwig Göransson – Sinners - WINNERBest SoundAl Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 - WINNERNathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor – One Battle After AnotherChris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – Sinners Laia Casanovas – Sirat Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare Best Drama SeriesAlien: Earth Andor The Diplomat Paradise The Pitt - WINNERPluribus Severance Task Best Actor in a Drama SeriesSterling K. Brown – ParadiseDiego Luna – Andor Mark Ruffalo – Task Adam Scott – Severance Billy Bob Thornton – Landman Noah Wyle – The Pitt - WINNERBest Actress in a Drama SeriesKathy Bates – Matlock Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age Britt Lower – Severance Bella Ramsey – The Last of UsKeri Russell – The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus - WINNERBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesPatrick Ball – The Pitt Billy Crudup – The Morning Show Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat Wood Harris – Forever Tom Pelphrey – Task Tramell Tillman – Severance - WINNERBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesNicole Beharie – The Morning Show Denée Benton – The Gilded Age Allison Janney – The Diplomat Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt - WINNERGreta Lee – The Morning ShowSkye P. Marshall – Matlock Best Comedy SeriesAbbott Elementary Elsbeth Ghosts Hacks Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building The Righteous Gemstones The Studio - WINNERBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesAdam 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 - WINNERAlexander Skarsgard – Murderbot Best Actress in a Comedy SeriesKristen Bell – Nobody Wants ThisNatasha Lyonne – Poker FaceRose McIver – Ghosts Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones Carrie Preston – Elsbeth Jean Smart – Hacks - WINNERBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesIke Barinholtz – The Studio - WINNERPaul 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 SeriesDanielle Brooks – Peacemaker Hannah Einbinder – Hacks Janelle James – Abbott Elementary- WINNERJustine Lupe – Nobody Wants This Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts Best Limited SeriesAdolescence- WINNERAll Her Fault Chief of War Death by Lightning Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Dope Thief Dying for Sex The GirlfriendBest Movie Made for TelevisionBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy- WINNERDeep CoverThe GorgeMountainheadNonnasSummer of ’69 Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionMichael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne GacyStephen Graham – Adolescence- WINNERBrian 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 TelevisionJessica Biel – The Better Sister Meghann Fahy – Sirens Sarah Snook – All Her Fault- WINNERMichelle Williams – Dying for SexRobin Wright – The GirlfriendRenée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyBest Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionOwen Cooper – Adolescence - WINNERWagner Moura – Dope ThiefNick Offerman – Death by LightningMichael Peña – All Her FaultAshley Walters – AdolescenceRamy Youssef – MountainheadBest Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionErin Doherty – Adolescence- WINNERBetty Gilpin – Death by LightningMarin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne GacySophia Lillis – All Her FaultJulianne Moore – SirensChristine Tremarco – AdolescenceBest Foreign Language SeriesAcapulcoLast Samurai StandingMussolini: Son of the CenturyRed Alert Squid Game- WINNERWhen No One Sees Us Best Animated SeriesBob’s BurgersHarley QuinnLong Story ShortMarvel ZombiesSouth Park- WINNERYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManBest Talk ShowThe Daily ShowHot OnesJimmy Kimmel Live!- WINNERLate Night With Seth Meyers The Late Show With Stephen ColbertWatch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Best Variety SeriesConan O’Brien Must Go Last Week Tonight With John Oliver- WINNERSaturday Night LiveBest Comedy SpecialBrett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life Caleb Hearon: Model ComedianLeanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things Marc Maron: Panicked Sarah Silverman: PostMortem SNL50: The Anniversary Special- WINNERComedian Chelsea Handler returned as host for the fourth consecutive year. The Critics Choice Association also introduced four new award categories this year: Best Casting/Ensemble, Best Variety Series, Stunt Design, and Sound.