The Critics Choice Awards handed out trophies Sunday night, and if you’re keeping score for awards season (or just trying to figure out what you should actually be watching), this list matters.
Held in Santa Monica and hosted by Chelsea Handler, the 2026 Critics Choice Awards gave us a pretty solid snapshot of where critics are landing right now, from major movie standouts to the TV shows that had everyone talking this year. Some favorites showed up exactly where you’d expect, while a few wins definitely turned heads and added some extra intrigue heading toward the rest of awards season.
Below is the complete list of winners from the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, including film and television categories.
Movies
BEST PICTURE
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
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein – WINNER
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
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
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
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 / 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, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners – WINNER
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
BEST COMEDY
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun – WINNER
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
TV
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
The Pitt – WINNER
Pluribus
Severance
Task
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna – Andor
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Severance
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
Noah Wyle – The Pitt – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Greta Lee – The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
The Studio – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio – WINNER
Paul 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 SERIES
Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Adolescence – WINNER
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death by Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – WINNER
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of ’69
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Stephen Graham – Adolescence – WINNER
Brian 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 TELEVISION
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy – Sirens
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault – WINNER
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Owen Cooper – Adolescence – WINNER
Wagner Moura – Dope Thief
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
Michael Peña – All Her Fault
Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Erin Doherty – Adolescence – WINNER
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault
Julianne Moore – Sirens
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
Squid Game – WINNER
When No One Sees Us
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
South Park – WINNER
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
BEST TALK SHOW
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – WINNER
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
BEST VARIETY SERIES
Conan O’Brien Must Go
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
SNL50: The Anniversary Special – WINNER
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