2026 Critics Choice Awards: Celebrating This Year’s Full Winner List
The 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards premiered on Sunday night, Jan. 4, marking the start of the 2026 award season. If you missed the show, it’s okay because the complete list of winners is listed below. See if your favorite movies and television series won big or were snubbed. The winning list of recipients is vital because the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards winning results will help entertainment fans predict the rest of the award season.
2026 Critics’ Choice Awards Night Highlights
Setting the tone and opening the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards is returning host and comedian Chelsea Handler, keeping the crowd on their toes with her off-the-wall comedy throughout the night.
Timothée Chalamet, in his role for “Marty Supreme,” won Best Actor of the night. Winning the next highest award for an actor was Jessie Buckle for Best Actress for the movie “Hamnet.” Despite “Sinners” being nominated for the most awards and being a fan favorite, the winner for Best Picture was the film “One Battle After Another.” The last two stars closing out the big five categories for the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards were Jacob Elordi for Best Supporting Actor in “Frankenstein,” and Amy Madigan won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in “Weapons.”
The movies “Frankienstien” and “Sinners” swept the movie category, winning four times. The TV categories were neck and neck, with television series like “The Pitt,” “Adolescence,” and “The Studio” winning several awards at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson won the award for Best Director with “One Battle After Another,” and Ryan Coogler took home the award for Best Screenplay with “Sinners.”
2026 Critics’ Choice Award Winners
Movies
Best Picture: “One Battle After Another”
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Best Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein”
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
Best Young Actor: Miles Caton – “Sinners”
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Best Casting and Ensemble: “Sinners”
Best Cinematography: Adolpho Veloso – “Train Dreams”
Best Production Design: “Frankenstein”
Best Editing: “F1”
Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley – “Frankenstein”
Best Hair and Makeup: “Frankenstein”
Best Visual Effect: “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Best Stunt Design: “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Best Animated Feature: “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best Comedy: “The Naked Gun”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret Agent”
Best Song: “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson – “Sinners”
Best Sound: “F1”
TV
Best Drama Series: “The Pitt”
Best Actor in A Drama Series: Noah Wyle – “The Pitt”
Best Actress in A Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn – “Pluribus”
Best Supporting Actor in A Drama Series: Tramell Tillman – “Severance”
Best Supporting Actress in A Drama Series: Katherine LaNasa – “The Pitt”
Best Comedy Series: “The Studio”
Best Actor in A Comedy Series: Seth Rogen – “The Studio”
Best Actress in A Comedy Series: Jean Smart – “Hacks”
Best Supporting Actor in A Comedy Series: Ike Barinholtz – “The Studio”
Best Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series: Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary”
Best Limites Series: “Adolescence”
Best Movie Made for Television: “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
Best Actor in A Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Stephen Graham – “Adolescence”
Best Actress in A Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Sarah Snook – “All Her Fault”
Best Supporting Actor in A Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Owen Cooper – “Adolescence”
Best Supporting Actress in A Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Erin Doherty – “Adolescence”
Best Foreign Language Series: “Squid Game”
Best Animated Series: “South Park”
Best Talk Show: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Best Variety Show: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Best Comedy Special: “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”
Awards Season Rolls On
To catch all the winning speeches, tears, and disappointments, the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards are currently streaming on Peacock. Can the movie “Sinners” earn their redemption and sweep the next award show? Their next chance is the Golden Globe Awards, airing on Jan. 11 on CBS.
