The 2026 Critics Choice Awards are officially kicked off another awards season on Sunday, January 4.
Chelsea Handler returned as Critics Choice Awards host for the fourth year in a row, noting in a November 2025 statement, “Kicking off the year with the Critics Choice Awards feels right — nothing says ‘new beginnings’ like a room full of critics ready to tell you how you did last year.”
In a statement of his own, Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin called Handler, 50, “the best awards show host in the world” and “the perfect person to lead the parade” of celebrating Hollywood’s finest in film and TV.
Though no new decisions were made in regards to the show’s host, the CCA did add a handful of new categories for the 2026 ceremony, including Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design and Best Casting and Ensemble.
When nominations were announced in December 2025, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners led the film side with a total of 17 nods. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another followed behind with 14 nominations, ultimately winning trophies for both Best Picture and Best Director. On the TV side, Netflix’s Adolescence and Nobody Wants This led with six and five nods, respectively.
Scroll down for the complete list of 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominations — and look for the bold names to see who won:
Film:
Best Picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
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
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
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
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Young Actor/Actress
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Miles Caton – Sinners
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Best Comedy
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
Best Casting and Ensemble
Hamnet – Nina Gold
Jay Kelly – Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold
Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
Sinners – Francine Maisler
Wicked: For Good – Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey
Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee – No Other Choice
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Best Cinematography
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Editing
F1
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Score
F1 – Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Best Song
“Clothed by the Sun” (Daniel Blumberg) – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Drive” (Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Blake Slatkin) – F1
“The Girl in the Bubble” (Stephen Schwartz) – Wicked: For Good
“Golden” (Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy) – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” (Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson) – Sinners
“Train Dreams” (Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner) – Train Dreams
Best Hair and Makeup
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible
Sinners
Superman
Best Stunt Design
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Animated Film
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Foreign Language Film
Belén – Argentina
It Was Just an Accident – Iran
Left-Handed Girl – Taiwan
No Other Choice – South Korea
The Secret Agent – Brazil
Sirāt – Spain
TV:
Best Drama Series
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
The Pitt
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Oscar Nunez – 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
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
Best Limited Series
Adolescence
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 TV
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of 69
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Stephen Graham – Adolescence
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 TV
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy – Sirens
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
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 TV
Owen Cooper – Adolescence
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 TV
Erin Doherty – Adolescence
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 Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
South Park
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Best Foreign Language Series
Acapulco – United States
Last Samurai Standing – Japan
Mussolini: Son of the Century – Italy / France
Red Alert – Israel
Squid Game – South Korea
When No One Sees Us – Spain
Best Talk Show
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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
Best Variety Series
Conan O’Brien Must Go
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
