Critics Choice Awards 2026: Complete list of winners

With major contenders such as Wicked: For Good, Sinners, The Pitt and Nobody Wants This in the spotlight, here is the complete list of winners from this year’s Critics Choice Awards.

• Critics Choice Awards 2026 held in Santa Monica, hosted by Chelsea Handler
• "One Battle After Another" won Best Picture and Best Director for Anderson
• The Pitt, Sinners, KPop Demon Hunters win big in TV and film categories.

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The Critics Choice Awards 2026 took place on Sunday, January 4, in Santa Monica, with comedian Chelsea Handler serving as host. The star-studded ceremony celebrated the year’s most riveting and acclaimed films and television shows.

With major contenders such as Wicked: For Good, Sinners, The Pitt and Nobody Wants This in the spotlight, here is the complete list of winners from this year’s Critics Choice Awards.

Critics Choice Awards 2026 Winners: 

Best Picture

WINNER: One Battle After Another

Best Director

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Actor

WINNER: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Best Actress

WINNER: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Stunt Design

WINNER: Wade Eastwood, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Best Score

WINNER: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Best Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Best Variety Series

WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Best Animated Feature

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters

Best Song

WINNER: “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters

Best Drama Series

WINNER: The Pitt

Best Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Best Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Tramell Tillman, Severance

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt

 Best Supporting Actress

WINNER: Amy Madigan, Weapons

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER: Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Best Comedy Series

WINNER: The Studio

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Seth Rogen, The Studio

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Ike Barinholtz, The Studio

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Best Talk Show

WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Best Casting and Ensemble

WINNER: Francine Maisler, Sinners

Best Limited Series

WINNER: Adolescence

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Stephen Graham, Adolescence

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Owen Cooper, Adolescence

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Erin Doherty, Adolescence

Best Young Actor / Actress

WINNER: Miles Caton, Sinners

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER: The Secret Agent

Best Comedy

WINNER: The Naked Gun

Best Foreign Language Series

WINNER: Squid Game

Best Animated Series

WINNER: South Park

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams

Best Comedy Special

WINNER: SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Best Production Design

WINNER: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Frankenstein

Best Editing

WINNER: Stephen Mirrione, F1

Best Costume Design

WINNER: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Frankenstein

Best Visual Effects

WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash