Critics Choice Awards 2026 complete winners list

The 2026 Critics' Choice Awards crowned the year’s standout films and television series on Sunday.

Held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, the annual ceremony brought together Hollywood’s top talent to honor excellence across film, television, and streaming.

On the film side, One Battle After Another claimed Best Picture, while Paul Thomas Anderson took home Best Director for the same project. 

However, it is worth noting that Sinners and Adolescence emerged as the night’s biggest winners, as Sinners alone took home Best Young Actor/Actress for Miles Caton. Frankenstein also made a strong showing, with Jacob Elordi winning Best Supporting Actor.

In television, Adolescence won Best Limited Series and collected several acting trophies, including Best Actor for Stephen Graham and Best Supporting Actor, and Actress wins for Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty, respectively.

Critics' Choice Awards 2026 complete winner list:

FILM

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Jay Kelly

Marty Supreme

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Wicked: For Good

Best Director

Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler — Sinners

Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein

Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme

Joachim Triem — Sentimental Value

Chloé Zhao — Hamnet

Best Actor

Winner: Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another

Joel Edgerton — Train Dreams

Ethan Hawk — Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan — Sinners

Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent

Best Actress

Winner: 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

Paul Mescal — Hamnet

Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgard — Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

Ellen Fanning — Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande — Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another

Best Young Actor/Actress

Everett Blunck — The Plague

Cary Christopher — Weapons

Shannon Mahina Gorman — Rental Family

Jacobi Jupe — Hamnet

Nina Ye —  Left-Handed Girl

Best Animated Feature

Winner: KPop Demon Hunters

Arco

Elio

In Your Dreams

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

TV

Best Drama Series

Winner: The Pitt

Alien: Earth

Andor

The Diplomat

Paradise

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

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates — The Matlock

Carrie Coon — The Gilded Age

Britt Lower — Severance

Bella Ramsey — The Last Of Us

Keri Russell — The Diplomat

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

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Katherine LaNasa — The Pitt

Nicole Beharie — The Morning Show

Denee Benton — The Gilded Age

Allison Janney — The Diplomat

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

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

Alexander Skarsgard — Murderbot

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Jean Smart — Hacks

Kristen Bell — Nobody Wants This

Natasha Lyonne — Poker Face

Rose McIver — Ghosts

Edi Patterson — The Righteous Gemstones

Carrie Preston — Elsbeth

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: 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

Winner: Janelle James — Abbott Elementary

Danielle Brooks — Peacemaker

Hannah Einbinder — Hacks

Justine Lupe — Nobody Wants This

Ego Nwodim — Saturday Night Live

Rebecca Wisocky — Ghosts

Best Limited Series

Winner: Adolescence

All Her Fault

Chief of War

Death by Lightning

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Dope Thief

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Winner: Stephen Graham — “Adolescence

Michael Chernus — Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

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

Winner: Sarah Snook — All Her Fault

Jessica Biel — The Better Sister

Meghann Fahy — Sirens

Michelle Williams — Dying for Sex

Robin Wright — The Girlfriend

Renee Zellweger — Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

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

Winner: Owen Cooper — Adolescence

Wagner Moura — Dope Thief

Nick Offerman — Death by Lightning

Michael Pena — All Her Fault

Ashley Walters — Adolescence

Ramy Youssef — Mountainhead

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

Winner: Erin Doherty — Adolescence

Betty Gilpin — Death by Lightning

Marin Ireland — Devin in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Sophia Lillis — All Her Fault

Julianne Moore — Sirens

Christine Tremarco — Adolescence

Best Animated Series

Winner: South Park

Bob’s Burgers

Harley Quinn

Long Story Short

Marvel Zombies

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man