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
Best Picture
Winner: One Battle After Another
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Best Director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson for “One Battle After Another”
Ryan Coogler for Sinners
Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein
Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
Joachim Triem for Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao for 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
Winner: Jacob Elordi — “Frankenstein”
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
Winner: Amy Madigan — “Weapons”
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
Winner: Miles Caton — “Sinners”
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
Winner: Noah Wyle — “The Pitt”
Sterling K. Brown — “Paradise”
Diego Luna — “Andor”
Mark Ruffalo — “Task”
Adam Scott — “Severance”
Billy Bob Thornton — “Landman”
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Rhea Seehorn — “Pluribus”
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
Winner: Tramell Tillman — “Severance”
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
Winner: Seth Rogen — “The Studio”
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”
