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Comedian Chelsea Handler returned to host the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday night, honoring last year’s most popular movies and TV series. Therefore, for something like Marty Supreme, Fight After Fight, Evil: Forever Sinner, and Hamnet Compete for awards in film categories Pete, severance package, hacker, studioand no one wants this In the fierce competition in television, who — and what — is the big winner at Buck Hangar? (Will they set the tone for the rest of awards season?)
Read about all the winners of the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards here.
best comedy
winner: naked gun
Wallis Island Ballad
eternal
friendship
Phenicia Project
splitville
best film
Bugonia
frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supre
one battle after another
emotional value
sinner
train dream
evil: doing good
best actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supre
Leonardo DiCaprio, one battle after another
Joel Edgerton, train dream
Ethan Hawke, blue moon
Michael B. Jordan, sinner
Wagner Moura, secret agent
best actress
Jesse Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I had legs I would kick you
Chasing Infiniti, one battle after another
Renate Reinsoff, emotional value
Amanda Seyfried, Ann Lee’s Will
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, emotional value
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, emotional value
ariana grande, evil: doing good
Inga Ibsdotter Lillias, emotional value
Amy Madigan, arms
Wunmi Mosaku, sinner
Teyana Taylor, one battle after another
Best Young Actor/Actress
Everett Brunk, plague
Myles Carton, sinner
Kari Christopher, arms
Shannon Mahina Gorman, rental home
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Yenina, left handed girl
best director
Paul Thomas Anderson, one battle after another
Ryan Coogler, sinner
Guillermo del Toro, frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supre
Joachim Trier, emotional value
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Marty Supre
Ryan Coogler, sinner
Zach Craig, arms
Eva Victor, sorry baby
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier, emotional value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, one battle after another
Clint Bentley, Greg Quadal, train dream
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyung-mi, Don McClar, Lee Jae-hye, no choice
Guillermo del Toro, frankenstein
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Zhao Ting, Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Best Casting and Overall Performance
Nina King, Hamnet
Douglas Abell, Nina Gold, Jay Kelly
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supre
Cassandra Kulukundis, one battle after another
Francine Meisler, sinner
Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey, evil: doing good
Best Photography
Claudio Miranda, F1
Dan Lausterson, frankenstein
Vukas Zar, Hamnet
Michael Bowman, one battle after another
Autumn Durald Acapa, sinner
Adolfo Veloso, train dream
Best Production Design
Kasra Farahani, Gil Azis, Fantastic Four: The First Step
Tamara Deverell, Sean Vio, frankenstein
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton, Hamnet
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, Marty Supre
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne, sinner
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sanders, evil: doing good
best clip
Kirk Baxter, dynamite house
Stephen Milione, F1
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Marty Supre
Andy Jurgensen, one battle after another
Vidiana Lieberman, perfect neighbor
Michael P. Schauffer, sinner
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley, frankenstein
Malgosia Tuzanska, Hamnet
Lindsay Pugh, haida
Colleen Atwood, Christine Canterlot, kiss of spider woman
Ruth Carter, sinner
Paul Tazewell, evil: doing good
Best Hair and Makeup
Flora Moody, John Nolan, 28 years later
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cleona Fury, frankenstein
Sian Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry, sinner
Kazuhiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal, grinder
Leo Satkovic, Melissa Whitt, Jason Collins, arms
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blunt, evil: doing good
best visual effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Benham, Eric Sainden, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ashes
Ryan Tudhope/Nika Ford/Robert Harrington/Nicolas Chevalier/Eric Levine/Edward Price/Keith Dawson F1
Denis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, Jose Granel, frankenstein
Alex Utke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirsten Hall, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning
Michael Lara, Espen Nordahl, Guido Walter, Donny Dean, sinner
Stephen Seretti, Enrico Damm, Stephen Nazer, Guy Williams, Superman
Best Stunt Design
Stephen Dunleavy, Kyle Gardner, Jackson Speedel, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petrzyna, Domencos Padani, Jinga Kosa-Gavalda, ballerina
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacchetta, Craig Dolby, F1
Wade Eastwood, Mission Impossible – Final Reckoning
Brian Machlet, one battle after another
Andy Gill, sinner
Gidelius Nargis, war
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco (Neon)
Elio (Pixar Animation Studios)
In your dreams (Netflix)
K-Pop Demon Hunter (Netflix)
Little Emily or Rain characters (GKIDS)
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Best Foreign Language Film
it’s just an accident
left handed girl
no choice
secret agent
Silat
belem
best song
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – Korean Demon Hunter
“I lied to you” – Raphael Sadik, Ludwig Göransson – sinner
“Covered in sunshine” – Daniel Bloomberg – Ann Lee’s Will
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – train dream
“Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – evil: doing good
Best score
Hans Zimmer, F1
Alexandre Desplat, frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supre
Jonny Greenwood, one battle after another
Ludwig Göransson, sinner
best sound effects
Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zorn, Greg Chapman – frankenstein
Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarbosio, Tony Villafro – one battle after another
Chris Welker, Benny Burt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Bodecker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – sinner
Laia Casanovas – Silat
Mickey Lowe, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Buck, Howard Bargrove, Richard Spooner – war
best drama
Alien: Earth
Andor
diplomat
Heaven
Pete
pruribus
severance pay
Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Heaven
Diego Luna, Andor
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, severance pay
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Noah Wyle, Pete
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, matlock
Kelly Coon, gilded age
Britt Lower, severance pay
bella ramsey, the last of us
Keri Russell, diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, pruribus
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Power, Pete
Billy Crudup, morning show
Atto Essando, diplomat
Wood Harris, forever
Tom Pelfrey, Task
Trammell Tillman, severance pay
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nicole Beharie, morning show
Deni Benton, gilded age
Allison Janney, diplomat
Catherine LaNasa, Pete
Greta Lee, morning show
Skye P. Marshall, matlock
best comedy series
Abbott Elementary School
Elsbeth
ghost
hacker
no one wants this
Only murders in the building
gem of justice
studio
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody, no one wants this
Ted Danson, a man deep inside
David Alan Grier, Saint Denis Medical
Danny McBride, gem of justice
Seth Rogen, studio
Alexander Skarsgård, murder robot
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
kristen bell, no one wants this
Natasha Lyonne, poker face
Rose MacIver, ghost
Eddie Patterson, gem of justice
Kelly Preston, Elsbeth
Gene Smart, hacker
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholz, studio
Paul W. Downs, hacker
Asher Grodman, ghost
Oscar Nunez, newspaper
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary School
Timothy Simmons, no one wants this
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Brooks, peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder, hacker
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary School
Justin Lupe, no one wants this
self enwodim, saturday night live
Rebecca Wysocki, ghost
Best Limited Series
puberty
It’s all her fault
war chief
Death from lightning strike
The Devil’s Pretender: John Wayne Gacy
drug thief
die for sex
girlfriend
Best TV Movie
Bridget Jones: Crazy for this boy
deep cover
canyon
mountain head
Nonas
Summer of 1969
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Michael Chenus, The Devil’s Pretender: John Wayne Gacy
Stephen Graham, puberty
Brian Tyree Henry, drug thief
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, the beast inside me
Michael Shannon, Death from lightning strike
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
jessica biel, better sister
megan fay, siren
Sarah Snook, It’s all her fault
Michelle Williams, die for sex
Robin Wright, girlfriend
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Crazy for this boy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Owen Cooper, puberty
Wagner Moura, drug thief
Nick Offerman, Death from lightning strike
Michael Pena, It’s all her fault
Ashley Walters, puberty
Rami Yusuf, mountain head
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Erin Doherty, puberty
Betty Gilpin, Death from lightning strike
marlin ireland, The Devil’s Pretender: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis, It’s all her fault
Julianne Moore, siren
Christine Tremaco, puberty
Best Foreign Language Series
acapulco
the last samurai standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
red alert
squid game
when no one sees us
Best Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
long story short
Marvel Zombies
south park
your friendly neighborhood spiderman
best talk show
daily show
Popular
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
best variety series
Conan O’Brien must go
John Oliver Last Week Tonight
saturday night live
Best Comedy Special
Brett Goldstein: The second best night of my life
Caleb Herron: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: The Unspeakable
Marc Maron: panicked
Sarah Silverman: Autopsy
SNL50: Anniversary Special
See all the looks from the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards here:
