From Jacob Elordi to Miles Caton, pop culture's favorite stars won big at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.

Over the course of the past year, cinephiles and TV bingers alike have rejoiced in the prime selection of movies and TV shows the entertainment industry has regaled us with. From dramatic moments in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/the-pitt-season-2-release-date-trailer-cast-noah-wyle-taylor-dearden-patrick-ball" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Pitt</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;Frankenstein's suspense, this season's nominated picks offer the very best in filmmaking, on-screen acting, and technical aspects.&nbsp;
To no surprise, fan favorite picks like&nbsp;One Battle After Another, Andor, The Gilded Age, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/who-is-jessie-buckley-actress-career-films-husband-child" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamnet</a>, and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/timothee-chalamet-kylie-jenner-breakup-split-rumors-marty-supreme-premiere-age-children-married-engaged-pr-relationship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marty Supreme</a>, among others, have made waves with plenty of nominations&mdash;and wins&mdash;secured.&nbsp;
Without further ado, join&nbsp;L'OFFICIEL&nbsp;as we dive into all of the actors, actresses, and filmmakers who won big at the Critics Choice Awards 2026.&nbsp;

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Critics Choice Awards 2026 Winners</h2>

Best Picture
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Bugonia</li>
<li>Frankenstein</li>
<li>Hamnet</li>
<li>Jay Kelly</li>
<li>Marty Supreme</li>
<li>One Battle After Another (Winner)</li>
<li>Sentimental Value</li>
<li>Sinners</li>
<li>Train Dreams</li>
<li>Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>
Best Director
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Ryan Coogler, Sinners</li>
<li>Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value</li>
<li>Chlo&eacute; Zhao, Hamnet</li>
</ul>
Best Actor
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet, Marty Supreme&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon</li>
<li>Michael B. Jordan, Sinners</li>
<li>Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent</li>
</ul>
Best Actress&nbsp;
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Jessie Buckley, Hamnet&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I&rsquo;d Kick You</li>
<li>Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value</li>
<li>Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee</li>
<li>Emma Stone, Bugonia</li>
</ul>
Supporting Actor
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Paul Mescal, Hamnet</li>
<li>Sean Penn, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly</li>
<li>Stellan Skarsg&aring;rd, Sentimental Value</li>
</ul>
Supporting Actress
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value</li>
<li>Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good</li>
<li>Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value</li>
<li>Amy Madigan, Weapons&nbsp;(Winners)</li>
<li>Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners</li>
<li>Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another</li>
</ul>
Young Performer
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Everett Blunck, The Plague</li>
<li>Miles Caton, Sinners&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Cary Christopher, Weapons</li>
<li>Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Family</li>
<li>Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet</li>
<li>Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl</li>
</ul>
Original Screenplay&nbsp;
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly</li>
<li>Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Ryan Coogler, Sinners&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Zach Cregger, Weapons</li>
<li>Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby</li>
<li>Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value</li>
</ul>
Adapted Screenplay
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams</li>
<li>Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, and Jahye Lee, No Other Choice</li>
<li>Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Will Tracy, Bugonia</li>
<li>Chlo&eacute; Zhao and Maggie O&rsquo;Farrell, Hamnet</li>
</ul>
Casting and Ensemble
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Nina Gold, Hamnet</li>
<li>Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold, Jay Kelly</li>
<li>Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Francine Maisler, Sinners&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey, Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>
Best Comedy
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>The Ballad of Wallis Island</li>
<li>Eternity</li>
<li>Friendship</li>
<li>The Naked Gun (Winner)</li>
<li>The Phoenician Scheme</li>
<li>Splitsville</li>
</ul>
Best Animated Feature
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Arco</li>
<li>Elio</li>
<li>In Your Dreams</li>
<li>KPop Demon Hunters&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Little Am&eacute;lie or the Character of Rain</li>
<li>Zootopia 2</li>
</ul>
Best Foreign Language Film
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Bel&eacute;n</li>
<li>It Was Just an Accident</li>
<li>Left-Handed Girl</li>
<li>No Other Choice</li>
<li>The Secret Agent&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Sirāt</li>
</ul>
Production Design
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis, The Fantastic Four: First Steps</li>
<li>Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, Hamnet</li>
<li>Jack Fisk and Adam Willis, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne, Sinners</li>
<li>Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales, Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>
Cinematography
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Claudio Miranda, F1&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Łukasz Żal, Hamnet</li>
<li>Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners</li>
<li>Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
Costume Design
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Kate Hawley, Frankenstein&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet</li>
<li>Lindsay Pugh, Hedda</li>
<li>Colleen Atwood and Christine Cantella, Kiss of the Spider Woman</li>
<li>Ruth E. Carter, Sinners</li>
<li>Paul Tazewell, Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>
Editing&nbsp;
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Kirk Baxter, A House of Dynamite</li>
<li>Stephen Mirrione, F1&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Viridiana Lieberman, The Perfect Neighbor</li>
<li>Michael P. Shawver, Sinners</li>
</ul>
Hair and Makeup
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Flora Moody and John Nolan, 28 Years Later</li>
<li>Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey, Frankenstein&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Si&acirc;n Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry, Sinners</li>
<li>Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, and Mia Neal, The Smashing Machine</li>
<li>Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins, Weapons</li>
<li>Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount, Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>
Sound&nbsp;
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, and Gareth John, F1&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Greg Chapman, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler, Sinners</li>
<li>Laia Casanovas, Sirāt</li>
<li>Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner, Warfare</li>
</ul>
Visual Effects
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, and Keith Dawson, F1</li>
<li>Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and Jos&eacute; Granell, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, and Kirstin Hall, Mission: Impossible &ndash; The Final Reckoning&nbsp;</li>
<li>Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean, Sinners</li>
<li>Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, St&eacute;phane Naz&eacute;, and Guy Williams, Superman</li>
</ul>
Best Score
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Hans Zimmer, F1</li>
<li>Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein</li>
<li>Max Richter,&nbsp;Hamnet</li>
<li>Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme</li>
<li>Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another</li>
<li>Ludwig G&ouml;ransson, Sinners&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
Best Song
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>&ldquo;Drive,&rdquo; Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, and Blake Slatkin, F1</li>
<li>&ldquo;Golden,&rdquo; Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy, KPop Demon Hunters&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>&ldquo;I Lied to You,&rdquo; Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig G&ouml;ransson, Sinners</li>
<li>&ldquo;Clothed by the Sun,&rdquo; Daniel Blumberg, The Testament of Ann Lee</li>
<li>&ldquo;Train Dreams,&rdquo; Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Train Dreams</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Girl in the Bubble,&rdquo; Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good</li>
</ul>

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Drama Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Alien: Earth</li>
<li>Andor</li>
<li>The Diplomat</li>
<li>Paradise</li>
<li>The Pitt&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Pluribus</li>
<li>Severance</li>
<li>Task</li>
</ul>
</div>
Comedy Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Abbott Elementary</li>
<li>Elsbeth</li>
<li>Ghosts</li>
<li>Hacks</li>
<li>Nobody Wants This</li>
<li>Only Murders in the Building</li>
<li>The Righteous Gemstones</li>
<li>The Studio&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Limited Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Adolescence&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>All Her Fault</li>
<li>Chief of War</li>
<li>Death by Lightning</li>
<li>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy</li>
<li>Dope Thief</li>
<li>Dying for Sex</li>
<li>The Girlfriend</li>
</ul>
</div>
Movie Made for Television
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Deep Cover</li>
<li>The Gorge</li>
<li>Mountainhead</li>
<li>Nonnas</li>
<li>Summer of &rsquo;69</li>
</ul>
</div>
Actor in a Drama Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Sterling K. Brown, Paradise</li>
<li>Diego Luna, Andor</li>
<li>Mark Ruffalo, Task</li>
<li>Adam Scott, Severance</li>
<li>Billy Bob Thornton, Landman</li>
<li>Noah Wyle, The Pitt&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Actor in a Comedy Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This</li>
<li>Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside</li>
<li>David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical</li>
<li>Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones</li>
<li>Seth Rogen, The Studio&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Alexander Skarsg&aring;rd, Murderbot</li>
</ul>
</div>
Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Michael Chernus, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy</li>
<li>Stephen Graham, Adolescence&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief</li>
<li>Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story</li>
<li>Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me</li>
<li>Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning</li>
</ul>
</div>
Actress in a Drama Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Kathy Bates, Matlock</li>
<li>Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age</li>
<li>Britt Lower, Severance</li>
<li>Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us</li>
<li>Keri Russell, The Diplomat</li>
<li>Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Actress in a Comedy Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This</li>
<li>Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face</li>
<li>Rose McIver, Ghosts</li>
<li>Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones</li>
<li>Carrie Preston, Elsbeth</li>
<li>Jean Smart, Hacks&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
 Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Jessica Biel, The Better Sister</li>
<li>Meghann Fahy, Sirens</li>
<li>Sarah Snook, All Her Fault&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex</li>
<li>Robin Wright, The Girlfriend</li>
<li>Ren&eacute;e Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Patrick Ball, The Pitt</li>
<li>Billy Crudup, The Morning Show</li>
<li>Ato Essandoh, The Diplomat</li>
<li>Wood Harris, Forever</li>
<li>Tom Pelphrey, Task</li>
<li>Tramell Tillman, Severance&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Ike Barinholtz, The Studio (Winner)</li>
<li>Paul W. Downs, Hacks</li>
<li>Asher Grodman, Ghosts</li>
<li>Oscar Nu&ntilde;ez, The Paper</li>
<li>Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary</li>
<li>Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Owen Cooper, Adolescence&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Wagner Moura, Dope Thief</li>
<li>Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning</li>
<li>Michael Pe&ntilde;a, All Her Fault</li>
<li>Ashley Walters, Adolescence</li>
<li>Ramy Youssef, Mountainhead</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show</li>
<li>Den&eacute;e Benton, The Gilded Age</li>
<li>Allison Janney, The Diplomat</li>
<li>Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Greta Lee, The Morning Show</li>
<li>Skye P. Marshall, Matlock</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker</li>
<li>Hannah Einbinder, Hacks</li>
<li>Janelle James, Abbott Elementary&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Justine Lupe, Nobody Wants This</li>
<li>Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night Live</li>
<li>Rebecca Wisocky, Ghosts</li>
</ul>
</div>
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Erin Doherty, Adolescence&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Betty Gilpin, Death by Lightning</li>
<li>Marin Ireland, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy</li>
<li>Sophia Lillis, All Her Fault</li>
<li>Julianne Moore, Sirens</li>
<li>Christine Tremarco, Adolescence</li>
</ul>
</div>
Animated Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Bob&rsquo;s Burgers&nbsp;</li>
<li>Harley Quinn&nbsp;</li>
<li>Long Story Short&nbsp;</li>
<li>Marvel Zombies&nbsp;</li>
<li>South Park&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man</li>
</ul>
</div>
Foreign Language Series
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Acapulco&nbsp;</li>
<li>Last Samurai Standing</li>
<li>Mussolini: Son of the Century</li>
<li>Red Alert</li>
<li>Squid Game&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>When No One Sees Us</li>
</ul>
</div>
Talk Show
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>The Daily Show</li>
<li>Hot Ones</li>
<li>Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Winner)</li>
<li>Late Night With Seth Meyers</li>
<li>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert</li>
<li>Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen</li>
</ul>
</div>
Comedy Special
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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life</li>
<li>Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian</li>
<li>Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things</li>
<li>Marc Maron: Panicked</li>
<li>Sarah Silverman: PostMortem</li>
<li>SNL50: The Anniversary Special&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Variety Series
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Conan O&rsquo;Brien Must Go</li>
<li>Last Week Tonight With John Oliver&nbsp;(Winner)</li>
<li>Saturday Night Live&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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