The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards are set to take place in Santa Monica, California on January 4, 2026 and leading the way for this year's nominees is Sinners with an astonishing 17 nominations. The horror/action film was produced, written and directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role. Leonardo DiCaprio'sOne Battle After Another is another frontrunner with 14 nominations, while Netflix's limited series Adolescence garnered six nods. Additionally, four new categories will be awarded at this year's show: Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design, Best Casting and Ensemble and Best Sound.
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Where are the 2026 Critics Choice Awards held?
The 2026 Critics Choice Awards will be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
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How to watch the 2026 Critics Choice Awards
The 2026 Critics Choice Awards will broadcast live on both E! and USA Network on Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Who are the 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominees for film?
Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson in One Battle After AnotherWarner Bros.
Bugonia FrankensteinHamnetJay KellyMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another Sentimental ValueSinners Train DreamsWicked: For Good
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Joel Edgerton – Train DreamsEthan Hawke – Blue MoonMichael B. Jordan – Sinners Wagner Moura – The Secret AgentRelated: Ethan Hawke on Making Movie Magic, His Deep Family Bonds and That Taylor Swift Cameo
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouChase Infiniti – One Battle After Another Renate Reinsve – Sentimental ValueAmanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann LeeEmma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi – FrankensteinPaul Mescal – HamnetSean Penn – One Battle After AnotherAdam Sandler – Jay KellyStellan Skarsgård – Sentimental ValueRelated: Jacob Elordi Almost Stopped Acting Before ‘Frankenstein’ Changed Everything
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Elle Fanning – Sentimental ValueAriana Grande – Wicked: For GoodInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan – WeaponsWunmi Mosaku – SinnersTeyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Young Actor/Actress
Everett Blunck – The PlagueMiles Caton – SinnersCary Christopher - WeaponsShannon Mahina Gorman – Rental FamilyJacobi Jupe – HamnetNina Ye – Left-Handed GirlPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler – SinnersGuillermo del Toro – FrankensteinJosh Safdie – Marty SupremeJoachim Trier – Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao – Hamnet
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Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay KellyRonald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty SupremeRyan Coogler – SinnersZach Cregger – WeaponsEva Victor – Sorry, BabyEskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental ValuePaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After AnotherClint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train DreamsPark Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other ChoiceGuillermo del Toro – FrankensteinWill Tracy – BugoniaChloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – HamnetBest Casting and Ensemble
HamnetJay KellyMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersWicked: For GoodClaudio Miranda – F1Dan Laustsen – FrankensteinŁukasz Żal – HamnetMichael Bauman – One Battle After AnotherAutumn Durald Arkapaw – SinnersAdolpho Veloso – Train DreamsBest Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First StepsFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For GoodA House of DynamiteF1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Perfect NeighborSinners
Best Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First StepsFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For GoodA House of DynamiteF1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Perfect NeighborSinners
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – FrankensteinMalgosia Turzanska – HamnetLindsay Pugh – HeddaColleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider WomanRuth E. Carter – SinnersPaul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good28 Years LaterFrankensteinSinnersThe Smashing MachineWeaponsWicked: For GoodBest Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and AshF1FrankensteinMission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningSinnersSupermanBallerinaF1Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningOne Battle After AnotherSinnersWarfareBest Animated Feature
ArcoElioIn Your DreamsKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2
Best Animated Feature
ArcoElioIn Your DreamsKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2Related: ‘Zootopia 2’ Wins Holiday BoxOffice While ‘Wicked: For Good’ Still Sings
The Ballad of Wallis IslandEternityFriendshipThe Naked GunThe Phoenician SchemeSplitsvilleBest Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an AccidentLeft-Handed GirlNo Other ChoiceThe Secret AgentSirātBelén“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good
Best Score
Hans Zimmer – F1Alexandre Desplat – FrankensteinMax Richter – HamnetDaniel Lopatin – Marty SupremeJonny Greenwood – One Battle After AnotherLudwig Göransson – SinnersF1FrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSirātWarfareBest Drama Series
Alien: Earth (FX)Andor (Disney+)The Diplomat (Netflix)Paradise (Hulu)The Pitt (HBO Max)Pluribus (Apple TV)Severance (Apple TV)Task (HBO Max)Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV)Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+)Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Drama Series
Alien: Earth (FX)Andor (Disney+)The Diplomat (Netflix)Paradise (Hulu)The Pitt (HBO Max)Pluribus (Apple TV)Severance (Apple TV)Task (HBO Max)Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV)Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+)Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
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Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV)Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO Max)Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)
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Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)Denée Benton – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)Greta Lee – The Morning Show (Apple TV)Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)Abbott Elementary (ABC)Elsbeth (CBS)Ghosts (CBS)Hacks (HBO Max)Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)The Studio (Apple TV)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix)David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot (Apple TV)Related: Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Give a Peek Into Their Real-Life Love Story: ‘We’re Really Not Perfect’ (Exclusive)
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS)Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS)Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV)Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)Oscar Nuñez – The Paper (Peacock)Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary (ABC)Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (HBO Max)Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts (CBS)Best Limited Series
Adolescence (Netflix)All Her Fault (Peacock)Chief of War (Apple TV) Death by Lightning (Netflix)Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)Dope Thief (Apple TV)Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Best Limited Series
Adolescence (Netflix)All Her Fault (Peacock)Chief of War (Apple TV) Death by Lightning (Netflix)Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)Dope Thief (Apple TV)Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)The Girlfriend (Prime Video)Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)Deep Cover (Prime Video)The Gorge (Apple TV)Mountainhead (HBO Max)Nonnas (Netflix)Summer of '69 (Hulu)Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix)Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning (Netflix)Jessica Biel – The Better Sister (Prime Video)Meghann Fahy – Sirens (Netflix)Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)Robin Wright – The Girlfriend (Prime Video)Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)Wagner Moura – Dope Thief (Apple TV)Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)Michael Peña – All Her Fault (Peacock)Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead (HBO Max)Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)Wagner Moura – Dope Thief (Apple TV)Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)Michael Peña – All Her Fault (Peacock)Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead (HBO Max)Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
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Best Foreign Language Series
Acapulco (Apple TV) Last Samurai Standing (Netflix)Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI) Red Alert (Paramount+) Squid Game (Netflix) When No One Sees Us (HBO Max)Bob’s Burgers (Fox)Harley Quinn (HBO Max)Long Story Short (Netflix)Marvel Zombies (Disney+)South Park (Comedy Central)Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)
Best Talk Show
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)Hot Ones (YouTube)Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO Max)Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)Saturday Night Live (NBC)Best Comedy Special
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO Max)Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian (HBO Max)Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things (Netflix)Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Max)Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix)SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)Who will perform at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards?
As of this time, performers for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards have not been announced. The Critics Choice Association announces the performers closer to the date of the ceremony, typically in the final week or two leading up to the show.
Who are the presenters at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards?
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