Ryan Coogler’s horror film Sinners leads the 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominations with a whopping 17 bids, including best original score for Ludwig Göransson and best original song for “I Lied to You,” which Göransson co-wrote with Raphael Saadiq. The nominations were announced on Friday (Dec. 5).
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was runner-up, with 14 nods, including best original score for Jonny Greenwood.
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Those two films were followed on the leaderboard by Frankenstein and Hamnet (11 nods each); Marty Supreme (eight); F1, Sentimental Value and Wicked: For Good (seven nods each), Train Dreams (five); and Jay Kelly and Weapons (four nods each).
Competing with Göransson and Greenwood for best original score are Hans Zimmer (F1), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein); Max Richter (Hamnet) and Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme).
The other nominees for Best Song, joining “I Lied to You,” are “Drive” by Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Blake Slatkin from F1; “Golden” by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy from KPop Demon Hunters; “Clothed by the Sun” by Daniel Blumberg from The Testament of Ann Lee;“Train Dreams” by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner from Train Dreams; and “The Girl in the Bubble” by Stephen Schwartz from Wicked: For Good.
On the television side, Netflix’s Adolesence led the way with six nominations, followed by Nobody Wants This with five; and All Her Fault, Death by Lightning, Ghosts, Hacks, Severance, and The Pitt, with four nods each.
Four new categories were introduced – three for films (best stunt design, best casting and ensemble, and best sound), and one for television (best variety series).
Saturday Night Live is nominated for best variety series, while SNL50: The Anniversary Special is nominated for best comedy special. The other nominees for best comedy special are stand-up specials by Brett Goldstein, Caleb Hearon, Leanne Morgan, Marc Maron and Sarah Silverman.
The 31st Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year, will be broadcast live on Jan. 4 on E! and USA Network. The show will be held at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.
One week later, on Jan. 11, the Golden Globes, hosted by Nikki Glaser for the second year in a row, will be broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The show, which also covers both film and television (as well as podcasting as of 2026) will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
Film AwardsBugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
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
Benecio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Everett Blunck, The Plague
Miles Caton, Sinners
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Weapons — Zach Cregger
Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor
Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
No Other Choice — Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee
Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
Bugonia — Will Tracy
Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
F1 – Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another – Johnny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
“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
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt
Belén
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
A House of Dynamite
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare
TV AwardsAlien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Task
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Ato Essandoh, The Diplomat
Wood Harris, Forever
Tom Pelphrey, Task
Tramell Tillman, Severance
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Denée Benton, The Gilded Age
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
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
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Rose McIver, Ghosts
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones
Carrie Preston, Elsbeth
Jean Smart, Hacks
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Asher Grodman, Ghosts
Oscar Nuñez, The Paper
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This
Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Justine Lupe, Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky, Ghosts
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Adolescence
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death By Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of ’69
Michael Chernus, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning
Jessica Biel, The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Wagner Moura, Dope Thief
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Michael Peña, All Her Fault
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Ramy Youssef, Mountainhead
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Betty Gilpin, Death by Lightning
Marin Ireland, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis, All Her Fault
Julianne Moore, Sirens
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Conan O’Brien Must Go
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
South Park
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
Squid Game
When No One Sees Us
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