The 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards honored the most outstanding films and television series of the year on Sunday.
The annual ceremony, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, brought together Hollywood’s top talent to honor excellence in 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’s worth noting that Sinners and Adolescence emerged as the biggest winners of the night, as only Sinners took home the Best Young Actor/Actress award ahead of Miles Caton. Frankenstein also made a strong showing, with Jacob Elordi winning Best Supporting Actor.
On 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.
Complete 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards winners list:
FILM
Best photo
Winner: one fight after another
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental value
Sinners
Train dreams
Bad: forever
Best director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One battle after another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Triem – Sentimental value
Chloe Zhao-Hamnet
Best Actor
Winner: Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One fight 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 Will of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Jacob Elordi-Frankenstein
Benicio del Toro – One fight after another
Paul Mescal-Hamnet
Sean Penn – One fight after another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental value
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Amy Madigan — Weapons
Ellen Fanning – Sentimental value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: Forever
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One fight 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 film
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Arco
Elio
In your dreams
Little Amelie or the character of Rain
Zootopia 2
TV
Best Drama Series
Winner: The Pit
Alien: Earth
Andor
The diplomat
Paradise
Pluribus
Disconnection
Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna-Andor
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Breakup
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 – Breakup
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The diplomat
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Tramell Tillman – Severance
Patrick Ball-De 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
Hacking
Nobody wants this
Only murders in the building
The righteous gems
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 Gems
Alexander Skarsgård – 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 Gems
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 Newspaper
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons – Nobody wants this
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Janelle James—Abbott Elementary
Danielle Brooks – Peacekeeper
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Justine Lupe – Nobody wants this
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
Best Limited Series
Winner: Adolescence
All her fault
Head 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 – Doped thief
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys – The Beast Within 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: crazy about the boy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Owen Cooper — Adolescence
Wagner Moura – Doped thief
Nick Offerman – Death by lightning
Michael Pena – All her fault
Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Ramy Youssef – Berghoofd
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture 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
