Critics Choice Awards 2026 Nominees List

The 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards will air on January 4 at 7 p.m. ET, with numerous celebrities being recognized for their incredible efforts this year. Comedian Chelsea Handler will host the show.

Here is a full list of nominees:

Best Picture 

• Bugonia (Focus Features)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Marty Supreme (A24)
• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)

Best Actress 

• Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
• Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
• Emma Stone – Bugonia (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd – Sentimental Value (Neon)

Best Supporting Actress

• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Best Young Actor/Actress

• Everett Blunck – The Plague (Independent Film Company)
• Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Cary Christopher – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)
• Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Best Original Screenplay

• Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)
• Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice (Neon)
• Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Will Tracy – Bugonia (Focus Features)
• Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Best Casting and Ensemble

• Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Cinematography

• Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Lukasz Zal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

Best Production Design 

• Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
• Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Editing

• Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
• Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
• Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best Costume Design

• Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
• Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)
• Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Hair and Makeup

• Hair and Makeup Team – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
• Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)
• Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Visual Effects

• Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
• Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman (Warner Bros.)

Best Stunt Design

• Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petrina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina (Lionsgate)
• Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Andy Gill – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Giedrius Nagys – Warfare (A24)

Best Animated Feature

• Arco (Neon)
• Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• In Your Dreams (Netflix)
• KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
• Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Best Comedy

• The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus Features)
• Eternity (A24)
• Friendship (A24)
• The Naked Gun (Paramount)
• The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)
• Splitsville (Neon)

Best Foreign Language Film

• It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
• Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)
• No Other Choice (Neon)
• The Secret Agent (Neon)
• Sirat (Neon)
• Belén (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Song

• “Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
• “I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• “Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
• “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• “The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Score

• Hans Zimmer – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best Sound

• Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Laia Casanovas – Sirat (Neon)
• Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare (A24)

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)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• 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 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)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• 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)

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)

Best Comedy Series

• 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 SkarsgÃ¥rd – Murderbot (Apple TV)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• 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)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• 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 Movie Made For Television

• 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)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television

• 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)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television

• 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 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) 

Best Animated Series

• 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)

 Best Variety Series

• 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)

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