Originally appeared on E! Online.
Oh, what a night it was at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
Host Chelsea Handler kicked off award season Jan. 4 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., with “Sinners”‘ Miles Canton, “Adolescence’s” Owen Cooper and “All Her Fault’s” Sarah Snook taking home Critics Choice Awards. (See all the celebs at the ceremony here.)
During the award show — which aired across E! and USA networks — Jean Smart also took the stage to accept Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Hacks,” the cast of “KPop Demon Hunters” scored Best Animated Feature, while “Frankenstein’s” Jacob Elordi won Best Supporting Actor.
“Bloody hell,” he told the star-studded crowd. “I really didn’t plan for it.”
Later in the ceremony, “Marty Supreme” star Timothée Chalamet won the award for Best Actor.
During his acceptance speech, Timothée gave a sweet shoutout to his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner.
“Lastly, I’ll just say thank you to my partner of three years,” he told Kylie, who was seated in the audience. “Thank you for our foundation. I love you.”
“I couldn’t do this without you,” he continued. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. Appreciate it.”
Kylie’s response? She mouthed “I love you” back to her boyfriend.
And for the final category of the night, Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored the award for Best Picture.
Keep reading to see the complete list of 2026 Critics Choice Awards winners.
(E! and USA Network are both part of Versant Media.)
Best Young Actor/Actress
Everett Blunck – “The Plague” (Independent Film Company)
WINNER: 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 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)
WINNER: Tramell Tillman – “Severance” (Apple TV)
Best Picture
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
“Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
“Marty Supreme” (A24)
WINNER: “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
“Train Dreams” (Netflix)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Best Actor
WINNER: 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
WINNER: 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.)
WINNER: Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Paul Mescal – “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Adam Sandler – “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Ariana Grande – “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
WINNER: Amy Madigan – “Weapons” (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Best Director
WINNER: 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 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.)
WINNER: Francine Maisler – “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Best Costume Design
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: 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
WINNER: 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 Animated Feature
“Arco” (Neon)
“Elio” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
“In Your Dreams” (Netflix)
WINNER: “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)
WINNER: “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)
WINNER: “The Secret Agent” (Neon)
“Sirat” (Neon)
“Belén” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Song
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – “F1” (Apple Original Films)
WINNER: “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 Drama Series
“Alien: Earth” (FX)
“Andor” (Disney+)
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
WINNER: “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+)
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: Rhea Seehorn – “Pluribus” (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)
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: “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)
WINNER: Seth Rogen – “The Studio” (Apple TV)
Alexander Skarsgård – “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)
WINNER: Jean Smart – “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Justine Lupe – “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Ego Nwodim – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Rebecca Wisocky – “Ghosts” (CBS)
Best Limited Series
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “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)
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: 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
WINNER: 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)
