At Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards, the 2026 awards season entered high gear—and if the choices of the television, radio, and online critics who make up the Critics Choice Association are any indication, a showdown between One Battle After Another and Sinners might be in the offing.
Those who watched the three-hour-long show might think One Battle took the Critics Choice cake, but Sinners actually took home more awards. Ryan Coogler’s ambitious vampire film came in as the night’s most nominated movie, with 17 nods. The film won four prizes: young actor for Miles Caton, original screenplay for Coogler, score for Ludwig Göransson, and the new casting-and-ensemble award for Francine Maisler.
Meanwhile, One Battle, which started the evening with 14 prospective trophies, ended it with three wins. But all of those were big ones: Paul Thomas Anderson double-dipped by winning both adapted screenplay and director, and his film also took home the best-picture crown.
When it came to the acting awards, Timothée Chalamet seemed legitimately stunned to be named best actor for Marty Supreme. He capped off a brief and scattered speech—during which he admitted he’d only recently learned that Sinners had a game-changing post-credits scene—with a tabloid-feeding acknowledgment of Kylie Jenner, who was seated at the Supreme table. “Thank you to my partner of three years,” he said as he gestured at Jenner. “Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Amy Madigan, who won best supporting actress for her role in Weapons, seemed similarly gobsmacked. In a perhaps unconscious echo of Sally Field’s famous Oscar speech from 1985, the Hollywood veteran breathlessly exclaimed “You love Gladys!” as she accepted her award.
The night’s film awards were handed out to movies exploring various fears and horrors, while the the TV honors were more about inside baseball. The Studio took home statuettes for lead actor Seth Rogen and supporting actor Ike Barinholtz, as well as for best comedy series overall. Meanwhile, Jean Smart scored Hacks’ sole win as best actress in a comedy series.
Jimmy Kimmel’s completely unsurprising—but standing-ovation-generating—win for best talk show inspired the most intense expression of affection for the business of show. “Most of all, I want to thank our president, Donald Jennifer Trump, without whom we would be going home empty-handed tonight,” Kimmel said as he accepted the award. “So thank you, Mr. President, for all the many ridiculous things you do each and every day. It’s been a banner couple of weeks, and we can’t wait to get back on the air tomorrow night to talk about them. Thank you, everyone.”
Read on for the full list of Critics Choice Awards 2026 winners below, and don’t miss Vanity Fair’s complete coverage of the 2026 awards season.
Film
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
WINNER: 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
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 Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
WINNER: Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
WINNER: Miles Caton – Sinners
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee – No Other Choice
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
WINNER: Francine Maisler – Sinners
Nina Gold – Hamnet
Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold – Jay Kelly
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good
WINNER: Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Claudio Miranda – F1
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
WINNER: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau – Frankenstein
Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton – Hamnet
Jack Fisk and Adam Willis – Marty Supreme
Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne – Sinners
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good
WINNER: Stephen Mirrione – F1
Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another
Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners
WINNER: Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet
Lindsay Pugh – Hedda
Colleen Atwood and Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good
WINNER: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey – Frankenstein
Flora Moody and John Nolan – 28 Years Later
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry – Sinners
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, and Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good
WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, and Keith Dawson – F1
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell – Frankenstein
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, and Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean – Sinners
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams – Superman
WINNER: Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning
Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, and Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, and Craig Dolby – F1
Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another
Andy Gill – Sinners
Giedrius Nagys – Warfare
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
WINNER: The Naked Gun
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
WINNER: The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sirāt
Belén
WINNER: “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, and Blake Slatkin – F1
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Hans Zimmer – F1
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Max Richter – Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
WINNER: Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, and Gareth John – F1
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Greg Chapman – Frankenstein
Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another
Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler – Sinners
Laia Casanovas – Sirāt
Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner – Warfare
TV
WINNER: The Pitt
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
Pluribus
Severance
Task
WINNER: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna – Andor
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Severance
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
WINNER: Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Britt Lower – Severance
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
WINNER: Tramell Tillman – Severance
Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat
Wood Harris – Forever
Tom Pelphrey – Task
WINNER: Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
Denée Benton – The Gilded Age
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Greta Lee – The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
WINNER: The Studio
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
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 Gemstones
Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot
WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Rose McIver – Ghosts
Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones
Carrie Preston – Elsbeth
WINNER: Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Oscar Nuñez – The Paper
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This
WINNER: Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
WINNER: Adolescence
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death by Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
WINNER: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of 69
WINNER: Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning
WINNER: Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy – Sirens
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
WINNER: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Wagner Moura – Dope Thief
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
Michael Peña – All Her Fault
Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Squid Game
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
When No One Sees Us
WINNER: South Park
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Conan O’Brien Must Go
Saturday Night Live
WINNER: SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
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