Critics Choice Awards Nominations: 'Sinners' Leads With 17; 'Adolescence' Tops TV – Complete List

The nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards have been revealed, highlighting the standout films and television shows of 2026. Warner Bros Sinners leads the film nominations with 17, including Best Picture, Best Director for Ryan Coogler, and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan. Following closely, Warner Bros One Battle After Another earned 14 nominations, with nods for Best Picture, Director Paul Thomas Anderson, and Actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Netflixs Frankenstein and Focus Features Hamnet both received 11 nominations and will compete in the Best Picture category alongside Focus Bugonia, Netflixs Jay Kelly and Train Dreams, A24s Marty Supreme, Neons Sentimental Value, and Universals Wicked: For Good.

The ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 4, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, airing live on E! and USA Network from 7-10 p.m. ET/PT. Chelsea Handler will return as host for the fourth time. This year, new categories have been added, including Casting/Ensemble, Stunts, and Variety Series awards.

Selected Film Nominations

• Best Picture: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Train Dreams, Wicked: For Good
• Best Actor: Timothe 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
• Best Actress: Jessie Buckley Hamnet; Rose Byrne If I Had Legs Id Kick You; Chase Infiniti One Battle After Another; Renate Reinsve Sentimental Value; Amanda Seyfried The Testament of Ann Lee; Emma Stone Bugonia
• Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, Sean Penn, Adam Sandler, Stellan Skarsgrd
• Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, Ariana Grande, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku, Teyana Taylor
• Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another; Ryan Coogler Sinners; Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein; Josh Safdie Marty Supreme; Joachim Trier Sentimental Value; Chlo Zhao Hamnet
• Best Original Screenplay: Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer Jay Kelly; Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie Marty Supreme; Ryan Coogler Sinners; Zach Cregger Weapons; Eva Victor Sorry, Baby; Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier Sentimental Value
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another; Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar Train Dreams; Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar & Jahye Lee No Other Choice; Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein; Will Tracy Bugonia; Chlo Zhao & Maggie OFarrell Hamnet

Television Highlights

For TV, Adolescence (Netflix) leads in limited series nominations, with other notable nominees including All Her Fault (Peacock) and Chief of War (Apple TV). In drama, Paradise (Hulu), Andor (Disney+), and Severance (Apple TV) feature prominently.

Selected TV Awards

• Best Drama Series: Alien: Earth, Andor, The Diplomat, Paradise, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, Task
• Best Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown Paradise; Diego Luna Andor; Mark Ruffalo Task; Adam Scott Severance; Billy Bob Thornton Landman; Noah Wyle The Pitt
• Best Actress in a Drama Series: Kathy Bates, Carrie Coon, Britt Lower, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell, Rhea Seehorn
• Best Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary, Elsbeth, Ghosts, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, The Righteous Gemstones, The Studio
• Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Adam Brody, Ted Danson, David Alan Grier, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, Alexander Skarsgrd
• Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristen Bell, Natasha Lyonne, Rose McIver, Edi Patterson, Carrie Preston, Jean Smart
• Best Limited Series: Adolescence, All Her Fault, Chief of War, Death by Lightning, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Dope Thief, Dying for Sex, The Girlfriend
• Best Actor in a Limited Series: Michael Chernus, Stephen Graham, Brian Tyree Henry, Charlie Hunnam, Matthew Rhys, Michael Shannon
• Best Actress in a Limited Series: Jessica Biel, Meghann Fahy, Sarah Snook, Michelle Williams, Robin Wright, Rene Zellweger

Author: Noah Whitman