2026 Critics Alternative Awards: See the total winners checklist (updating reside)

The critics have spoken.

The 2026 Critics Alternative Awards are being handed out tonight, honoring the very best movies and tv collection throughout the final 12 months as determined by the Critics Alternative Affiliation, which is made up of greater than 600 skilled movie critics and leisure journalists.

Hosted for the fourth time by comic Chelsea Handler from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., the three-hour ceremony airs reside on E! and USA Community starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Going into the night, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan in two roles, leads the pack on the movie aspect with 17 nominations. That’s adopted by Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After One other with 14 nods, and Hamnet and Frankenstein with 11 every.

Netflix's Adolescence leads the TV nominees with six nods, together with recognition for the solid members Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, and Christine Tremarco. The Kristen Bell-Adam Brody rom-com collection No one Needs This is up for 5 awards, whereas the exhibits All Her Fault, Loss of life by Lightning, Ghosts, Hacks, Severance, The Diplomat, and The Pitt snagged 4 nominations apiece.

This 12 months's ceremony additionally consists of 4 new classes: Finest Selection Sequence, and for films: Finest Stunt Design, Finest Casting and Ensemble, and Finest Sound.

Test again for reside updates as we observe all of the winners from the 31sth annual Critics Alternative Awards beneath.

2026 Critics Alternative Awards Winners — Movie Classes

Finest Image

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After One other
Sentimental Worth
Sinners
Practice Goals
Depraved: For Good

Finest Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After One other
Joel Edgerton, Practice Goals
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Finest Actress

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After One other
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Worth
Amanda Seyfried, The Testomony of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Finest Supporting Actor

WINNER: Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Worth

Finest Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning, Sentimental Worth
Ariana Grande, Depraved: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Worth
WINNER: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After One other

Finest Younger Actor/Actress

Everett Blunck, The Plague
WINNER: Miles Caton, Sinners
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Household
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Lady

Finest Appearing Ensemble

Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After One other
Sinners
Depraved: For Good

Finest Director

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After One other
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Worth
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Finest Authentic Screenplay

Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
WINNER: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Zach Cregger, Weapons
Eva Victor, Sorry, Child
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Worth

Finest Tailored Screenplay

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After One other
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Practice Goals
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar and Jahye Lee, No Different Alternative
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

Finest Cinematography

Claudio Miranda, F1
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal, Hamnet
Michael Bauman, One Battle After One other
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
WINNER: Adolpho Veloso, Practice Goals

Finest Manufacturing Design

Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis, The Incredible 4: First Steps
WINNER: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton, Hamnet
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, Marty Supreme
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne, Sinners
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales, Depraved: For Good

Finest Enhancing

Kirk Baxter, A Home of Dynamite
WINNER: Stephen Mirrione, F1
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After One other
Viridiana Lieberman, The Good Neighbor
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners

Finest Costume Design

WINNER: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
Lindsay Pugh, Hedda
Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella, Kiss of the Spider Girl
Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Paul Tazewell, Depraved: For Good

Finest Hair and Make-up

WINNER: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
Lindsay Pugh, Hedda
Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella, Kiss of the Spider Girl
Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Paul Tazewell, Depraved: For Good

Finest Visible Results

WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fireplace and Ash
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Value, Keith Dawson, F1
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell, Frankenstein
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Corridor, Mission: Unimaginable — The Closing Reckoning
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean, Sinners
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Man Williams, Superman

Finest Animated Characteristic

Arco
Elio
In Your Goals
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Finest Comedy

The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
WINNER: The Bare Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville

Finest Overseas Language Movie

Belén
It Was Simply an Accident
Left-Handed Lady
No Different Alternative
WINNER: The Secret Agent
Sirāt

Finest Track

"Drive," Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Blake Slatkin, F1
WINNER: "Golden," Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy, KPop Demon Hunters
"I Lied to You," Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
"Clothed by the Solar," Daniel Blumberg, The Testomony of Ann Lee
"Practice Goals," Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Practice Goals
"The Lady within the Bubble," Stephen Schwartz, Depraved: For Good

Finest Rating

Hans Zimmer, F1
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After One other
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Finest Casting and Ensemble

Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After One other
WINNER: Sinners
Depraved: For Good

Finest Stunt Design

Ballerina
F1
WINNER: Mission: Unimaginable — The Closing Reckoning
One Battle After One other
Sinners
Warfare

Finest Sound

WINNER: F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After One other
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare

2026 Critics Alternative Awards Winners — Tv Classes

Finest Drama Sequence

Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
WINNER: The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Activity

Finest Actor in a Drama Sequence

Sterling Okay. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Mark Ruffalo, Activity
Adam Scott, Severance
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Finest Actress in a Drama Sequence

Kathy Bates, Matlock
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Britt Decrease, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Final of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Finest Supporting Actor in a Drama Sequence

Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Present
Ato Essandoh, The Diplomat
Wooden Harris, Without end
Tom Pelphrey, Activity
WINNER: Tramell Tillman, Severance

Finest Supporting Actress in a Drama Sequence

Nicole Beharie, The Morning Present
Denée Benton, The Gilded Age
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
WINNER: Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Greta Lee, The Morning Present
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock

Finest Comedy Sequence

Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
No one Needs This
Solely Murders within the Constructing
The Righteous Gem stones
WINNER: The Studio

Finest Actor in a Comedy Sequence

Adam Brody, No one Needs This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical
Danny McBride, The Righteous Gem stones
WINNER: Seth Rogen, The Studio
Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot

Finest Actress in a Comedy Sequence

Kristen Bell, No one Needs This
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Rose McIver, Ghosts
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gem stones
Carrie Preston, Elsbeth
WINNER: Jean Sensible, Hacks

Finest Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence

WINNER: Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Asher Grodman, Ghosts
Oscar Nuñez, The Paper
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons, No one Needs This

Finest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Sequence

Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
WINNER: Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Justine Lupe, No one Needs This
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night time Dwell
Rebecca Wisocky, Ghosts

Finest Restricted Sequence

WINNER: Adolescence
All Her Fault
Chief of Battle
Loss of life by Lightning
Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Intercourse
The Girlfriend

Finest Film Made for Tv

WINNER: Bridget Jones: Mad Concerning the Boy
Deep Cowl
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer time of ’69

Finest Actor in a Restricted Sequence or Film Made for Tv

Michael Chernus, Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
WINNER: Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Michael Shannon, Loss of life by Lightning

Finest Actress in a Restricted Sequence or Film Made for Tv

Jessica Biel, The Higher Sister
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
WINNER: Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Michelle Williams, Dying for Intercourse
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad Concerning the Boy

Finest Supporting Actor in a Restricted Sequence or Film Made for Tv

WINNER: Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Wagner Moura, Dope Thief
Nick Offerman, Loss of life by Lightning
Michael Peña, All Her Fault
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Ramy Youssef, Mountainhead

Finest Supporting Actress in a Restricted Sequence or Film Made for Tv

WINNER: Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Betty Gilpin, Loss of life by Lightning
Marin Eire, Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis, All Her Fault
Julianne Moore, Sirens
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

Finest Overseas Language Sequence

Acapulco
Final Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Crimson Alert
WINNER: Squid Sport
When No One Sees Us

Finest Animated Sequence

Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Lengthy Story Brief
Marvel Zombies
WINNER: South Park
Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man

Finest Discuss Present

The Each day Present
Scorching Ones
WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!
Late Night time With Seth Meyers
The Late Present With Stephen Colbert
Watch What Occurs Dwell With Andy Cohen

Finest Comedy Particular

Brett Goldstein: The Second Finest Night time of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Mannequin Comic
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Issues
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
WINNER: SNL50: The Anniversary Particular

Finest Selection Sequence

Conan O’Brien Should Go
WINNER: Final Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night time Dwell

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