2026 Critics Choice Awards: The Complete Nominations List

The nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards (2026) have dropped — and the competition looks fierce. Leading the pack is Sinners, which scored 17 nominations, followed closely by One Battle After Another with 14. Big names such as Frankenstein, Hamnet, Wicked: For Good and others also made the cut, with nods across major categories. On the television side, nominations were also announced, rounding out what should be a compelling ceremony when awards are handed out in early January.

Below is the complete list of film nominees across categories.

Film Nominations for 2026 Critics Choice Awards:

Best Picture

• Bugonia

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Jay Kelly

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

• Train Dreams

• Wicked: For Good

Best Director

• 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

Best Actor

• 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

Best Actress

• 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 

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Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another

• Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein

• Paul Mescal — Hamnet

• Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

• Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly

• Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

• Ariana Grande — Wicked: For Good

• Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value

• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value

• Amy Madigan — Weapons

• Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

• Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another

Best Young Actor / Actress

• Everett Blunck — The Plague

• Miles Caton — Sinners

• Cary Christopher — Weapons

• Shannon Mahina Gorman — Rental Family

• Jacobi Jupe — Hamnet

• Nina Ye — Left-Handed Girl

Best Stunt Design

• Ballerina

• F1

• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

• Warfare

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Best Animated Feature

• Arco

• Elio

• In Your Dreams

• KPop Demon Hunters

• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain 

• Zootopia 2

Best Comedy

• The Ballad of Wallis Island

• Eternity

• Friendship

• The Naked Gun

• The Phoenician Scheme

• Splitsville

Best Foreign Language Film

• It Was Just an Accident

• Left-Handed Girl

• No Other Choice

• The Secret Agent

• Sirāt

• Belén

Best Song

• “Drive” — F1

• “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters

• “I Lied to You” — Sinners

• “Clothed by the Sun” — The Testament of Ann Lee

• “Train Dreams” — Train Dreams

• “The Girl in the Bubble” — Wicked: For Good

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