The 31st Critics Choice Awards turned into a loud love letter to One Battle After Another and Sinners, with Chelsea Handler hosting a night that mixed sharp jokes, emotional speeches, and a few genuine jaw-drops. PTA’s war dramedy One Battle After Another steamrolled to Best Picture and Best Director, while A24’s Marty Supreme, Netflix’s Frankenstein and Focus Features’ Hamnet made sure the races stayed tight across acting and craft categories. On the TV side, Netflix’s Adolescence and HBO Max’s The Pitt lived up to their nomination buzz, but it was comedy veteran Jean Smart and fan-favorite Abbott Elementary names that had social media screaming the loudest.
Below is a category-by-category breakdown of all the Critics Choice Awards winners, along with the full list of nominees so nothing slips past your awards-season radar.
Critics Choice Awards 2026 – Big-Screen Winners & Nominees
Best Picture
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Winner: One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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Other nominees:
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Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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Frankenstein (Netflix)
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Hamnet (Focus Features)
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Bugonia (Focus Features)
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Marty Supreme (A24)
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Sentimental Value (Neon)
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Jay Kelly (Netflix)
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Train Dreams (Netflix)
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Best Actor
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Winner: Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
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Other nominees:
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
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Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
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Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
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Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
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Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
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Best Actress
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Winner: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
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Other nominees:
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Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
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Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
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Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
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Emma Stone – Bugonia
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Best Supporting Actor
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Winner: Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
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Other nominees:
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
- 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
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Winner: Amy Madigan – Weapons
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Other nominees:
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Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
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Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
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Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
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Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
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Best Young Actor / Actress
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Winner: Miles Caton – Sinners
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Other nominees:
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Everett Blunck – The Plague
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Cary Christopher – Weapons
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Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
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Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
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Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
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Best Director
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Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
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Other nominees:
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Ryan Coogler – Sinners
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Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
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Critics Choice Awards – Writing, Crafts & International
Best Original Screenplay
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Winner: Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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Other nominees:
- Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
- Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
- Other nominees:
- Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams (Netflix)
- Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice (Neon)
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Will Tracy – Bugonia (Focus Features)
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Best Casting and Ensemble
- Winner: Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
- Other nominees:
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Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)
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Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
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Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)
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Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Cinematography
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Winner: Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)
- Other nominees:
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Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films)
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Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)
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Łukasz Żal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
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Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Best Production Design
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Winner: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Other Nominees:
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Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
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Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)
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Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)
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Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Editing
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Winner: Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)
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Other nominees:
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Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
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Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
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Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
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Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Best Costume Design
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Winner: Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix) WINNER
- Other Nominees:
- 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 & Makeup
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Winner: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
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Other Nominees:
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Flora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
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Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)
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Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
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Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Visual Effects
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Winner: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
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Other Nominees:
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Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1 (Apple Original Films)
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Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
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Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
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Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman (Warner Bros.)
BEST STUNT DESIGN
Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina (Lionsgate)
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1 (Apple Original Films)
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) WINNER
Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Andy Gill – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Giedrius Nagys – Warfare (A24)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco (Neon)
Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
In Your Dreams (Netflix)
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) WINNER
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)
The Naked Gun (Paramount) WINNER
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)
The Secret Agent (Neon) WINNER
Sirāt (Neon)
Belén (Amazon MGM Studios)
BEST SONG
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films)
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) WINNER
“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 SCORE
Hans Zimmer – F1 (Apple Original Films)
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme (A24)
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.) WINNER
BEST SOUND
Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 (Apple Original Films) WINNER
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Laia Casanovas – Sirāt (Neon)
Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare (A24)
TV Winners
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Alien: Earth (FX)
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max) WINNER
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+)
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max) WINNER
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)
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV) WINNER
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)
Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV) WINNER
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)
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max) WINNER
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)
The Studio (Apple TV) WINNER
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)
Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV) WINNER
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)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV) WINNER
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)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) WINNER
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts (CBS)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER
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
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) WINNER
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)
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER
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)
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock) WINNER
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
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER
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)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco (Apple TV)
Last Samurai Standing (Netflix)
Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI)
Red Alert (Paramount+)
Squid Game (Netflix) WINNER
When No One Sees Us (HBO Max)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Long Story Short (Netflix)
Marvel Zombies (Disney+)
South Park (Comedy Central) WINNER
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)
BEST TALK SHOW
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Hot Ones (YouTube)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) WINNER
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
BEST VARIETY SERIES
Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO Max)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max) WINNER
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO Max)
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian (HBO Max)
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things (Netflix)
Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Max)
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC) WINNER
