The Critics Choice Association is ready to celebrate the very best of film and TV in the past year. On Friday, December 5, the nominees for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards were announced, with Sinners leading the film contenders with 17 nominations. Ryan Coogler's vampire movie earned nods in major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. As for TV, the psychological crime drama Adolescence earned six nominations, including Best Limited Series. 2025 Critics' Choice Red Carpet Fashion: From Demi More to Angelina Jolie "We are so excited to kick off awards season in the new year, gathering hundreds of TV, film and streaming stars in one glamorous room for the first major awards show of 2026," Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement on Friday. "Our voters are the critics and entertainment reporters who help audiences find the best of the best every day, all year long. Their collective opinions are the most informed and reliable in the business." The 2026 Critics Choice Awards - hosted by Chelsea Handler - airs on E! And USA Network, Sunday, January 4, at 7 p.m. ET. Keep reading for the full list of nominations. BEST PICTURE Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet Jay Kelly Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams Wicked: For Good 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 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 Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good 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 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 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 Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE Nina Gold - Hamnet Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold - Jay Kelly Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another Francine Maisler - Sinners Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey - Wicked: For Good BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Claudio Miranda - F1 Dan Laustsen - Frankenstein Łukasz Żal - Hamnet Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners Adolpho Veloso - Train Dreams BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis - The Fantastic Four: First Steps 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 - Wicked: For Good BEST EDITING Kirk Baxter - A House of Dynamite Stephen Mirrione - F1 Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme Andy Jurgensen - One Battle After Another Viridiana Lieberman - The Perfect Neighbor Michael P. Shawver - Sinners BEST COSTUME DESIGN Kate Hawley - Frankenstein Malgosia Turzanska - Hamnet Lindsay Pugh - Hedda Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella - Kiss of the Spider Woman Ruth E. Carter - Sinners Paul Tazewell - Wicked: For Good BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Flora Moody, John Nolan - 28 Years Later Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey - Frankenstein Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry - Sinners Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal - The Smashing Machine Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins - Weapons Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount - Wicked: For Good BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett - Avatar: Fire and Ash Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson - F1 Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell - Frankenst