Image Credit: Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures The 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominations have officially kicked off awards season with a packed field of film and television contenders. Ryan Coogler's Sinners dominated the film categories with 17 nominations, nearly matching nomination records, while Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, Netflix's Frankenstein and the period drama Hamnet also scored multiple key nods. On the TV side, Adolescence led with six nominations, with popular series like Abbott Elementary, The Diplomat and Severance recognized across categories. Hosted once again by Chelsea Handler, the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will broadcast live on January 4, 2026, from Santa Monica's Barker Hangar. See the full list of nominees below. Best Picture Bugonia (Focus Features) Frankenstein (Netflix) Hamnet (Focus Features) Jay Kelly (Netflix) Marty Supreme (A24) One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Sentimental Value (Neon) Sinners (Warner Bros.) Train Dreams (Netflix) Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) 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 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Ariana Grande attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Universal Pictures "Wicked" at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) 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 Jay Kelly - Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie Sinners - Ryan Coogler Weapons - Zach Cregger Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor Sentimental Value - Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier 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 Hamnet Jay Kelly Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Wicked: For Good Best Cinematography F1 Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another Sinners Train Dreams Best Production Design The Fantastic Four: First Steps Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme Sinners Wicked: For Good Best Editing A House of Dynamite F1 Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Perfect Neighbor Sinners Best Costume Design Frankenstein Hamnet Hedda Kiss of the Spider Woman Sinners Wicked: For Good Best Hair & Makeup 28 Years Later Frankenstein Sinners The Smashing Machine Weapons Wicked: For Good Best Visual Effects Avatar: Fire and Ash F1 Frankenstein Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Sinners Superman Best Stunt Design Ballerina F1 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning One Battle After Another Sinners Warfare 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 Sirat 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 Best Score Hans Zimmer - F1 Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein Max Richter - Hamnet Daniel Lopatin - Marty Supreme Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another Ludwig Göransson - Sinners Best Sound F1 Frankenstein One Battle After Another Sinners Sirat Warfare 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 - Mat