The Critics Choice Awards kicked off the 2026 awards season with a bang on Sunday, Jan. 4.
The stars have been out for the large evening, placing on their finest ensembles to rejoice excellent filmmaking and tv programming from 2025.
One Battle After Another nominee Teyana Taylor was in attendance, sporting a full Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello outfit. Her look featured a double-breasted jacket with feathers, shirt and trousers, gloves, a tie, and over-the-knee boots–Plus, some Tiffany & Co. jewellery to finish the look.
Taylor couldn’t hold her composure when One Battle After Another received Best Picture, beating out Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Train Dreams, and Wicked: For Good. After the large win, she took the stage on the Barker Hangar, clapping her fingers collectively as she walked backwards and forwards, shouting “Let’s go!” with an enormous smile on her face earlier than director Paul Thomas Anderson went on to provide the acceptance speech.
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Sinners star Michael B. Jordan additionally turned heads on the crimson carpet, sporting a customized Louis Vuitton look as he held fingers along with his date: his mom, Donna Jordan. The actor wore a burgundy double-breasted swimsuit, shirt, and striped tie with stud earrings and a tennis bracelet by David Yurman, sending a message to courting prospects whereas showing on E! Live from the Red Carpet.
“If you don’t cross the mother take a look at, it kinda stops proper there,” he instructed the outlet.
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During the awards ceremony in Santa Monica, Sinners and Frankenstein went head-to-head, tying for essentially the most trophies with 4 wins every. Those victories embrace finest supporting actor for Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi and finest younger actor for Miles Caton of Sinners. One Battle After Another took dwelling finest image, finest director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and finest tailored screenplay.
As for TV, Adolescence had an enormous evening, with the Netflix collection taking dwelling 4 trophies. HBO’s hit drama The Pitt and Apple TV’s The Studio additionally had exhibiting, tying in second place with three wins every.
In the very best actor and actress classes, Marty Supreme main man Timothée Chalamet and Hamnet star Jessie Buckley received huge. But, throughout his speech, Chalamet gave Sinners star Michael B. Jordan a shoutout for deserving the award.
Check out the best-dressed stars from final evening’s present, and after the flip, see a full listing of winners from the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
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FILM Best image “One Battle After Another”
Best actor Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Best actress Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
Best supporting actor Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Best supporting actress Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Best younger actor/actress Miles Caton, “Sinners”
Best director Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Best unique screenplay Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Best tailored screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Best casting and ensemble Francine Maisler, “Sinners”
Best cinematography Adolpho Veloso, “Train Dreams”
Best manufacturing design Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, “Frankenstein”
Best modifying Stephen Mirrione, “F1”
Best costume design Kate Hawley, “Frankenstein”
Best hair and make-up Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, “Frankenstein”
Best visible results Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Best stunt design Wade Eastwood, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Best animated function “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best comedy “The Naked Gun”
Best overseas language movie “The Secret Agent”
Best music “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy
Best rating Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
Best sound Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John, “F1”
TV Best drama collection “The Pitt”
Best actor in a drama collection Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
Best actress in a drama collection Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
Best supporting actor in a drama collection Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
Best supporting actress in a drama collection Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt”
Best comedy collection “The Studio”
Best actor in a comedy collection Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
Best actress in a comedy collection Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Best supporting actor in a comedy collection Ike Barinholtz, “The Studio”
Best supporting actress in a comedy collection Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Best restricted collection “Adolescence”
Best film made for TV “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
Best actor in a restricted collection or film made for TV Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
Best actress in a restricted collection or film made for TV Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
Best supporting actor in a restricted collection or film made for TV Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
Best supporting actress in a restricted collection or film made for TV Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
Best overseas language collection “Squid Game”
Best animated collection “South Park”
Best discuss present “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Best selection collection “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
Best comedy particular “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”
