![The 31st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 4, 2026, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2025.[1][2][3] The ceremony was broadcast on E! and USA Network, and was hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year.[1][4][5][6] Nominations for both the film and television categories were revealed on cable's E! and USA Network's channels. In addition, the announcement of the nominations were streamed on criticschoice.com, as well as the CCA, E!, E! Online and the USA Network's YouTube channels; the nominations were also unveiled on the CCA's social media channels. The livestream was hosted by television personalities Keltie Knight and Erin Lim Rhodes.[5][7][8] Ryan Coogler's period supernatural horror film Sinners led the film nominations with seventeen, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller One Battle After Another with fourteen. For the television categories, Netflix limited series Adolescence led the nominations with six, followed by the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This with five.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/chelseahandler_cca31-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=525%2C350&ssl=1)
Critical Newness…
Chelsea Handler returned to Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger for the fourth consecutive year to host the annual ceremony sponsored by the Critics’ Choice Association for the 31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The Critics organization has added four new categories to this year’s celebration of the best in film and television. In addition to the Best Casting/Ensemble in film, the other new categories are Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design and Best Sound. The 31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony aired live on E! and USA Network.
![The 31st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 4, 2026, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2025.[1][2][3] The ceremony was broadcast on E! and USA Network, and was hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year.[1][4][5][6] Nominations for both the film and television categories were revealed on cable's E! and USA Network's channels. In addition, the announcement of the nominations were streamed on criticschoice.com, as well as the CCA, E!, E! Online and the USA Network's YouTube channels; the nominations were also unveiled on the CCA's social media channels. The livestream was hosted by television personalities Keltie Knight and Erin Lim Rhodes.[5][7][8] Ryan Coogler's period supernatural horror film Sinners led the film nominations with seventeen, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller One Battle After Another with fourteen. For the television categories, Netflix limited series Adolescence led the nominations with six, followed by the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This with five.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/31st-Annual-Critics-Choice-Awards-Header-.jpg?ssl=1)







One Award After Another…
One Battle After Another and Paul Thomas Anderson won the war for Best Picture and Best Director Sunday night at the 31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, while Sinners prayers were answered with four awards for the night, among them, the award for Best Casting/Ensemble, one of the new film categories this year, and went to casting director Francince Maisler, along with the cast of the blockbuster vampire horror film who joined her in accepting the award at the ceremony. Sinners Miles Caton was awarded Best Young Actor/Actress, with writer/director Ryan Coogler winning Best Original Screenplay, and Ludwig Göransson winning Best Score.



![Directed by Ryan Coogler Written by Ryan Coogler Produced by Zinzi Coogler Sev Ohanian Ryan Coogler Starring Michael B. Jordan Hailee Steinfeld Miles Caton Jack O'Connell Wunmi Mosaku Jayme Lawson Omar Miller Delroy Lindo Cinematography Autumn Durald Arkapaw Edited by Michael P. Shawver Music by Ludwig Göransson Production companies Warner Bros. Pictures[1] Proximity Media[1] Domain Entertainment[1] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sinners.jpg.webp?ssl=1)




Critical Acting…
Among the acting awards handed out in Santa Monica Sunday Night, Timothée Chalamet went home with the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor his role as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme. Irish Actress Jessie Buckley won the award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet, for his portrayal of The Creature in Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi was awarded Best Supporting Actor, and the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress went to Amy Madigan for her role of Gladys in Weapons.


![Directed by Josh Safdie Written by Ronald Bronstein Josh Safdie Produced by Josh Safdie Ronald Bronstein Eli Bush Anthony Katagas Timothée Chalamet Starring Timothée Chalamet Gwyneth Paltrow Odessa A'zion Kevin O'Leary Tyler Okonma Abel Ferrara Fran Drescher Cinematography Darius Khondji Edited by Ronald Bronstein Josh Safdie[1] Music by Daniel Lopatin[2] Production company Central Pictures Distributed by A24](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Marty-Supreme-819x1024.jpg?ssl=1)








![The 31st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 4, 2026, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2025.[1][2][3] The ceremony was broadcast on E! and USA Network, and was hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year.[1][4][5][6] Nominations for both the film and television categories were revealed on cable's E! and USA Network's channels. In addition, the announcement of the nominations were streamed on criticschoice.com, as well as the CCA, E!, E! Online and the USA Network's YouTube channels; the nominations were also unveiled on the CCA's social media channels. The livestream was hosted by television personalities Keltie Knight and Erin Lim Rhodes.[5][7][8] Ryan Coogler's period supernatural horror film Sinners led the film nominations with seventeen, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller One Battle After Another with fourteen. For the television categories, Netflix limited series Adolescence led the nominations with six, followed by the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This with five.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/31st-Annual-Critics-Choice-Awards-Header-2.jpg.webp?ssl=1)

For the drama series category, Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa went home with the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress for The Pitt, while the limited series Adolesence swept three other acting awards in its category, with Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper all winning, while the series also won the award for Best Limited Series. Sarah Snook of All Her Fault went home with the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series. The Studio won for Best Comedy Series, the show’s Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz also won for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Jean Smart of Hacks and Janelle James of Abbott Elementary also won in the comedy acting category.



![Genre Crime drama Psychological drama[1][2] Created by Jack Thorne Stephen Graham Written by Jack Thorne Stephen Graham Directed by Philip Barantini Starring Stephen Graham Ashley Walters Faye Marsay Mark Stanley Christine Tremarco Owen Cooper Amélie Pease Hannah Walters Jo Hartley Fatima Bojang Kaine Davis Amari Bacchus Erin Doherty Composers Aaron May David Ridley Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of episodes 4](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Adolesence--691x1024.jpg?ssl=1)





![Genre Mystery thriller Created by Megan Gallagher Based on All Her Fault by Andrea Mara Directed by Minkie Spiro Kate Dennis Starring Sarah Snook Jake Lacy Dakota Fanning Jay Ellis Abby Elliott Michael Peña Thomas Cocquerel Daniel Monks Music by Jeff Beal Country of origin United Kingdom United States Original language English No. of episodes 8 Production Executive producers Christine Sacani Nigel Marchant Gareth Neame Joanna Strevens Megan Gallagher Minkie Spiro Sarah Snook Jennifer Gabler Rawlings Producer Terry Gould Cinematography Sergio Delgado Earle Dresner Editors Sam Williams Melanie Viner-Cuneo Dan Roberts Paul Knight Running time 46–56 minutes Production companies Carnival Films Universal International Studios Original release Network Peacock Release November 6, 2025 All Her Fault is a mystery thriller television miniseries for Peacock starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy, and Dakota Fanning. It is based on the 2021 titular novel by Andrea Mara. The series premiered on November 6, 2025 and received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Snook and Fanning's performances. It received two nominations at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, including Best Limited Series. Premise When Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook) goes to pick up her young son Milo (Duke McCloud) from his first playdate with a boy, Jacob (Tayden Jax Ryan) at his new school, the woman who answers the door has never seen or heard of either Marissa or her son—beginning every parent's worst nightmare. As Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy) begin a desperate search for their son, their family starts to come apart at the seams. With new friend Jenny Kaminski (Dakota Fanning), the only person that Marissa can count on, the two women form a close and unlikely alliance. Together they hunt for Milo, uncovering deep family secrets that alter the course of both their lives forever. Charged with finding Milo and bringing the kidnappers to justice, Detective Alcaras (Michael Peña) unravels the complex and frightening web of deception and lies that has ensnared both the Irvine and Kaminski families, but his moral code is stretched to breaking point.[1] Cast Main Sarah Snook as Marissa Irvine, a self-made wealth manager who panics over the disappearance of her son Jake Lacy as Peter Irvine, Marissa's husband who is a commodities trader who also supports his sister, Lia, financially Dakota Fanning as Jenny Kaminski, a fellow mom whose son is friends with Milo and the head of marketing at Blackhorn Jay Ellis as Colin Dobbs, Marissa's best friend and business partner Abby Elliott as Lia Irvine, Peter's sister who is a recovering drug addict Michael Peña as Detective Alcaras, a police detective who is investigating Milo's disappearance Thomas Cocquerel as Richie Kaminski, Jenny's husband who is a high school teacher Daniel Monks as Brian Irvine, Peter and Lia's younger disabled brother who works as day trader for Peter Recurring Sophia Lillis as Josephine "Josie" Murphy / Carrie Finch, Jenny and Richie's nanny who allegedly kidnapped Milo Kartiah Vergara as Ana Garcia, Marissa and Peter's nanny Johnny Carr as Detective Greco, Detective Alcaras' partner Duke McCloud as Milo Irvine, Marissa and Peter's 5-year-old son Melanie Vallejo as Sarah Larsen, a parent representative at the school Tayden Jax Ryan as Jacob Kaminski, Jenny and Richie's son Linda Cropper as Esther Bauer, a retired woman whose address is given to Marissa to pick up Milo Dominic Masterson as Kyle Smit, Carrie's high school boyfriend Caroline Brazier as Irene Murphy Erroll Shand as Rob Murphy](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/All-Her-Fault.jpg?ssl=1)
![Genre Cringe comedy[1][2] Satire[1][3][4] Created by Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Peter Huyck Alex Gregory Frida Perez Directed by Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Starring Seth Rogen Catherine O'Hara Ike Barinholtz Chase Sui Wonders Kathryn Hahn Composer Antonio Sánchez Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MV5BOWM5NWQ0MDQtZTViYy00M2QzLWJhY2EtYWQ4ZDBiYmMzYTI2XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX1640_-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)







Below you will find a complete list of the 2026 winners for the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards…
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![The nominees for Best Drama Series are: The Pitt (HBO Max) Alien: Earth (FX) Andor (Disney+)[d] The Diplomat (Netflix) Paradise (Hulu) Pluribus (Apple TV) Severance (Apple TV)[e] Task (HBO Max) Photo Credit: Critics Choice Awards Threads](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Best-Drama-Series--822x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![The ***winners for Best Drama Series are: ***The Pitt (HBO Max) Alien: Earth (FX) Andor (Disney+)[d] The Diplomat (Netflix) Paradise (Hulu) Pluribus (Apple TV) Severance (Apple TV)[e] Task (HBO Max) Photo Credit: Critics Choice Awards Threads](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Best-Drama-Sereies-819x1024.jpg?ssl=1)



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