The 31st Critics Choice Awards: Timothée Chalamet & Kylie Jenner, Sinners, surprise winners, other best moments

Award season this year has finally kicked off with the 31st Critics Choice Awards, replacing the Golden Globes as the first major show of the season.

This year's ceremony was held on January 4, 2026 (a full week before the Globes), once again at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, hosted for the fourth year in a row by Chelsea Handler.

Leading this year's winners in the TV category is the ultimate victor in the Limited Series categories, holding its lead from the Primetime Emmys this September, Netflix's Adolescence with four trophies, also taking home wins for its lead actor and supporting actors. Following behind with three apiece are the Drama winner, The Pitt, and Comedy winner, The Studio, each also picking up two acting trophies.

Among films, One Battle After Another took home the top prize, plus a win for Paul Thomas Anderson as both director and writer, making for three total and giving it an early lead heading into the Oscars. The real winners, however, were two horror films, Frankenstein and Sinners, each winning four prizes, the former led by its technical merits and the latter also winning for Ryan Coogler's screenplay and Miles Caton's performance. 

Also winning multiple trophies were F1 and KPop Demon Hunters. Timothée Chalamet also made for one of the night's biggest moments with his speech, including a rare shoutout to Kylie Jenner, which you can watch below...

Follow along with HELLO! as we recap the night's biggest highlights, from red carpet standouts to viral interactions and winning moments…

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The red carpet

The first stars have descended upon the famed CCA red (or black?) carpet, including host Chelsea Handler, nominees like Owen Cooper and Elle Fanning, and many more! Check out our best dressed round-up for more!

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Double trouble

If you couldn't get enough of Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner's matching orange leather looks for the Marty Supreme premiere, then Hacks stars Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs' own cosplay of the attention-grabbing red carpet moment might just be the ticket.

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Chelsea Handler's opening monologue

Chelsea kicked off the show with a hilarious rip into the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jacob Elordi, (an absent) George Clooney, the casts of Wicked and Hamnet, before turning things more somber. 

She paid a tender tribute to the "nicest man in Hollywood" Rob Reiner, who tragically died in December alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Chelsea pledged to carry out the night with "decency" in his name, asking for Hollywood to imbibe his kindness as well.

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The first winner

The first on-air winner of the night: Miles Caton from Sinners in the Best Young Actor/Actress category, presented by Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp. Miles earned a loud series of laughs from the audience for shouting out his "poorly-lit audition video" for the groundbreaking film.

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A limited series sweep

Just like the Emmys in September, Adolescence swept the Limited Series categories, taking home Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Actor and Best Limited Series. Other winners so far include the likes of Sarah Snook and the cast of Sinners

The Ladies who (make us) Laugh

Amid The Studio's dominance in the comedy categories, two funny ladies proved to be spoilers: perennial award show favorite Jean Smart, taking home Best Actress for Hacks, delivering a scathing takedown of critics; and Janelle James, taking home her first CCA for Abbot Elementary in the Best Supporting Actress category, praising herself for "remaining kind" despite not having any incentive to do so. Honestly, quality work!

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Timothée and Kylie show

After some doubt following Paul and Meg's (hilarious) riff on their premiere orange leather looks, Timothée and Kylie made their appearance at the Critics Choice Awards in time for the film categories, albeit halfway through the night.

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The surprises

The 31st CCAs have proven to be a refreshing update on award season predictions heading into the show, as well as the dominant shows at the previous Emmys. Alongside Janelle James and Rhea Seahorn taking home surprising victories in the TV categories, actors like Amy Madigan and Jacob Elordi shook up expectations in the supporting film nods as well. And we're all for it!

Check out the full list of winners and nominees below...

CCA Awards 2026 TV nominations

Best Drama Series

Alien: Earth

Andor

The Diplomat

Paradise

The Pitt — WINNER

Pluribus

Severance

Task

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) 

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

CCA Awards 2026 Film nominations

Best Picture

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Jay Kelly

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another — WINNER

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Wicked: For Good

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet — WINNER

Leonardo DiCaprio

Joel Edgerton

Ethan Hawke

Michael B. Jordan

Wagner Moura

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley — WINNER

Rose Byrne

Chase Infiniti

Renate Reinsve

Amanda Seyfried

Emma Stone

Best Supporting Actor

Benecio del Toro

Jacob Elordi — WINNER

Paul Mescal

Sean Penn

Adam Sandler

Stellan Skaarsgard

Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning

Ariana Grande

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Amy Madigan — WINNER

Wunmi Mosaku

Teyana Taylor

Best Young Actor / Actress

Best Young Actor/Actress

Everett Blunck – The Plague (Independent Film Company)

Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.) — WINNER

Cary Christopher - Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)

Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson — WINNER

Ryan Coogler

Guillermo del Toro

Josh Safdie

Joachim Trier

Chloe Zhao

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 Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)

Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.) — WINNER

Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)

Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — WINNER

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 Animated Feature

Arco

Elio

In Your Dreams

KPop Demon Hunters — WINNER

Little Amelie

Zootopia 2

Best Casting and Ensemble

Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)

Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.) — WINNER

Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – 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 – Sirat (Neon)

Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare (A24)

Best Cinematography

Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Lukasz Zal – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix) — WINNER

Best Production Design 

Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)

Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix) — WINNER

Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)

Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Editing

Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films) — WINNER

Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)

Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best Costume Design

Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix) — WINNER

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 and Makeup

Hair and Makeup Team – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix) — WINNER

Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)

Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Visual Effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios) — WINNER

Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman (Warner Bros.)

Best Stunt Design

Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petrina, 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)

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

Sirat (Neon)

Belén (Amazon MGM Studios)