Chelsea Handler will host the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards (CCA), which will be held on Sunday, January 4.
Critics Choice Awards (CCA) 2026 is just a couple of days away from its worldwide live telecast. The 31st annual award ceremony will take place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, January 4. The star-studded event will begin at 7:00 pm EST and honor the best in televised, streaming, and cinematic achievements. It will be broadcast live through E! and USA Network from 7:00 pm EST.
The organizers have added four new categories to the award show this year. They are Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design, Best Casting and Ensemble, and Best Sound. The nominees were announced last month through an exclusive live broadcast on E! and USA Network. Sinners topped the list in the film category with 17 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Young Actor / Actress.
Adolescence led the nomination list in the television session with six nods, including Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television. After revealing the nominees, CCA CEO Joey Berlin shared that the organizers are excited to officially kick-start the Award Season 2026.
«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. 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. We are thrilled to share this incredible group of nominees with audiences around the world today, and can’t wait to celebrate this year’s outstanding performances and projects at the Critics Choice Awards on January 4th», Berlin said.
Chelsea Handler will host the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards, which will be held on Sunday, January 4. The confirmed lineup of presenters includes Colman Domingo, Diego Luna, Quinta Brunson, Regina Hall, Jeff Goldblum, Noah Schnapp, Allison Janney, Kaley Cuoco, Ava DuVernay, Bradley Whitford, Billy Bob Thornton, McKenna Grace, and William H. Macy.
Critics Choice Awards (CCA) 2026 Nomination List:
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 (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)
BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Emma Stone – Bugonia (Focus Features)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Neon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS
Everett Blunck – The Plague (Independent Film Company)
Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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 – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.
