31st Annual Critics Choice Awards

The 31st Critics Choice Awards turned into a night of sharp political cinema, genre storytelling, and television dominance, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another emerging as the biggest film of the ceremony. The subversive comedy swept Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, firmly placing it at the center of this year’s awards conversation.

Genre films made a powerful showing as well. Guillermo del Toro’s gothic Frankenstein and Ryan Coogler’s socially charged vampire drama Sinners walked away with four awards each, proving once again that critics are embracing bold, unconventional storytelling.

On the television front, Netflix’s single-shot crime drama Adolescence dominated the limited series categories, while HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt and Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire The Studio topped the drama and comedy races.

Below is the complete list of nominees across all categories, with winners clearly marked.

🎬 FILM

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 Director

Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
🏆 Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
🏆 Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Best Actress

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
🏆 Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
🏆 Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
🏆 Amy Madigan – Weapons

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
🏆 Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

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
🏆 Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Best Young Performer

Everett Blunck – The Plague
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
🏆 Miles Caton – Sinners

Best Casting and Ensemble

Nina Gold – Hamnet
Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold – Jay Kelly
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good
🏆 Francine Maisler – Sinners

Best Comedy Film

The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
🏆 The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville

Best Animated Feature

Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
🏆 KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Foreign Language Film

Belén
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
🏆 The Secret Agent
Sirāt

📺 TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
🏆 The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Task

Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
🏆 The Studio

Best Limited Series

🏆 Adolescence
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death by Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend

Best Movie Made for Television

🏆 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of ’69

🎭 ACTING – TELEVISION (NOMINATIONS WITH WINNERS)

Actor, Drama: Sterling K. Brown, Diego Luna, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, 🏆 Noah Wyle
Actress, Drama: Kathy Bates, Carrie Coon, Britt Lower, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell, 🏆 Rhea Seehorn
Actor, Comedy: Adam Brody, Ted Danson, David Alan Grier, Danny McBride, 🏆 Seth Rogen, Alexander Skarsgård
Actress, Comedy: Kristen Bell, Natasha Lyonne, Rose McIver, Edi Patterson, Carrie Preston, 🏆 Jean Smart
Actor, Limited Series: Michael Chernus, Brian Tyree Henry, Charlie Hunnam, Matthew Rhys, Michael Shannon, 🏆 Stephen Graham
Actress, Limited Series: Jessica Biel, Meghann Fahy, Michelle Williams, Robin Wright, Renée Zellweger, 🏆 Sarah Snook

🎤 SUPPORTING, ANIMATION & VARIETY

Supporting Actor (Drama): 🏆 Tramell Tillman – Severance
Supporting Actress (Drama): 🏆 Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Supporting Actor (Comedy): 🏆 Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Supporting Actress (Comedy): 🏆 Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actor (Limited): 🏆 Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Supporting Actress (Limited): 🏆 Erin Doherty – Adolescence
Animated Series: 🏆 South Park
Foreign Language Series: 🏆 Squid Game
Talk Show: 🏆 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Comedy Special: 🏆 SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Variety Series: 🏆 Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Final words

From politically charged cinema to genre-bending horror and prestige television, the 31st Critics Choice Awards reflected a year where bold ideas and strong creative voices took center stage. With One Battle After Another leading the film honours and Adolescence dominating television, the winners list offered a clear snapshot of where global entertainment is heading next.

Source: Critics Choice Association