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Critics' Choice 2026 winners and nominees

The 2026 Critics' Choice Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Acting Ensemble

Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Limited Series

Adolescence
Adolescence (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
Dope Thief
Dope Thief (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
All Her Fault
All Her Fault (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
The Girlfriend
The Girlfriend (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
Chief of War
Chief of War (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

Best Drama Series

The Pitt
The Pitt (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Pluribus
Pluribus (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
Task
Task (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Comedy Series

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Elsbeth
Elsbeth (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
GoodWatch score 81
Ghosts
Ghosts (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Movie Made for Television

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
The Gorge
The Gorge (2025)
GoodWatch score 63
Nonnas
Nonnas (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Summer of 69
Summer of 69 (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Deep Cover
Deep Cover (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Mountainhead
Mountainhead (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Animated Series

South Park
South Park (1997)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025)
GoodWatch score 74
Long Story Short
Long Story Short (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers (2011)
GoodWatch score 69
Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies (2025)
GoodWatch score 65
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Picture

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Bugonia
Bugonia (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Director

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Actor

Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Blue Moon
Blue Moon (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Actress

Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Bugonia
Bugonia (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Young Actor/Actress

Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Rental Family
Rental Family (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
The Plague
The Plague (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
Weapons
Weapons (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Adolescence
Adolescence (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Dope Thief
Dope Thief (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
All Her Fault
All Her Fault (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Adolescence
Adolescence (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Dope Thief
Dope Thief (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Adolescence
Adolescence (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Sirens
Sirens (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
All Her Fault
All Her Fault (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Supporting Actress

Weapons
Weapons (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Supporting Actor

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Ghosts
Ghosts (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
The Paper
The Paper (2025)
GoodWatch score 67
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
St. Denis Medical
St. Denis Medical (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
GoodWatch score 81
Murderbot
Murderbot (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

All Her Fault
All Her Fault (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Sirens
Sirens (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
The Girlfriend
The Girlfriend (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex (2025)
GoodWatch score 80
The Better Sister
The Better Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
Ghosts
Ghosts (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Ghosts
Ghosts (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
GoodWatch score 81
Elsbeth
Elsbeth (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Animated Feature

KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
Elio
Elio (2025)
GoodWatch score 65
Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Cinematography

Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
F1
F1 (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Foreign Language Film

The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Belén
Belén (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Sirāt
Sirāt (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
No Other Choice
No Other Choice (2025)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Editing

F1
F1 (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
GoodWatch score 81
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Comedy

The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Eternity
Eternity (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
Splitsville
Splitsville (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69
The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Friendship
Friendship (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Production Design

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Sinners
Sinners (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82