‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Win Big at 2026 Critics Choice Awards

It was a big night for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another at the 31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Those two films were among the big winners at this year’s award show, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. 

Sinners took home awards for Best Original Screenplay (Coogler), Best Young Performer (Miles Canton), Best Casting (Francine Maisler), and Best Score (Ludwig Göransson). As for One Battle After Another, it landed awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Anderson) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

In television, Abbott Elementary star Janelle James won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; Tramell Tillman of Severance was awarded Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. 

Hosted by Chelsea Handler, the night also featured big wins for Frankenstein and TV shows such as The Pitt and The Studio. 

You can see a list for winners of the major film categories below: 

Best Picture

• “Bugonia” (Focus Features)

• “Frankenstein” (Netflix)

• “Hamnet” (Focus Features)

• “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)

• “Marty Supreme” (A24)

• “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) (WINNER)

• “Sentimental Value” (Neon)

• “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)

• “Train Dreams” (Netflix)

• “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) (WINNER)

• 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)

Actor

• Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24) (WINNER)

• 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)

Actress

• Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” (Focus Features) (WINNER)

• 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)

Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)

• Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” (Netflix)(WINNER)

• Paul Mescal, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)

• Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)

• Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)

• Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)

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.) (WINNER)

• Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)

• Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)

Original Screenplay

• Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)

• Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” (A24)

• Ryan Coogler, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) (WINNER)

• Zach Cregger, “Weapons” (Warner Bros.)

• Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby” (A24)

• Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)

Young Performer

• 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)

See the full list of winners for the award show here.