31st Critics' Choice Awards


The 31st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 4, 2026, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2025. The ceremony was broadcast on E! and USA Network, and was hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler for the fourth consecutive year.
Nominations for both the film and television categories were revealed on cable's E! and USA Network's channels. In addition, the announcement of the nominations were streamed on criticschoice.com, as well as the CCA, E!, E! Online and the USA Network's YouTube channels; the nominations were also unveiled on the CCA's social media channels. The livestream was hosted by television personalities Keltie Knight and Erin Lim Rhodes. Ryan Coogler's period supernatural horror film Sinners led the film nominations with seventeen, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller One Battle After Another with fourteen. For the television categories, Netflix limited series Adolescence led the nominations with six, followed by the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This with five.

Ceremony information

For the first time, shortlists for eleven "below-the-line" categories were unveiled in November 2025. Sinners received the most mentions with thirteen, being the only film to be named on all eleven of the lists and earning across-the-board recognition in every category. Additionally, four new categories were introduced: three for film and one for television.
Preceding the ceremony, the red carpet special LIVE from E!: Critics Choice Awards aired live from 2:00-4:00 p.m. PT/5:00-7:00 p.m. ET on both E! and USA Network. The special was hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester, along with Will Marfuggi and Erin Lim Rhodes. Throughout the ceremony, Real Time Recap delivered exclusive and instant content as they unfolded.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Multiple nominations

Films

The following twenty films received multiple nominations:
FilmDistributorNominations
SinnersWarner Bros.17
One Battle After AnotherWarner Bros.14
FrankensteinNetflix11
HamnetFocus Features11
Marty SupremeA248
F1Apple Original Films / Warner Bros.7
Sentimental ValueNeon7
Wicked: For GoodUniversal Pictures7
Train DreamsNetflix5
Jay KellyNetflix4
WeaponsWarner Bros.4
BugoniaFocus Features3
KPop Demon HuntersNetflix2
Left-Handed GirlNetflix2
Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningParamount Pictures2
No Other ChoiceNeon2
The Secret AgentNeon2
SirātNeon2
The Testament of Ann LeeSearchlight Pictures2
WarfareA242

Television

The following twenty-eight series received multiple nominations:
SeriesNetworkNominations
AdolescenceNetflix6
Nobody Wants ThisNetflix5
All Her FaultPeacock4
Death by LightningNetflix4
The DiplomatNetflix4
GhostsCBS4
HacksHBO Max4
The PittHBO Max4
SeveranceApple TV4
Abbott ElementaryABC3
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne GacyPeacock3
Dope ThiefApple TV3
The Morning ShowApple TV3
The Righteous GemstonesHBO Max3
The StudioApple TV3
TaskHBO Max3
AndorDisney+2
Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyPeacock2
Dying for SexFX on Hulu2
ElsbethCBS2
The Gilded AgeHBO Max2
The GirlfriendPrime Video2
MatlockCBS2
MountainheadHBO Max2
ParadiseHulu2
PluribusApple TV2
Saturday Night LiveNBC2
SirensNetflix2

Multiple wins

Films

The following five films received multiple awards:
FilmDistributorWins
FrankensteinNetflix4
SinnersWarner Bros.4
One Battle After AnotherWarner Bros.3
F1Apple Original Films / Warner Bros.2
KPop Demon HuntersNetflix2

Television

The following three series received multiple awards:
SeriesNetworkWins
AdolescenceNetflix4
The PittHBO Max3
The StudioApple TV3

Presenters