One Battle After Another was among the big winners at this year's Critics Choice Awards, taking home the Best Picture prize

One Battle After Another defeated Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Train Dreams, and Wicked: For Good to win the Best Picture prize, and Anderson admitted he had the "best time" making the motion picture.

After accepting the Best Picture award, he said: "This is really fantastic, fantastic news. We'll take it.

"A lot of great films. It's great to be in this room. It's great to be a part of all of this. It's great to have this cast behind me.

"I'd say this is the best time I ever had making a movie, and I feel like it shows.

"It's just a testament to being with people that you love.

"Because as somebody said earlier, this is fine and this is fun, but it really is about the people that you work with. That's all that there is at the end of the day."

While the movie won the main prize of the night, it lost out in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories.

Hamnet's Jessie Buckley triumphed over One Battle After Another's Chase Infiniti, as well as If I Had Legs I'd Kick You's Rose Byrne, Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve, The Testament of Ann Lee actress Amanda Seyfried and Bugonia's Emma Stone.

In her acceptance speech, Jessie gushed over co-star Paul Mescal, saying: "I bloody love you, man.

"I know loads of other women do too, but tough s**t.

"I could drink you like water, working with you every single day.

"You are a giant of the heart. Thank you so much for making me a little bit more human."

Marty Supreme star Timothée Chalamet saw off competition from One Battle After Another's Leonardo DiCaprio in the Best Actor category, and he proclaimed his love for his girlfriend Kylie Jenner.

Other big winners on the night included Netflix megahit Adolescence, which picked up the Best Limited Series accolade as well as three acting awards.

Stephen Graham won Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, 16-year-old Owen Cooper triumphed in the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television category, and their co-star Erin Doherty won Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.

Sinners also had a quadruple success.

Director Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay, and Miles Caton triumphed in the Best Young Actor/ Actress category.

What's more, Ludwig Goransson tasted Best Score victory for his movie soundtrack, and the motion picture's Francine Maisler won Best Casting and Ensemble.

Elsewhere, The Pitt and The Studio both scored hat-tricks at this year's Critics Choice Awards.

The Pitt won Best Drama Series, and Noah Wyle landed the Best Actor in a Drama Series accolade, while his co-star Katherine LaNasa took home the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series gong.

The Studio also got off to a strong start in 2026, winning Best Comedy Series, and Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz won Best Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series respectively.




Critics Choice Awards 2026: Winners List




Best Picture

One Battle After Another




Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme




Best Actress

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet




Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another




Best Original Screenplay

Ryan Coogler, Sinners




Best Adapted Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another




Best Stunt Design

Wade Eastwood, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning




Best Score

Ludwig Göransson, Sinners




Best Movie Made for Television

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy




Best Variety Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver




Best Animated Feature

KPop Demon Hunters




Best Song

Golden - Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy - KPop Demon Hunters




Best Drama Series

The Pitt




Best Actress in a Drama Series

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus




Best Actor in a Drama Series

Noah Wyle, The Pitt




Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tramell Tillman, Severance




Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt




Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan, Weapons




Best Supporting Actor

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein




Best Comedy Series

The Studio




Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Jean Smart, Hacks




Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Seth Rogen, The Studio




Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio




Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary




Best Talk Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!




Best Casting and Ensemble

Francine Maisler, Sinners




Best Limited Series

Adolescence




Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Sarah Snook, All Her Fault




Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Stephen Graham, Adolescence




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

Owen Cooper, Adolescence




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

Erin Doherty, Adolescence




Best Young Actor / Actress

Miles Caton, Sinners




Best Foreign Language Film

The Secret Agent




Best Comedy

The Naked Gun




Best Foreign Language Series

Squid Game




Best Animated Series

South Park




Best Cinematography

Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams




Best Comedy Special

SNL50: The Anniversary Special




Best Production Design

Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Frankenstein




Best Editing

Stephen Mirrione, F1




Best Costume Design

Kate Hawley, Frankenstein




Best Hair and Makeup

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Frankenstein




Best Visual Effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash




Best Sound

Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John - F1