The Critics Choice Awards kicked off the 2026 awards season with a bang on Sunday, Jan. 4.
The stars were out for the big night, putting on their best ensembles to celebrate outstanding filmmaking and television programming from 2025.
One Battle After Another nominee Teyana Taylor was in attendance, wearing a full Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello outfit. Her look featured a double-breasted jacket with feathers, shirt and trousers, gloves, a tie, and over-the-knee boots—plus, some Tiffany & Co. jewelry to complete the look.
Taylor couldn’t keep her composure when One Battle After Another won Best Picture, beating out Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Train Dreams, and Wicked: For Good. After the big win, she took the stage at the Barker Hangar, clapping her hands together as she walked back and forth, shouting “Let’s go!” with a big smile on her face before director Paul Thomas Anderson went on to give the acceptance speech.
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Sinners star Michael B. Jordan also turned heads on the red carpet, wearing a custom Louis Vuitton look as he held hands with his date: his mother, Donna Jordan. The actor wore a burgundy double-breasted suit, shirt, and striped tie with stud earrings and a tennis bracelet by David Yurman, sending a message to dating prospects while appearing on E! Live from the Red Carpet.
“If you don’t pass the mom test, it kinda stops right there,” he told the outlet.
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During the awards ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., Sinners and Frankenstein went head-to-head, tying for the most trophies with four wins each. Those victories include best supporting actor for Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi and best young actor for Miles Caton of Sinners. One Battle After Another took home best picture, best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and best adapted screenplay.
As for TV, Adolescence had a big night, with the Netflix series taking home four trophies. HBO’s hit drama The Pitt and Apple TV’s The Studio also had a good showing, tying in second place with three wins each.
In the best actor and actress categories, Marty Supreme leading man Timothée Chalamet and Hamnet star Jessie Buckley won big. But, during his speech, Chalamet gave Sinners star Michael B. Jordan a shoutout for deserving the award.
Check out the best-dressed stars from last night’s show, and after the flip, see a full list of winners from the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
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FILM Best picture One Battle After Another
Best actor Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Best actress Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best supporting actor Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Best supporting actress Amy Madigan, Weapons
Best young actor/actress Miles Caton, Sinners
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 casting and ensemble Francine Maisler, Sinners
Best cinematography Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
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 stunt design Wade Eastwood, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Best animated feature KPop Demon Hunters
Best comedy The Naked Gun
Best foreign language film The Secret Agent
Best song “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy
Best score Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Best sound Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John, F1
TV Best drama series The Pitt
Best actor in a drama series Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best actress in a drama series Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Best supporting actor in a drama series Tramell Tillman, Severance
Best supporting actress in a drama series Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Best comedy series The Studio
Best actor in a comedy series Seth Rogen, The Studio
Best actress in a comedy series Jean Smart, Hacks
Best supporting actor in a comedy series Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Best supporting actress in a comedy series Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Best limited series Adolescence
Best movie made for TV Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Best actor in a limited series or movie made for TV Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Best actress in a limited series or movie made for TV Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Best supporting actor in a limited series or movie made for TV Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Best supporting actress in a limited series or movie made for TV Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Best foreign language series Squid Game
Best animated series South Park
Best talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Best variety series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Best comedy special SNL50: The Anniversary Special
