Behold the nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards! Feel free to help me decided who and what to vote for. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

So many of you ask me about the most important films and performances to see this year. Many (but not all) of them are reflected in the nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, which were recently released.

Yes, I voted to nominate some of them, but certainly not all of them. I’d love to hear what you think of the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards nominees, and which ones you think I should vote for—also which ones got you believe got robbed.

All the winners will be revealed at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards gala, hosted by Chelsea Handler, to be broadcast live on E! and USA Network on Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Watch for me there, as I’ll be at the star-studded show, once again held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

A quick summary of the nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards nominees

Sinners leads the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards film contenders with an impressive 17 nominations, nearly matching the record of 18 that Barbie achieved two years ago. Sinners collected a nod for Best Picture, while cast members Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Miles Caton are up for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Young Actor / Actress respectively.

Ryan Coogler was recognized in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and the film also received nods for Best Casting and Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, Best Stunt Design, Best Song, Best Score, and Best Sound.

One Battle After Another followed closely behind Sinners, earning 14 nominations. I heartily support all these nominations!

How about you? Check out the list of 31st annual Critics Choice Awards contenders below and let me which ones you support, and which ones you think we’re out of our minds to nominate.

FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 31ST ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

Bugonia (Focus Features)

Frankenstein (Netflix)

Hamnet (Focus Features)

Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Marty Supreme (A24)

One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Sentimental Value (Neon)

Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Train Dreams (Netflix)

Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST ACTOR

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)

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)

 

BEST ACTRESS  

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)

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)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Neon)

 

BEST 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.)

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

 

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS

Everett Blunck – The Plague (Independent Film Company)

Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Cary Christopher – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)

Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

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)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY  

Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)

Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)

Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY  

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams (Netflix)

Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice (Neon)

Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Will Tracy – Bugonia (Focus Features)

Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet (Focus Features)

 

New 31st annual Critics Choice Awards: BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE

Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)

Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Łukasz Żal – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)

Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)

Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST EDITING

Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)

Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)

Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Flora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)

Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)

Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman (Warner Bros.)

 

New 31st annual Critics Choice Awards Category: BEST STUNT DESIGN  

Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina (Lionsgate)

Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Andy Gill – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Giedrius Nagys – Warfare (A24)

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE  

Arco (Neon)

Elio (Pixar Animation Studios)

In Your Dreams (Netflix)

KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)

Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

 

New 31st annual Critics Choice Awards: BEST COMEDY  

The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus Features)

Eternity (A24)

Friendship (A24)

The Naked Gun (Paramount)

The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)

Splitsville (Neon)

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Belén (Amazon MGM Studios)

It Was Just an Accident (Neon)

Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

No Other Choice (Neon)

The Secret Agent (Neon)

Sirāt (Neon)

 

BEST SONG  

“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films)

“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)

“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

 

BEST SCORE  

Hans Zimmer – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme (A24)

Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

 

BEST SOUND  

Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Laia Casanovas – Sirāt (Neon)

Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare (A24)

 

FILM NOMINATIONS BY FILM FOR THE 31st ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

 

28 YEARS LATER (Sony Pictures) – 1

Best Hair and Makeup – Flora Moody, John Nolan

 

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Netflix) – 1

Best Editing – Kirk Baxter

 

ARCO (Neon) – 1

Best Animated Feature

 

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (20th Century Studios) – 1

Best Visual Effects – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett

 

BALLERINA (Lionsgate) – 1

Best Stunt Design – Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda

 

BELÉN (Amazon MGM Studios) – 1

Best Foreign Language Film

 

BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics) – 1

Best Actor – Ethan Hawke

 

BUGONIA (Focus Features) – 3

Best Picture

Best Actress – Emma Stone

Best Adapted Screenplay – Will Tracy

 

ELIO (Pixar Animation Studios) – 1

Best Animated Feature

 

ETERNITY (A24) – 1

Best Comedy

 

F1 (Apple Original Films) – 7

Best Cinematography – Claudio Miranda

Best Editing – Stephen Mirrione

Best Visual Effects – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson

Best Stunt Design – Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby

Best Song – “Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin

Best Score – Hans Zimmer

Best Sound – Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John

 

FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix) – 11

Best Picture

Best Supporting Actor – Jacob Elordi

Best Director – Guillermo del Toro

Best Adapted Screenplay – Guillermo del Toro

Best Cinematography – Dan Laustsen

Best Production Design – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

Best Costume Design – Kate Hawley

Best Hair and Makeup – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey

Best Visual Effects – Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell

Best Score – Alexandre Desplat

Best Sound – Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman

 

FRIENDSHIP (A24) – 1

Best Comedy

 

HAMNET (Focus Features) – 11

Best Picture

Best Actress – Jessie Buckley

Best Supporting Actor – Paul Mescal

Best Young Actor / Actress – Jacobi Jupe

Best Director – Chloé Zhao

Best Adapted Screenplay – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell

Best Casting and Ensemble – Nina Gold

Best Cinematography – Łukasz Żal

Best Production Design – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

Best Costume Design – Malgosia Turzanska

Best Score – Max Richter

 

HEDDA (Amazon MGM Studios) – 1

Best Costume Design – Lindsay Pugh

 

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (A24) – 1

Best Actress – Rose Byrne

 

IN YOUR DREAMS (Netflix) – 1

Best Animated Feature

 

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Neon) – 1

Best Foreign Language Film

 

 

JAY KELLY (Netflix) – 4

Best Picture

Best Supporting Actor – Adam Sandler

Best Original Screenplay – Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer

Best Casting and Ensemble – Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold

 

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions) – 1

Best Costume Design – Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella

 

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix) – 2

Best Animated Feature

Best Song – “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy

 

LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Netflix) – 2

Best Young Actor / Actress – Nina Ye

Best Foreign Language Film

 

LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (GKIDS) – 1

Best Animated Feature

 

MARTY SUPREME (A24) – 8

Best Picture

Best Actor – Timothée Chalamet

Best Director – Josh Safdie

Best Original Screenplay – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

Best Casting and Ensemble – Jennifer Venditti

Best Production Design – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis

Best Editing – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

Best Score – Daniel Lopatin

 

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (Paramount Pictures) – 2

Best Visual Effects – Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall

Best Stunt Design – Wade Eastwood

 

NO OTHER CHOICE (Neon) – 2

Best Adapted Screenplay – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee

Best Foreign Language Film

 

 

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.) – 14

Best Picture

Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Actress – Chase Infiniti

Best Supporting Actor – Benicio del Toro

Best Supporting Actor – Sean Penn

Best Supporting Actress – Teyana Taylor

Best Director – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Adapted Screenplay – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Casting and Ensemble – Cassandra Kulukundis

Best Cinematography – Michael Bauman

Best Editing – Andy Jurgensen

Best Stunt Design – Brian Machleit

Best Score – Jonny Greenwood

Best Sound – Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor

 

RENTAL FAMILY (Searchlight Pictures) – 1

Best Young Actor / Actress – Shannon Mahina Gorman

 

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon) – 7

Best Picture

Best Actress – Renate Reinsve

Best Supporting Actor – Stellan Skarsgård

Best Supporting Actress – Elle Fanning

Best Supporting Actress – Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Best Director – Joachim Trier

Best Original Screenplay – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

SINNERS (Warner Bros.) – 17

Best Picture

Best Actor – Michael B. Jordan

Best Supporting Actress – Wunmi Mosaku

Best Young Actor / Actress – Miles Caton

Best Director – Ryan Coogler

Best Original Screenplay – Ryan Coogler

Best Casting and Ensemble – Francine Maisler

Best Cinematography – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Best Production Design – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne

Best Editing – Michael P. Shawver

Best Costume Design – Ruth E. Carter

Best Hair and Makeup – Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry

Best Visual Effects – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean

Best Stunt Design – Andy Gill

Best Song – “I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

Best Score – Ludwig Göransson

Best Sound – Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler

 

SIRĀT (Neon) – 2

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Sound – Laia Casanovas

 

SORRY, BABY (A24) – 1

Best Original Screenplay – Eva Victor

 

SPLITSVILLE (Neon) – 1

Best Comedy

 

SUPERMAN (Warner Bros.) – 1

Best Visual Effects – Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams

 

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND (Focus Features) – 1

Best Comedy

 

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (Marvel Studios) – 1

Best Production Design – Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis

 

THE NAKED GUN (Paramount Pictures) – 1

Best Comedy

 

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (Netflix) – 1

Best Editing – Viridiana Lieberman

 

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (Focus Features) – 1

Best Comedy

 

THE PLAGUE (Independent Film Company) – 1

Best Young Actor / Actress – Everett Blunck

 

THE SECRET AGENT (Neon) – 2

Best Actor – Wagner Moura

Best Foreign Language Film

 

THE SMASHING MACHINE (A24) – 1

Best Hair and Makeup – Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal

 

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Searchlight Pictures) – 2

Best Actress – Amanda Seyfried

Best Song – “Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg

 

TRAIN DREAMS (Netflix) – 5

Best Picture

Best Actor – Joel Edgerton

Best Adapted Screenplay – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Best Cinematography – Adolpho Veloso

Best Song – “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner

 

WARFARE (A24) – 2

Best Stunt Design – Giedrius Nagys

Best Sound – Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner

 

WEAPONS (Warner Bros.) – 4

Best Supporting Actress – Amy Madigan

Best Young Actor / Actress – Cary Christopher

Best Original Screenplay – Zach Cregger

Best Hair and Makeup – Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins

 

WICKED: FOR GOOD (Universal Pictures) – 7

Best Picture

Best Supporting Actress – Ariana Grande

Best Casting and Ensemble – Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey

Best Production Design – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales

Best Costume Design – Paul Tazewell

Best Hair and Makeup – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount

Best Song – “The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz

 

ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios) – 1

Best Animated Feature

For more information on the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, please go to Critics Choice.com.

Behold the nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards! Feel free to help me decided who and what to vote for. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

31st annual Critics Choice Awards