Critics Choice Awards 2026: 'One Battle After Another' Leads Winners, Chalamet & Buckley Honored

• The Critics Choice Awards 2026 were held on Sunday, January 4, in Santa Monica, hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler.
• 'One Battle After Another' secured Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, who also won Best Adapted Screenplay.
• Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) and Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.
• 'The Pitt' dominated drama series, while 'The Studio' took Best Comedy Series.
• Other notable winners include 'Sinners' (Original Screenplay, Score, Casting), 'Adolescence' (Limited Series), 'KPop Demon Hunters' (Animated Feature, Best Song), and 'Squid Game' (Foreign Language Series).

Why It Matters: Critics Choice Awards 2026 celebrate top films and TV, with 'One Battle After Another' leading wins.