{"id":24478,"date":"2026-01-05T08:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24478"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:36:08","slug":"31st-annual-critics-choice-awards-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/01\/05\/31st-annual-critics-choice-awards-winners-list\/","title":{"rendered":"31st\u00a0Annual Critics Choice Awards &#8211; Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Picture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bugonia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Train Dreams<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leonardo DiCaprio,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Edgerton,\u00a0<em>Train Dreams<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethan Hawke,\u00a0<em>Blue Moon<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael B. Jordan,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wagner Moura,\u00a0<em>The Secret Agent<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Jessie Buckley,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rose Byrne,\u00a0<em>If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chase Infiniti,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renate Reinsve,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amanda Seyfried,\u00a0<em>The Testament of Ann Lee<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Stone,\u00a0<em>Bugonia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Coogler,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillermo del Toro,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josh Safdie,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joachim Trier,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Original Screenplay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Ryan Coogler,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer,\u00a0<em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Cregger,\u00a0<em>Weapons<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eva Victor,\u00a0<em>Sorry, Baby<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Adapted Screenplay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar,\u00a0<em>Train Dreams<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee,\u00a0<em>No Other Choice<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillermo del Toro,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will Tracy,\u00a0<em>Bugonia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Maggie O\u2019Farrell,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Stunt Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Wade Eastwood,\u00a0<em>Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Pet\u0159ina, Domonkos P\u00e1rd\u00e1nyi, Kinga K\u00f3sa-Gavalda,\u00a0<em>Ballerina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby,\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Machleit,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Gill,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giedrius Nagys,\u00a0<em>Warfare<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Score<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Ludwig G\u00f6ransson,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hans Zimmer,\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandre Desplat,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max Richter,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Lopatin,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonny Greenwood,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Movie Made for Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Deep Cover<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Gorge<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mountainhead<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nonnas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Summer of \u201969<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Variety Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>Last Week Tonight with John Oliver<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Conan O\u2019Brien Must Go<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Animated Feature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Arco<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Elio<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>In Your Dreams<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Zootopia 2<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Song<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy \u2013\u00a0<em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cDrive\u201d \u2013 Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin \u2013\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cI Lied to You\u201d \u2013 Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2013\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cClothed by the Sun\u201d \u2013 Daniel Blumberg \u2013\u00a0<em>The Testament of Ann Lee<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d \u2013 Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner \u2013\u00a0<em>Train Dreams<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d \u2013 Stephen Schwartz \u2013\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Drama Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>The Pitt<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Alien: Earth<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Andor<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Diplomat<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Paradise<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pluribus<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Severance<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Task<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actress in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Rhea Seehorn,\u00a0<em>Pluribus<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathy Bates,\u00a0<em>Matlock<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carrie Coon,\u00a0<em>The Gilded Age<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Britt Lower,\u00a0<em>Severance<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bella Ramsey,\u00a0<em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keri Russell,\u00a0<em>The Diplomat<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actor in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Noah Wyle,\u00a0<em>The Pitt<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sterling K. Brown,\u00a0<em>Paradise<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diego Luna,\u00a0<em>Andor<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Ruffalo,\u00a0<em>Task<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Scott,\u00a0<em>Severance<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Billy Bob Thornton,\u00a0<em>Landman<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Tramell Tillman,\u00a0<em>Severance<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patrick Ball,\u00a0<em>The Pitt<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Billy Crudup,\u00a0<em>The Morning Show<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ato Essandoh,\u00a0<em>The Diplomat<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wood Harris,\u00a0<em>Forever<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom Pelphrey,\u00a0<em>Task<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Katherine LaNasa,\u00a0<em>The Pitt<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicole Beharie,\u00a0<em>The Morning Show<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Den\u00e9e Benton,\u00a0<em>The Gilded Age<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allison Janney,\u00a0<em>The Diplomat<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greta Lee,\u00a0<em>The Morning Show<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skye P. Marshall,\u00a0<em>Matlock<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Amy Madigan,\u00a0<em>Weapons<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elle Fanning,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ariana Grande,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wunmi Mosaku,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teyana Taylor,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Jacob Elordi,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benicio del Toro,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Mescal,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sean Penn,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Sandler,\u00a0<em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd,\u00a0<em>Sentimental Value<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Comedy Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>The Studio<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Elsbeth<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hacks<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Righteous Gemstones<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actress in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Jean Smart,\u00a0<em>Hacks<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristen Bell,\u00a0<em>Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natasha Lyonne,\u00a0<em>Poker Face<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rose McIver,\u00a0<em>Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edi Patterson,\u00a0<em>The Righteous Gemstones<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carrie Preston,\u00a0<em>Elsbeth<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actor in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Seth Rogen,\u00a0<em>The Studio<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Brody,\u00a0<em>Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ted Danson,\u00a0<em>A Man on the Inside<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Alan Grier,\u00a0<em>St. Denis Medical<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danny McBride,\u00a0<em>The Righteous Gemstones<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd,\u00a0<em>Murderbot<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Ike Barinholtz,\u00a0<em>The Studio<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul W. Downs,\u00a0<em>Hacks<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asher Grodman,\u00a0<em>Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oscar Nu\u00f1ez,\u00a0<em>The Paper<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Perfetti,\u00a0<em>Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timothy Simons,\u00a0<em>Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Janelle James,\u00a0<em>Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danielle Brooks,\u00a0<em>Peacemaker<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hannah Einbinder,\u00a0<em>Hacks<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justine Lupe,\u00a0<em>Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ego Nwodim,\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebecca Wisocky,\u00a0<em>Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Talk Show<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Daily Show<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hot Ones<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Casting and Ensemble<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Francine Maisler,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nina Gold,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold,\u00a0<em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Venditti,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cassandra Kulukundis,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Limited Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>All Her Fault<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chief of War<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Death by Lightning<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dope Thief<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dying for Sex<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Girlfriend<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Sarah Snook,\u00a0<em>All Her Fault<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Biel,\u00a0<em>The Better Sister<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meghann Fahy,\u00a0<em>Sirens<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michelle Williams,\u00a0<em>Dying for Sex<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robin Wright,\u00a0<em>The Girlfriend<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger,\u00a0<em>Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Stephen Graham,\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Chernus,\u00a0<em>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Tyree Henry,\u00a0<em>Dope Thief<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charlie Hunnam,\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew Rhys,\u00a0<em>The Beast in Me<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Shannon,\u00a0<em>Death by Lightning<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Owen Cooper,\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wagner Moura,\u00a0<em>Dope Thief<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick Offerman,\u00a0<em>Death by Lightning<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Pe\u00f1a,\u00a0<em>All Her Fault<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Walters,\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramy Youssef,\u00a0<em>Mountainhead<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Erin Doherty,\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Betty Gilpin,\u00a0<em>Death by Lightning<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marin Ireland,\u00a0<em>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophia Lillis,\u00a0<em>All Her Fault<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julianne Moore,\u00a0<em>Sirens<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christine Tremarco,\u00a0<em>Adolescence<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Young Actor \/ Actress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Miles Caton,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Everett Blunck,\u00a0<em>The Plague<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cary Christopher,\u00a0<em>Weapons<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shannon Mahina Gorman,\u00a0<em>Rental Family<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacobi Jupe,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nina Ye,\u00a0<em>Left-Handed Girltt<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Foreign Language Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>The Secret Agent<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Left-Handed Girl<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>No Other Choice<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sir\u0101t<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bel\u00e9n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Comedy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>The Naked Gun<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eternity<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Friendship<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Phoenician Scheme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Splitsville<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Foreign Language Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>Squid Game<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Acapulco<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Last Samurai Standing<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mussolini: Son of the Century<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Red Alert<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>When No One Sees Us<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Animated Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>South Park<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Harley Quinn<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Long Story Short<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Marvel Zombies<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Cinematography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Adolpho Veloso,\u00a0<em>Train Dreams<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudio Miranda,\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan Laustsen,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0141ukasz \u017bal,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Bauman,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autumn Durald Arkapaw,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Comedy Special<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER:\u00a0<em>SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Marc Maron: Panicked<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sarah Silverman: PostMortem<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Production Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis,\u00a0<em>The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack Fisk, Adam Willis,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Stephen Mirrione,\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kirk Baxter,\u00a0<em>A House of Dynamite<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie,\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Jurgensen,\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viridiana Lieberman,\u00a0<em>The Perfect Neighbor<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael P. Shawver,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Costume Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Kate Hawley,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malgosia Turzanska,\u00a0<em>Hamnet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsay Pugh,\u00a0<em>Hedda<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella,\u00a0<em>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth E. Carter,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Tazewell,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Hair and Makeup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flora Moody, John Nolan,\u00a0<em>28 Years Later<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Si\u00e2n Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal,\u00a0<em>The Smashing Machine<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins,\u00a0<em>Weapons<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Visual Effects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett,\u00a0<em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson,\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, Jos\u00e9 Granell,\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall,\u00a0<em>Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, St\u00e9phane Naz\u00e9, Guy Williams,\u00a0<em>Superman<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Sound<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WINNER: Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John \u2013\u00a0<em>F1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman \u2013\u00a0<em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor \u2013\u00a0<em>One Battle After Another<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler \u2013\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laia Casanovas \u2013\u00a0<em>Sir\u0101t<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner \u2013\u00a0<em>Warfare<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Picture Best Actor Best Actress Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Stunt Design Best Score Best Movie Made for Television Best Variety Series Best Animated Feature Best Song Best Drama Series Best Actress in a Drama Series Best Actor in a Drama Series Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Best&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/01\/05\/31st-annual-critics-choice-awards-winners-list\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">31st\u00a0Annual Critics Choice Awards &#8211; Winners List<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[165],"class_list":["post-24478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","tag-critics-choice","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CriticsChoiceAwards2025-logo.png?fit=450%2C302&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}