Critics Choice Awards Nominees: A Triumph for Sinners and One Battle After Another

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Warner Bros.’ film Sinners leads the nominations at the 31st Critics Choice Awards with 17 nods. The film is nominated for Best Picture, Best Director for Ryan Coogler, and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, placing it ahead of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which has earned 14 nominations.
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery received the highest number of nominations on the very day they reached a merger agreement. Warner Bros. dominates with 36 film nominations, followed by Netflix with 27.
In television, Netflix’s Adolescence leads with six nominations, followed by Nobody Wants This, also from Netflix, with five.
The 31st Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 4, hosted by Chelsea Handler.
Full List of Critics Choice Awards Nominees
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
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infinity – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Eisdóttir Liljas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Young Actor/Actress
Everett Blanc – The Plague
Miles Keaton – Sinners
Kerri Kristopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jop – Hamnet
Nina Yeh – Left-Handed Girl
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyung-mi, Don McKellar, Jaye Lee – No Other Choice
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Best Casting
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Ever
Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda – F1
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Eythan Duralde Arcabou – Sinners
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Krisara Farahani, Jill Dearson – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Ever
Best Editing
A House of Dynamite
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Małgorzata Turzańska – Hamnet
Lynsey Pugh – Hedda
Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman
Best Stunt Design
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Comedy
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville
Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt
Belén
Best Song
“Drive” – F1
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams – from Train Dreams
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good
Best Score
Hans Zimmer – F1
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Max Richter – Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Warfare
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
Alien: Earth – FX
Andor – Disney+
The Diplomat – Netflix
Paradise – Hulu
The Pitt – Max
Pluribus – Apple TV
Severance – Apple TV
Task – Max
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)
Mark Ruffalo – Task (Max)
Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV)
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+)
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (Max)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (Max)
Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV)
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (Max)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Ball – The Pitt (Max)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Otto Esandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey – Task (Max)
Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Denée Benton – The Gilded Age (Max)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (Max)
Greta Lee – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary – ABC
Elsbeth – CBS
Ghosts – CBS
Hacks – Max
Nobody Wants This – Netflix
Only Murders in the Building – Hulu
The Righteous Gemstones – Max
The Studio – Apple TV
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones (Max)
Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)
Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot (Apple TV)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS)
Edie Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones (Max)
Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS)
Jean Smart – Hacks (Max)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV)
Paul W. Downs – Hacks (Max)
Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
Oscar Nunez – The Paper (Peacock)
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (Max)
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (Max)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts (CBS)
Best Limited Series
Adolescence – Netflix
All Her Fault – Peacock
Chief of War – Apple TV
Death by Lightning – Netflix
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy – Peacock
Dope Thief – Apple TV
Dying for Sex – FX on Hulu
The Girlfriend – Prime Video
Best TV Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – Peacock
Deep Cover – Prime Video
The Gorge – Apple TV
Mountainhead – Max
Nonnas – Netflix
Summer of ’69 – Hulu
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister (Prime Video)
Meghann Fahy – Sirens (Netflix)
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
Wagner Moura – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Michael Peña – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead (Max)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)
Christine Tramarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
Best Non-English Language Series
Acapulco – Apple TV
Last Samurai Standing – Netflix
Mussolini: Son of the Century – MUBI
Red Alert – Paramount+
Squid Game – Netflix
When No One Sees Us – Max
Best Animated Series
— Bob’s Burgers – Fox
— Harley Quinn – Max
— Long Story Short – Netflix
— Marvel Zombies – Disney+
— South Park – Comedy Central
— Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man – Disney+
Best Talk Series
— The Daily Show – Comedy Central
— Hot Ones – YouTube
— Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
— Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC
— The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS
— Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen – Bravo
Best Variety Series
— Conan O’Brien Must Go – Max
— Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Max
— Saturday Night Live – NBC
Best Comedy Special
— Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life – Max
— Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian – Max
— Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things – Netflix
— Marc Maron: Panicked – Max
— Sarah Silverman: PostMortem – Netflix
— SNL50: The Anniversary Special – NBC
Films With the Most Nominations
— Sinners – 17
— One Battle After Another – 14
— Frankenstein – 11
— Hamnet – 11
— Marty Supreme – 8
— Sentimental Value – 7
— Wicked: For Good – 7
— F1 – 7
— Train Dreams – 5
— Jay Kelly – 4
— Weapons – 4







