Critics Choice Awards: Sacha Baron Cohen Takes Dig at Adrien Brody’s “Boring” The Brutalist
Award season always kicks off with one ceremony after another.
And this year, kicking off the 2026 nominations for film and TV are the Critics Choice Awards, with Erin Lim Rhodes and Keltie Knight announcing the lucky nominees on Dec. 5. (See the full list here.)
Leading the pack were movies Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Marty Supreme—including nods for actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Michael B. Jordan, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, and Timothée Chalamet.
Wicked: For Good also earned a number of nods, including for star Ariana Grande as Best Supporting Actress.
Meanwhile, on the TV side of things, the Critics Choice Awards followed in line with the Emmys, with The Pitt, Severance and Hacks among the nominees for the best of the small screen. Actors Adam Scott, Jean Smart, Katherine LaNasa and Noah Wyle also found themselves nominated alongside their series.
As for the stars in question, Ariana couldn’t come down from her bubble over her Wicked: For Good nomination.
