The thirty first annual Critics Alternative Awards, the primary main aggressive awards present of 2026, takes place Sunday, January 4. Chelsea Handler is again to host the ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The three-hour present will air stay on E! and USA Community with protection starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Who’s main the Critics Alternative nominations?
This 12 months’s nominees are led by Sinners, the Warner Bros style thriller from Ryan Coogler and his double-star Michael B. Jordan. The pic is up for a number one 17 nominations together with Finest Image, Finest Actor, Finest Director and Finest Screenplay. Simply behind is one other Warners pic, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After One other, follows with 14 noms.
The extra Finest Image nominees this 12 months: Bugonia (Focus Options), Frankenstein (Netflix), Hamnet (Focus Options), Jay Kelly (Netflix), Marty Supreme (A24), Sentimental Worth (Neon), Prepare Desires (Netflix)
and Depraved: For Good (Common).
On the TV aspect, Netflix’s Emmy winner Adolescence (six nominations) and No person Desires This (5 nominations) tempo the sphere.
This 12 months’s present may also characteristic 4 new classes: Finest Selection Sequence, Finest Stunt Design, Finest Casting and Ensemble, and Finest Sound. Casting, keep in mind, turns into an official Oscar class as of this 12 months’s ceremony, with Stunts to observe in 2027.
Is the Critics Alternative crimson carpet televised?
The LIVE from E!: Critics Alternative Awards crimson carpet particular will air stay starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT throughout E! and USA Community. Justin Sylvester and Keltie Knight host together with Will Marfuggi and Erin Lim.
Who’re this 12 months’s Critics Alternative presenters?
This 12 months’s listing contains Ali Larter, Alicia Silverstone, Allison Janney, Arden Cho, Ava DuVernay, Bradley Whitford, Billy Bob Thornton, Colman Domingo, Diego Luna, EJAE, Hannah Einbinder, Jeff Goldblum, Jessica Williams, Justin Hartley, Justin Sylvester, Kaley Cuoco, Keltie Knight, Marcello Hernández, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Noah Schnapp, Owen Cooper, Quinta Brunson, Regina Corridor, Rhea Seehorn, Sebastian Maniscalco and William H. Macy.
Are you able to watch this 12 months’s Critics Alternative Awards on-line?
Organizer the Critics Alternative Affiliation says content material shall be obtainable on Instagram and X @CriticsChoice, on TikTok @OfficialCriticsChoice, and on Fb/CriticsChoiceAwards, with the hashtag #CriticsChoiceAwards. Moreover, @enews and @eentertainment can have stay crimson carpet and awards protection.
