Overview
- The 31st Critics Choice Awards were held January 4 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica with Chelsea Handler hosting.
- One Battle After Another won Best Picture, Paul Thomas Anderson took Best Director, and the film earned Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor for Marty Supreme and Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, with Jacob Elordi and Amy Madigan taking the supporting prizes.
- Sinners led with 17 nominations and collected Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Casting & Ensemble, and Best Young Performer for Miles Caton.
- Television honors included The Pitt as Best Drama, The Studio as Best Comedy, and Adolescence as Best Limited Series, while The Secret Agent won Best International Film and Argentina’s Belén was a nominee.