American Critics Choice Awards 2026: Winners | Television tonight

Adolescence dominated the wins at the US Critics Choice Awards yesterday.

The British drama won the award for best limited series, plus three acting wins in a limited series or movie made for television.

There were several victories for it The Pitt And The Studio.

Australian Sarah Snook won for Melbourne-made All her fault.

Jacob Elordi also won for Netflix film Frankenstein.

Chelsea Handler hosted the awards at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport in California.

Winners in bold:

Best Drama Series
The Pitt
Alien: Earth
Andor
The diplomat
Paradise
For many
Disconnection
Task

Best comedy series
The Studio
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacking
Nobody wants this
Only murders in the building
The righteous gems

Best Limited Series
Adolescence
All her fault
Head of War
Death by lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope thief
Dying for sex
The girlfriend

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle – The Pitt as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise as Xavier Collins [f]
Diego Luna – Andor as Cassianus Andor ([g]
Mark Ruffalo – Job as Tom Brandis
Adam Scott – Severance as Mark Scout / Mark S. [h]
Billy Bob Thornton – Husbandman as Tommy Norris

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rhea Seehorn – More than Carol Sturka
Kathy Bates – Matlock as Madeline “Matty” Matlock / Madeline Kingston
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age as Bertha Russell
Britt Lower – Severance as Helena Eagan / Helly R.
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us as Ellie
Keri Russell – The Diplomat as Katherine “Kate” Wyler

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tramell Tillman – Severance as Seth Milchick
Patrick Ball – The Pitt as Dr. Frank Langdon
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show as Cory Ellison
Ato Essandoh – The diplomat as Stuart Hayford
Wood Harris – Forever as Eric
Tom Pelphrey – Job as Robbie Prendergrast

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt as Dana Evans
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show as Christine Hunter
Denée Benton – The Gilded Age as Peggy Scott
Allison Janney – The Diplomat as Grace Hagen Penn
Greta Lee – The Morning Show as Stella Bak
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock as Olympia Lawrence

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Seth Rogen – The Studio as Matt Remick
Adam Brody – No one wants this like Noah Roklov
Ted Danson – A man on the inside like Charles Nieuwendyk
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical as Ron
Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones as Jesse Gemstone
Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot as Murderbot

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart – Hacks as Deborah Vance
Kristen Bell – No one wants this like Joanne Williams
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face as Charlie Cale
Rose McIver – Ghosts as Samantha “Sam” Arondekar
Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones as Judy Gemstone
Carrie Preston – Elsbeth as Elsbeth Tascioni

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio as Sal Saperstein
Paul W. Downs – Hacks as Jimmy LuSaque Jr.
Asher Grodman – Ghosts as Trevor Lefkowitz
Oscar Nunez – The Paper as Oscar Martinez
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary as Jacob Hill
Timothy Simons – No one wants this like Sasha Roklov

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman
Danielle Brooks – Peacekeeper as Leota Adebayo
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks as Ava Daniels
Justine Lupe – No one wants this like Morgan Williams
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live as various characters
Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts as Henrietta “Hetty” Woodstone

Best Film Made for Television
Bridget Jones: Crazy about the boy
Deep coverage
The gap
Nonnas
Berghoofd
Summer of 69

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Stephen Graham – Adolescence as Eddie Miller
Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
Brian Tyree Henry – Doped thief as Ray Driscoll
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Ed Gein
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me as Nile Jarvis
Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning as James A. Garfield

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Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Sarah Snook – All her fault as Marissa Irvine
Jessica Biel – The Better Sister as Chloe Taylor
Meghann Fahy – Sirens as Devon DeWitt
Michelle Williams – Dying for sex as Molly Kochan
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend as Laura Sanderson
Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: crazy about the boy as Bridget Jones

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Owen Cooper – Adolescence as Jamie Miller
Wagner Moura – Doped thief as Manny Carvalho
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning as Chester A. Arthur
Michael Peña – It’s all her fault as Detective Jim Alcaras
Ashley Walters – Adolescence as DI Luke Bascombe
Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead as Jeffrey “Jeff” Abredazi

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Erin Doherty – Adolescence as Briony Ariston
Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning as Lucretia Garfield
Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as Elizabeth Piest
Sophia Lillis – All her fault as Carrie Finch
Julianne Moore – Sirens as Michaela “Kiki” Kell
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence as Manda Miller

Best Animated Series
South Park
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long story short
Marvel zombies
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

Best Foreign Language Series
Squid Game • South Korea
Acapulco • United States
Last Samurai Standing • Japan
Mussolini: Son of the Century • France / Italy
Red Alert • Israel
If no one sees us • Spain

Best talk show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Hot People (YouTube)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens live with Andy Cohen

Best Comedy Special
SNL50: The anniversary special
Brett Goldstein: The second best night of your life
Caleb Hearon: model comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable things
Marc Maron: Panicking
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem

Best variety series
Last week tonight with John Oliver
Conan O’Brien has to go
Saturday evening live