Chelsea Handler Returning to Host 2026 Critics Choice Awards

‘Sinners’ Dominates Critics Choice Awards With 17 Nominations

Sinners leads the 2026 Critics Choice Awards film nominations with 17 nods, just one short of Barbie’s record 18 nominations from two years ago. One Battle After Another follows with 14 nominations, while Hamnet and Frankenstein each received 11. On TV, Adolescence led with six nods, followed by Nobody Wants This with five and four-time nominees All Her Fault, Death by Lightning, Ghosts, Hacks, Severance, The Diplomat and The Pitt. The Critics C…

Chelsea Handler returning to host 2026 Critics Choice Awards

Chelsea Handler will once again serve as host of the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, airing live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif on Jan. 4, 2026 – marking Handler’s fourth consecutive year as host. Handler said in a statement: “Kicking off the year with the Critics Choice Awards feels right.  Nothing says ‘new beginnings’ like a room full of critics ready to tell you how you did last year.” CCA CEO Joey Berlin added, “Chelsea Handler i…