26th Critics' Choice Awards

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards will be presented on March 7, 2021, honoring the finest achievements in film and television in 2020. The ceremony will be broadcast on The CW with Taye Diggs hosting for the third consecutive time.[1] The television series nominations were announced on January 18[2] while the film nominations were announced on February 8.[3] Mank led the film nominations with 12, followed by Minari with 10.[4] The Crown and Ozark led the television nominations with 6 nominations each.[5] Overall, Netflix received a total of 72 nominations, the most for any studio or network.

26th Critics' Choice Awards
Title card
Date	March 7, 2021
Site	TBA
Hosted by	Taye Diggs
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	TBA
Best Director	TBA
Best Actor	TBA
Best Actress	TBA
Most awards	TBA
Most nominations	Mank (12)
Television coverage
Network	The CW

Nominees

Film

Best Picture Da 5 Bloods Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Mank Minari News of the World Nomadland One Night in Miami Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7	Best Director Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman David Fincher – Mank Regina King – One Night in Miami Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Actor Ben Affleck – The Way Back as Jack Cunningham Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee Green Tom Hanks – News of the World as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods as Paul Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz Steven Yeun – Minari as Jacob Yi	Best Actress Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Billie Holiday Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Autumn Callahan Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie as Marie Jones
Best Supporting Actor Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton Bill Murray – On the Rocks as Felix Keane Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami as Sam Cooke Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe	Best Supporting Actress Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman as Elizabeth Weiss Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja
Best Young Actor/Actress Ryder Allen – Palmer as Sam Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead as Momo Alan Kim – Minari as David Yi Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Skylar Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky as Young Iris "Sully" Sullivan Helena Zengel – News of the World as Johanna Leonberger	Best Acting Ensemble Da 5 Bloods Judas and the Black Messiah Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Minari One Night in Miami The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman Jack Fincher – Mank Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always Abraham Marder and Darius Marder – Sound of Metal Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7	Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies and Paul Greengrass – News of the World Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller – The Father Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt – First Cow Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Cinematography Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow Erik Messerschmidt – Mank Lachlan Milne – Minari Joshua James Richards – Nomadland Newton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods Hoyte van Hoytema – Tenet Dariusz Wolski – News of the World	Best Editing Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Kirk Baxter – Mank Jennifer Lame – Tenet Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father Mikkel E.G. Nielsen – Sound of Metal Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Costume Design Alexandra Byrne – Emma Bina Daigeler – Mulan Suzie Harman and Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman Trish Summerville – Mank	Best Production Design Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale – Mank Cristina Casali and Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas – Tenet Stella Fox and Kave Quinn – Emma Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker, and Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Score Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross – Soul Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky Ludwig Göransson – Tenet James Newton Howard – News of the World Emile Mosseri – Minari Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank	Best Song "Everybody Cries" – The Outpost "Fight for You" – Judas and the Black Messiah "Husavik (My Home Town)" – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga "Io sì (Seen)" – The Life Ahead "Speak Now" – One Night in Miami "Tigress & Tweed" – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Hair and Makeup Emma Hillbilly Elegy Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Mank Promising Young Woman The United States vs. Billie Holiday	Best Visual Effects Greyhound The Invisible Man Mank The Midnight Sky Mulan Tenet Wonder Woman 1984
Best Comedy The 40-Year-Old Version Borat Subsequent Moviefilm The King of Staten Island On the Rocks Palm Springs The Prom	Best Foreign Language Film Another Round • Denmark Collective • Romania La Llorona • Guatemala The Life Ahead • Italy Minari • USA Two of Us • France

Television

Best Drama Series Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Lovecraft Country (HBO)[lower-alpha 1] The Mandalorian (Disney+)[lower-alpha 2] Ozark (Netflix) Perry Mason (HBO) This Is Us (NBC)
Best Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman – Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us as Randall Pearson (NBC) Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country as Atticus "Tic" Freeman (HBO)[lower-alpha 3] Josh O'Connor – The Crown as Prince Charles (Netflix) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (AMC) Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason as Perry Mason (HBO)	Best Actress in a Drama Series Christine Baranski – The Good Fight as Diane Lockhart (CBS All Access) Olivia Colman – The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II (Netflix) Emma Corrin – The Crown as Princess Diana (Netflix) Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison (Showtime) Laura Linney – Ozark as Wendy Byrde (Netflix) Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country as Letitia "Leti" Lewis (HBO)[lower-alpha 4]
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul as Mike Ehrmantraut (AMC) Justin Hartley – This Is Us as Kevin Pearson (NBC) John Lithgow – Perry Mason as Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan (HBO) Tobias Menzies – The Crown as Prince Philip (Netflix) Tom Pelphrey – Ozark as Ben Davis (Netflix) Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country as Montrose Freeman (HBO)[lower-alpha 3]	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Gillian Anderson – The Crown as Margaret Thatcher (Netflix) Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider as Holly Gibney (HBO)[lower-alpha 5] Julia Garner – Ozark as Ruth Langmore (Netflix) Janet McTeer – Ozark as Helen Pierce (Netflix) Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country as Ruby Baptiste (HBO)[lower-alpha 5] Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul as Kim Wexler (AMC)
Best Comedy Series Better Things (FX) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Mom (CBS) PEN15 (Hulu) Ramy (Hulu) Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)[lower-alpha 6]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Hank Azaria – Brockmire as Jim Brockmire (IFC) Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows as Laszlo Cravensworth (FX) Nicholas Hoult – The Great as Peter III (Hulu) Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek as Johnny Rose (Pop TV) Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Ramy Youssef – Ramy as Ramy Hassan (Hulu)	Best Actress in a Comedy Series Pamela Adlon – Better Things as Sam Fox (FX) Christina Applegate – Dead to Me as Jen Harding (Netflix) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant as Cassie Bowden (HBO Max) Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows as Nadja (FX)[lower-alpha 7] Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose (Pop TV) Issa Rae – Insecure as Issa Dee (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series William Fichtner – Mom as Adam Janikowski (CBS) Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows as Guillermo de la Cruz (FX) Daniel Levy – Schitt's Creek as David Rose (Pop TV) Alex Newell – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Mo (NBC) Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows as Colin Robinson (FX) Andrew Rannells – Black Monday as Blair Pfaff (Showtime)	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Lecy Goranson – The Conners as Becky Conner (ABC) Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time as Lydia Riera (Pop TV) Annie Murphy – Schitt's Creek as Alexis Rose (Pop TV) Ashley Park – Emily in Paris as Mindy Chen (Netflix) Jaime Pressly – Mom as Jill Kendall (CBS) Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso as Rebecca Welton (Apple TV+)
Best Limited Series I May Destroy You (HBO) Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Normal People (Hulu) The Plot Against America (HBO) The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) Small Axe (Prime Video) The Undoing (HBO) Unorthodox (Netflix)	Best Movie Made for Television Bad Education (HBO) Between the World and Me (HBO) The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime) Hamilton (Disney+) Sylvie's Love (Prime Video) What the Constitution Means to Me (Prime Video)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television John Boyega – Small Axe as Leroy Logan (Prime Video) Hugh Grant – The Undoing as Jonathan Fraser (HBO) Paul Mescal – Normal People as Connell Waldron (Hulu) Chris Rock – Fargo as Loy Cannon (FX) Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (HBO) Morgan Spector – The Plot Against America as Herman Levin (HBO)	Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America as Phyllis Schlafly (FX on Hulu) Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You as Arabella Essiedu (HBO) Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People as Marianne Sheridan (Hulu) Shira Haas – Unorthodox as Esther "Esty" Shapiro (Netflix) Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit as Beth Harmon (Netflix) Tessa Thompson – Sylvie's Love as Sylvie Parker (Prime Video)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Daveed Diggs – The Good Lord Bird as Frederick Douglass (Showtime) Joshua Caleb Johnson – The Good Lord Bird as Henry "Onion" Shackleford (Showtime) Dylan McDermott – Hollywood as Ernest "Ernie" West (Netflix) Donald Sutherland – The Undoing as Franklin Reinhardt (HBO) Glynn Turman – Fargo as Doctor Senator (FX) John Turturro – The Plot Against America as Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf (HBO)	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America as Shirley Chisholm (FX on Hulu) Betsy Brandt – Soulmates as Caitlin Jones (AMC) Marielle Heller – The Queen's Gambit as Alma Wheatley (Netflix) Margo Martindale – Mrs. America as Bella Abzug (FX on Hulu) Winona Ryder – The Plot Against America as Evelyn Finkel (HBO) Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America as Betty Friedan (FX on Hulu)
Best Talk Show Desus & Mero (Showtime) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC / Syndicated) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)	Best Comedy Special Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (Netflix) Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix) Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix) Marc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix) Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix) Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix)
Best Short Form Series The Andy Cohen Diaries (Quibi) Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (AMC / YouTube) Mapleworth Murders (Quibi) Nikki Fre$h (Quibi) Reno 911! (Quibi) Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access)

Multiple nominations

Film

The following twenty-five films received multiple nominations: Nominations Film Studio(s) 12 Mank Netflix 10 Minari A24 8 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Netflix 7 News of the World Universal Pictures 6 Da 5 Bloods Netflix Nomadland Searchlight Pictures One Night in Miami Amazon Studios Promising Young Woman Focus Features The Trial of the Chicago 7 Netflix 5 Sound of Metal Amazon Studios Tenet Warner Bros. 4 The Father Sony Pictures Classics 3 Emma Focus Features Judas and the Black Messiah Warner Bros. The Life Ahead Netflix The Midnight Sky Never Rarely Sometimes Always Focus Features The United States vs. Billie Holiday Hulu 2 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Amazon Studios First Cow A24 Hillbilly Elegy Netflix Mulan Walt Disney Pictures On the Rocks A24 / Apple TV+ The Personal History of David Copperfield Searchlight Pictures Pieces of a Woman Netflix Television The following twenty-five series received multiple nominations: Nominations Series Network 6 The Crown Netflix Ozark 5 Lovecraft Country HBO Mrs. America FX on Hulu Schitt's Creek Pop TV What We Do in the Shadows FX 4 Better Call Saul AMC The Plot Against America HBO 3 Mom CBS Normal People Hulu Perry Mason HBO The Queen's Gambit Netflix Ted Lasso Apple TV+ This Is Us NBC The Undoing HBO 2 Better Things FX Fargo The Flight Attendant HBO Max The Good Fight CBS All Access The Good Lord Bird Showtime I May Destroy You HBO Ramy Hulu Small Axe Prime Video Sylvie's Love Unorthodox Netflix

Notes

1. Won Best Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
2. Won Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
3. Nominated for Best Actor in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
4. Won Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
5. Nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
6. Nominated for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
7. Won Best Actress in a Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

See also

• 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

References

1. "Annual Critics Choice Awards Returns To The CW Network On Sunday, March 7, 2021 With Host Taye Diggs". Critics Choice Association. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Series nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced". Critics Choice Association. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
3. "Film nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced". Critics Choice Association. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
4. Davis, Clayton (February 8, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
5. Schneider, Micahel (January 18, 2021). "'Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.