{"id":7812,"date":"2026-01-05T02:36:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/2026-critics-choice-awards-winners-list\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:36:38","slug":"2026-critics-choice-awards-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/2026-critics-choice-awards-winners-list\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Golden\u2019 and \u2018Sinners\u2019 Score Win in Music Categories at 2026 Critics Choice\u00a0Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\u201cGolden,\u201d the fizzy global smash from KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>, won best song at the 31st\u00a0Critics Choice Awards<\/a>, which were held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday (Jan. 4). Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/a>\u2019s music for Sinners<\/em> won best score. <\/p>\n

\n\tBoth \u201cGolden\u201d and the Sinners <\/em>score are nominated in those same categories at the Golden Globe Awards, which will be presented on Jan. 11. Both are also shortlisted for Oscars in those categories. Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGolden\u201d topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. It\u2019s the first former No. 1 hit to win at the Critics Choice Awards since \u201cSee You Again\u201d from Furious 7<\/em> a decade ago. That hip-hop smash topped the Hot 100 for 12 weeks. (\u201cShallow\u201d from A Star Is Born<\/em> also hit No. 1, but not prior to awards season. It hit No. 1 after it won the Oscar.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGolden\u201d was cowritten by EJAE<\/a>, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy. If it also wins at the Oscars, it would mark the first time the winning song has had as many as five credited writers. The Academy has a rule that no more than four statuettes will be presented in this category, so these five writers have agreed that, should they win, they will share one statuette for their song.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is G\u00f6ransson\u2019s second Critics Choice Award for best score. He won two years ago for Oppenheimer.<\/em> He\u2019s the first composer to win twice in the space of three years since Justin Hurwitz, who won for La La Land<\/em> (2016) and First Man<\/em> (2018).<\/p>\n

\n\tFour of the six winners for best original score since 2020 went on to win in that category at the Oscars. Likewise, four of the seven winners for best original song since 2020 (there was a tie in 2020) went on to win at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

\n\tKPop Demon Hunters<\/em> won a second award, best animated feature. In TV categories, Jimmy Kimmel Live! <\/em>won best talk show. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver<\/em> won best variety series, beating Saturday Night Live<\/em>, but SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em> won best comedy special.<\/p>\n

\n\tRyan Coogler\u2019s horror film\u00a0Sinners\u00a0<\/em>led the 2026 Critics Choice\u00a0Awards<\/a>\u00a0nominations with a whopping 17 bids. Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s\u00a0One Battle After Another<\/em>\u00a0was runner-up, with 14 nods. Those two films were followed on the leaderboard by\u00a0Frankenstein<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Hamnet\u00a0<\/em>(11 nods each);\u00a0Marty Supreme<\/em>\u00a0(eight);\u00a0F1<\/em>,\u00a0Sentimental Value<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Wicked: For Good<\/em>\u00a0(seven nods each),\u00a0Train Dreams<\/em>\u00a0(five), and\u00a0Jay Kelly<\/em> and\u00a0Weapons\u00a0<\/em>(four nods each).<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the television side, Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Adolesence<\/em>\u00a0led the way with six nominations, followed by\u00a0Nobody Wants This<\/em>\u00a0with five; and\u00a0All Her Fault<\/em>,\u00a0Death by Lightning<\/em>,\u00a0Ghosts<\/em>,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>,\u00a0Severance<\/em> and\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>, with four nods each.<\/p>\n

\n\tChelsea Handler hosted the Critics Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. It was broadcast live on Jan. 4 on E! and USA Network.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a complete list of nominations in both film and TV categories, with the winners that have been identified marked. The other winners will be marked as the show progresses.<\/p>\n