Will the reshuffling of the event calendar enhance the anticipation for Sunday night’s kickoff of the 2026 awards season? That question is among many that promise to be answered as the red carpet opens for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, taking place at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport.
For the first time in nine years, the Critics Choice Awards has leapfrogged to the front of the awards season schedule, enabling this organization of film, TV and streaming journalists to help set the narrative for the coming months and perhaps nurture a buzz for films and actors in contention for the season’s most coveted trophies. That includes Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme and Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, as well as Jesse Buckley for Hamnet and Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee. (Keep up with the winners as they are announce live.)
It’s also the first opportunity to get a sense of who will emerge as the year’s most-discussed style stars on the awards season red carpet. Frankenstein’s Jacob Elordi and Sentimental Value’s Elle Fanning traditionally scored best-dressed nods for their sartorial choices during previous seasons, but One Battle After Another’s Teyana Taylor also should top many lists, as the actress is firmly a designer favorite who’s worn Balmain and Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann in recent months.
Ultimately, from high-profile films and TV shows to viral moments in high fashion, a variety of game plans and campaigns will be established Sunday night at the Barker Hangar. Here’s a look at all of the night’s arrivals, which The Hollywood Reporter will update throughout the evening.
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