Critics Choice Winner Predictions: Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley and a Close Race Between ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’

The 31st Critics Choice Awards arrive Sunday with Chelsea Handler set to return as host. This year, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” leads the nomination tally at 17 nods, but Variety is projecting a big night for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” when winners are announced live on E!

“One Battle” is projected to take best picture, director and adapted screenplay. However, we are also forecasting that “Sinners,” the vampire-tinged epic will take home the most trophies with six including original screenplay for Coogler.

Marty Supreme, Timothee Chalamet, 2025. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection Courtesy Everett Collection

The current expectation for the acting races suggest a strong night for a quartet of performances tied to four different films: Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme,” Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet,” Benicio del Toro for “One Battle After Another” and Amy Madigan for “Weapons.” If that quartet holds, it would signal a more fluid and…