And while Leo appeared to skip the red carpet at the event, celebrities like Hacks star Meg Stalter and Paul Downs made it one to remember. After all, the duo stepped out on the Critics Choice carpet parodying Timothée Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner, sporting all orange ensembles reminiscent of the couple’s look at the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme.
“I don't even know what this is," Megan joked to E! News' Keltie Knight on the carpet, gesturing to her outfit. "My stylist just pulled it."
Meanwhile, Paul—who acts as a showrunner and writer on the Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder-led series—insinuated the duo had “borrowed” the iconic looks.
“We're in production on season five right now of Hacks,” he reasoned. “So we didn't really have a lot of time to fit, to shop.”
As for who scooped a win at the star-studded affair? The Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson-led The Naked Gun took home one of the first awards of the evening for Best Comedy film, besting Eternity, The Walls of Ellis Island, Friendship, The Phonecian Scheme and Splitsville.
For more wins from the Critics Choice Awards 2026, keep reading…
WINNER: Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.) Cary Christopher - Weapons (Warner Bros.)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.) Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.) Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.) Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1 (Apple Original Films)
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman (Warner Bros.)
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films)
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu) Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC) Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
Curated by Antonio Rossi
