Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Tops Critics Choice Wins

January 5, 2026 Jan. 5, 2026

The 31st Critics Choice Awards celebrated excellence across film and television, delivering several headline-making moments during a live ceremony at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, hosted by Chelsea Handler. Among this year’s honorees were five projects finished at Company 3, reflecting the range of creative work recognized by critics across various categories.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein emerged as one of the most awarded films of the evening, earning four Critics Choice Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Jacob Elordi, Best Production Design for Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Best Costume Design for Kate Hawley, and Best Hair and Makeup for Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey. Company 3 completed color, sound, finishing, and dailies services on the film, including color grading by Senior Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld and sound mixing by Senior Re-Recording Mixer Christian Cooke and Re-Recording Mixer Brad Zoern.

Also recognized was F1, which was honored with two Critics Choice Awards, including Best Editing and Best Sound. Company 3 completed color, finishing, dailies, and trailers services on the film, with color by Senior Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld and Colorist Parker Jarvie.

In television, South Park received the award for Best Animated Series, marking the first Critics Choice Award win in this category for the long-running series.

Additional Company 3–finished projects recognized among this year’s winners include Marty Supreme, graded by Senior Colorist Yvan Lucas, and Severance Season 2, graded by Senior Colorist Tom Poole.

Congratulations to the filmmakers and creative teams whose work was recognized at this year’s Critics Choice Awards. To view the complete list of winners, click here.

 

Feature Wins

Frankenstein  

Best Production Design

+ 3 Other Wins

  • Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • Re-Recording Mixers | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
  • Additional Color | Dave Muscat
  • Finishing Editor | Darren Hinchy
  • Dailies | Company 3
  • Dailies Production | Gino Carletti, Ella Nicoli-Horne
  • Color and Sound Producer | Sarah Riley
  • Director | Guillermo del Toro
  • DP | Dan Laustsen, ASC DFF
  • Editor | Evan Schiff, ACE
  • Production Design | Tamara Deverell

 

F1

Best Editing

+ 1 Other Win

 

Marty Supreme

1 Win

  • Supervising Color | Yvan Lucas
  • Additional Color | Diego Orkiz
  • Finishing Editor | Gina Kalim
  • Editorial Services | Brandon Rosser, Gregory Caligiuri
  • Dailies | Rich Flores
  • Dailies Producer | Matt Riera
  • Color Producer | Laura Hickerson
  • Director | Josh Safdie
  • DP | Darius Khondji ASC AFC
  • Editors | Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
  • Production Design | Jack Fisk

 

Television Wins

 

Severance | Season 2

1 Win

  • Color | Tom Poole
  • Additional Color | Dustin Wadsworth
  • Finishing Editor | Nicholas Figueroa
  • Dailies | Alex Kaufman
  • Color Producer | Ray Stanton
  • Trailers | Joe Pestana, Lenny Fohrer, Igor Darbo, Aaron Dorn
  • VFX | Curated
  • Supporting VFX | SDFX Studios
  • Directors | Ben Stiller, Sam Donovan, Uta Briesewitz, Jess Gagné
  • DPs | Jessica Lee Gagné, Suzie Lavelle BSC, David Lanzenberg
  • Editors | Geoff Richman ACE, Joe Landauer, Keith Fraase
  • Production Design | Jeremy Hindle

 

South Park | Season 27

Best Animated Series

  • Color | Scott Ostrowsky
  • Color Producer | Sean Holland
  • Director | Trey Parker