Creator's Choice Awards

Creator's Choice Awards
Creator's Choice Awards
Description	The finest in cinematic and television achievements
Country	United States
Presented by	Creator's Choice Awards Economy
Website	www.creatorschoicesawards.com

The Creator's Choice Awards (officially nicknamed The Cinnies) are annual awards presented by the Creator's Choice Awards Economy to honor outstanding achievements in film, television, and digital media. Voted on by a global collective of content creators, film critics, and digital commentators, the awards provide a creator-led perspective on the year's finest media achievements.

The awards were founded on October 28, 2025, by film and television commentator and content creator Tyler "Sooplex" Williams. The inaugural ceremony took place on March 7, 2026, and was broadcast live on YouTube.

History

The Creator's Choice Awards were established in late 2025 by Tyler Williams to address what he characterized as a lack of representation for digital film commentators and online content creators within traditional Hollywood critics' groups and industry guilds. Williams sought to establish an awards body consisting of voices who engage directly with modern digital audiences through platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and film-focused podcasting networks.

Voting Body and Leadership

The voting body of the organization is known as "The Economy", which comprised over 75 active digital creators during its inaugural year, with plans to expand to over 150 members for subsequent voting cycles. The production and organization of the annual broadcast are overseen by a group of creators referred to as "The Producers". For the inaugural 1st ceremony, the production team was led by producers Tyler "Sooplex" Williams, Ciaran Rabbitte, Sera McFarland, Kemar Maat, and Jayla Phipps.

The Midsummers

In 2026, the organization introduced "The Midsummers", a mid-year awards cycle recognizing films released between January 1 and July 3 of the calendar year. Rather than traditional trophies, honorees are presented with "flowers" in categories covering drama, performances, and direction.

The top honor of the mid-year cycle is the Summer Solstice Prize. Uniquely, the film awarded the Summer Solstice Prize receives an automatic nomination for Best Film at the following year's main Creator's Choice Awards ceremony. The inaugural Midsummers ceremony was scheduled for broadcast on August 7, 2026.

Ceremonies

Ceremony	Date	Venue	Stream Network
1st Creator's Choice Awards	March 7, 2026	Live Virtual Broadcast	YouTube^[1]
1st Creator's Choice Midsummers	August 7, 2026	Live Virtual Broadcast	YouTube

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Film	Best Director
Sinners Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme No Other Choice One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sorry, Baby Train Dreams	Ryan Coogler – Sinners Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
Best Actor in a Lead Performance	Best Actress in a Lead Performance
*Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme* as Marty Mauser** Jesse Plemons – Bugonia as Teddy Gatz Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice as Yoo Man-su Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore	*Jessie Buckley – Hamnet* as Agnes Shakespeare** Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Emma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle Fuller Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora Borg Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes
Best Actor in a Supporting Performance	Best Actress in a Supporting Performance
*Delroy Lindo – Sinners* as Delta Slim** Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature Miles Caton – Sinners as Samuel "Sammie" Moore Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw	*Amy Madigan – Weapons* as Gladys** Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme as Rachel Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie
Best Screenplay	Best Rising Star Performance
Ryan Coogler – Sinners Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Will Tracy – Bugonia Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby	*Miles Caton – Sinners* as Samuel "Sammie" Moore** Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Warfare as Ray Mendoza Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet as Hamnet Shakespeare
Best Cinematography	Best Score
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen No Other Choice – Kim Woo-hyung Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman	Sinners – Ludwig Göransson One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood No Other Choice – Cho Young-wuk Hamnet – Max Richter Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
Best Soundtrack	Best Costume, Hair, and Makeup
K-Pop: Demon Hunters Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Wicked: For Good	Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme Sinners Wicked: For Good
Best Production Design	Best Visual Effects
Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme Sinners Wicked: For Good	Avatar: Fire and Ash Frankenstein Mickey 17 Sinners Superman
Best Cultural Impact	Best Under Budget Film
Sinners K-Pop: Demon Hunters Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Weapons	Good Boy The Baltimorons Bob Trevino Likes It Eephus It Ends
Best International Feature	Best Anim(e)ated Feature
No Other Choice (South Korea) It Was Just an Accident (Iran) Resurrection (China) The Secret Agent (Brazil) Sentimental Value (Norway) The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)	K-Pop: Demon Hunters Arco Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Lost in Starlight Ne Zha 2 Zootopia 2
Best Romance Feature	Best Comedy Feature
Eternity Chainsaw Man – Reze Arc Materialists The History of Sound Together Oh, Hi	One Battle After Another Friendship No Other Choice One of Them Days The Naked Gun Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Horror/Thriller Feature	Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Feature
Sinners Bring Her Back Frankenstein The Long Walk The Ugly Stepsister Weapons	Bugonia Avatar: Fire and Ash Companion Frankenstein Mickey 17 Predator: Killer of Killers
Best Action Feature	Best Drama Feature
Superman Avatar: Fire and Ash Ballerina F1 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Warfare	Sinners Hamnet Marty Supreme Sentimental Value Sorry, Baby Train Dreams
Outstanding Studio Achievement
Warner Bros. A24 Neon Netflix Universal Pictures

Television

Best Television/Streaming Series	Best Cartoon & Anim(e)ated Series
The Studio (Apple TV+) Adolescence (Netflix) Andor (Disney+) It: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Max) Severance (Apple TV+)	Invincible (Amazon Prime Video) Common Side Effects (Adult Swim) Devil May Cry (Netflix) My Hero Academia (Studio Bones) Smiling Friends (Adult Swim) Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)
Best Actor in a Television/Streaming Series	Best Actress in a Television/Streaming Series
*Owen Cooper – Adolescence* as Jamie Miller** Bill Skarsgård – It: Welcome to Derry as Pennywise Diego Luna – Andor as Cassian Andor Mark Ruffalo – Task as Tom Brandis Seth Rogen – The Studio as Matt Remick	Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus Britt Lower – Severance as Helena Eagan / Helly R. Catherine O'Hara – The Studio as Patty Leigh Genevieve O'Reilly – Andor as Mon Mothma Hannah Einbinder – Hacks as Ava Daniels

References

External links

Official website

↑ The First Annual Creator's Choice Awards!. YouTube. The Cinnies. March 7, 2026. Event occurs at 00:10:50. Retrieved March 8, 2026.

[CCAYoutubeStream-1] The First Annual Creator's Choice Awards!. YouTube. The Cinnies. March 7, 2026. Event occurs at 00:10:50. Retrieved March 8, 2026.

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