Why Zendaya and Tom Holland Aren’t at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards

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THE RUNDOWN

• Neither Zendaya nor Tom Holland attended the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
• The actors don’t have any projects nominated this year, but that could change next year.
• Both have multiple films coming out in 2026, including two in which they star together.

Zendaya and Tom Holland have a big year ahead of them, with multiple projects coming out in the months ahead. But they are spending the first Sunday of 2026 away from the spotlight. Neither actor was photographed on the red carpet at the Critics Choice Awards tonight. Their absence makes sense, as they don’t have any projects nominated for awards, and neither is presenting.

This could change next year, with Euphoria’s third season premiering in April, along with Zendaya’s highly anticipated film The Drama with Robert Pattinson. She and Holland also star in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (out July 31) and The Odyssey (out July 17), both of which could generate awards buzz.

In November 2024, Zendaya spoke to Vanity Fair about acting alongside her fiancé. It doesn’t really feel weird, she explained: “It’s actually strangely comfortable. It’s like second nature, if anything. You feel extra safe with the person you’re acting beside. I love working with him. He’s so talented, and so passionate about what he does. He always gives things one thousand percent, even if he’s absolutely worn down. I really appreciate that about him. It feels pretty normal. That’s how we met. Literally, at a chemistry read.”

In terms of the projects she picks, Zendaya told the outlet, “It’s not a strategic thing. I feel like the right parts find you in the same way you find them. Sometimes you might be developing something and it just falls through. I remember many years ago, there was a project I was working on that fell through. We were supposed to shoot, and then a month before, it fell apart. And then I got this script for Euphoria, and that ended up shooting in its slot. I was like, ‘Oh my God, thank God that movie fell apart!’ But at the time we were like, ‘Shit.’ There was really a reason for all of it. I try to go with my feelings. Honestly, it’s really hard to get me to finish a script, because I get sidetracked really easily. When something can make me read it to the end and keeps me engaged, then I know that it’s something that I want to do.”