Awards season has officially entered its most actor-forward phase. The nominations for the 2026 SAG Awards, now rebranded as the Actor Awards, have been revealed, and the lineup reflects a year defined by ambitious performances, bold storytelling, and industry resilience.
Leading the film side of the nominations is One Battle After Another, which scored an impressive seven nominations, including a coveted nod for Best Stunt Ensemble. The recognition places the film firmly at the center of this year’s awards conversation. Close behind is Sinners, earning five nominations, once again including a stunt ensemble mention. Meanwhile, Frankenstein, Hamnet, and Marty Supreme followed with three nominations each, though Frankenstein stood out as the only one of the trio to land a stunt nod.
All five films—Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, and Sinners—are competing for the Actor Awards’ top honor: Best Cast, the ceremony’s most prestigious film category and often a strong indicator of Oscar momentum.
On the television side, the field is just as competitive. The Studio leads with five nominations, while Adolescence and The White Lotus trail closely behind with four nods each. Notably, none of the top television nominees received stunt ensemble nominations this year, signaling a performance-driven focus across categories.
The nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series include Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, and The Studio. Meanwhile, the Drama Series Ensemble category features The Diplomat, Landman, The Pitt, Severance, and The White Lotus, reinforcing the dominance of prestige storytelling across platforms.
This year’s nominations were announced via livestream by Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James, with the broadcast airing on Netflix’s YouTube channel. The awards are presented by SAG-AFTRA, underscoring the ceremony’s continued commitment to honoring performers as judged by their peers.
In addition to the competitive categories, Harrison Ford will receive this year’s Life Achievement Award, a fitting honor for one of Hollywood’s most enduring and influential figures.
The ceremony also marks a significant branding evolution. The SAG Awards officially rebranded as the Actor Awards in November, a change explained by showrunner Jon Brockett and SAG-AFTRA Awards Committee chair JoBeth Williams.
“Since the show started over 30 years ago, our iconic statuette has always been called The Actor, and simply evolving the show’s name to align with the award itself made obvious sense,” they said. “We wanted to provide clearer recognition in terms of what the show is about for our domestic and global audiences — we honor actors in film and television. Laser-focusing the name on those two things became the clearest and most straightforward path for this new chapter of the show.”
James jokingly acknowledged the shift ahead of the announcement, quipping, “Like thousands of actors, they’ve changed the name.”
This year’s nominations also arrive on a somber anniversary. They were announced one year after the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated parts of Los Angeles. Reflecting on the moment, SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin shared, “So many of us were affected, but I’m so proud of our industry for coming together at this difficult time.”
Last year, Conclave won Best Cast, while Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) and Demi Moore (The Substance) took home Best Actor and Actress honors. Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña won the supporting categories, later repeating those wins at the Oscars. On television, Shogun claimed Best Drama Ensemble, while Only Murders in the Building won Best Comedy Ensemble.
The 2026 Actor Awards will stream live on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 1.
The film nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser – MARTY SUPREME
LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
ETHAN HAWKE / Lorenz Hart – BLUE MOON
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack – SINNERS
JESSE PLEMONS / Teddy – BUGONIA
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes – HAMNET
ROSE BYRNE / Linda – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
KATE HUDSON / Claire – SONG SUNG BLUE
CHASE INFINITI / Willa – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
EMMA STONE / Michelle – BUGONIA
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MILES CATON / Sammie Moore – SINNERS
BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
JACOB ELORDI / The Creature – FRANKENSTEIN
PAUL MESCAL / Will – HAMNET
SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ODESSA A’ZION / Rachel Mizler – MARTY SUPREME
ARIANA GRANDE / Glinda – WICKED: FOR GOOD
AMY MADIGAN / Gladys – WEAPONS
WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie – SINNERS
TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
FRANKENSTEIN
DAVID BRADLEY / Blind Man
CHRISTIAN CONVERY / Young Victor Frankenstein
CHARLES DANCE / Leopold Frankenstein
JACOB ELORDI / The Creature
MIA GOTH / Elizabeth/Claire Frankenstein
OSCAR ISAAC / Victor Frankenstein
FELIX KAMMERER / William Frankenstein
LARS MIKKELSEN / Capt. Anderson
CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Harlander
HAMNET
JOE ALWYN / Bartholomew
JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes
NOAH JUPE / Hamlet
PAUL MESCAL / Will
EMILY WATSON / Mary
MARTY SUPREME
ODESSA A’ZION / Rachel Mizler
SANDRA BERNHARD / Judy
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser
EMORY COHEN / Ira Mizler
FRAN DRESCHER / Rebecca Mauser
ABEL FERRARA / Ezra Mishkin
PENN JILLETTE / Hoff
KOTO KAWAGUCHI / Koto Endo
LUKE MANLEY / Dion Galanis
TYLER OKONMA / Wally
KEVIN O’LEARY / Milton Rockwell
GWYNETH PALTROW / Kay Stone
GÉZA RÖHRIG / Béla Kletzki
LARRY RATSO SLOMAN / Murray Norkin
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob
REGINA HALL / Deandra
CHASE INFINITI / Willa
SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia
SINNERS
MILES CATON / Sammie Moore
BUDDY GUY / Old Sammie
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack
JAYME LAWSON / Pearline
DELROY LINDO / Delta Slim
OMAR MILLER / Cornbread
WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie
JACK O’CONNELL / Remmick
HAILEE STEINFELD / Mary
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
FRANKENSTEIN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
The TV nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JASON BATEMAN / Vince Friedkin – BLACK RABBIT
OWEN COOPER / Jamie Miller – ADOLESCENCE
STEPHEN GRAHAM / Eddie Miller – ADOLESCENCE
CHARLIE HUNNAM / Ed Gein – MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY
MATTHEW RHYS / Nile Jarvis – THE BEAST IN ME
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
CLAIRE DANES / Agatha Wiggs – THE BEAST IN ME
ERIN DOHERTY / Briony Ariston – ADOLESCENCE
SARAH SNOOK / Marissa Irvine – ALL HER FAULT
CHRISTINE TREMARCO / Manda Miller – ADOLESCENCE
MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Molly – DYING FOR SEX
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STERLING K. BROWN / Agent Xavier Collins – PARADISE
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison – THE MORNING SHOW
WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett – THE WHITE LOTUS
GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb – SLOW HORSES
NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch – THE PITT
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
BRITT LOWER / Helly – SEVERANCE
PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff – THE WHITE LOTUS
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler – THE DIPLOMAT
RHEA SEEHORN / Carol – PLURIBUS
AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea – THE WHITE LOTUS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein – THE STUDIO
ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov – NOBODY WANTS THIS
TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk – A MAN ON THE INSIDE
SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick – THE STUDIO
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason – THE STUDIO
CATHERINE O’HARA / Patty Leigh – THE STUDIO
JENNA ORTEGA / Wednesday Addams – WEDNESDAY
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – HACKS
KRISTEN WIIG / Maxine Simmons – PALM ROYALE
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE DIPLOMAT
ALI AHN / Eidra Park
PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning
ROSALINE ELBAY / Nora Koriem
ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford
DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah
GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler
RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler
LANDMAN
PAULINA CHÁVEZ / Ariana
MARK COLLIE / Sheriff Walt Joeberg
SAM ELLIOTT / T.L. Norris
COLM FEORE / Nathan
ANDY GARCIA / Gallino
JAMES JORDAN / Dale Bradley
ALI LARTER / Angela Norris
JACOB LOFLAND / Cooper Norris
CALEB MARTIN / Ben “BR” Reynolds
DEMI MOORE / Cami Miller
MICHELLE RANDOLPH / Ainsley Norris
MUSTAFA SPEAKS / Boss
BILLY BOB THORNTON / Tommy Norris
KAYLA WALLACE / Rebecca Falcone
THE PITT
AMIELYNN ABELLERA / Nurse Perlah Alawi
SHABANA AZEEZ / Med Student Victoria Javadi
PATRICK BALL / Dr. Frank Langdon
ISA BRIONES / Dr. Trinity Santos
JALEN THOMAS BROOKS / Nurse Mateo Diaz
TAYLOR DEARDEN / Dr. Mel King
FIONA DOURIF / Dr. Cassie McKay
SUPRIYA GANESH / Dr. Samira Mohan
JOANNA GOING / Theresa Saunders
GERRAN HOWELL / Med Student Dennis Whitaker
MICHAEL HYATT / Gloria
TRACY IFEACHOR / Dr. Heather Collins
KATHERINE LANASA / Charge Nurse Dana Evans
KRYSTEL V. MCNEIL / Kiara Alfaro
BRANDON MENDEZ HOMER / Nurse Donnie Donahue
ALEXANDRA METZ / Dr. Yolanda Garcia
TRACY VILAR / Lupe Perez
KRISTIN VILLANUEVA / Nurse Princess Dela Cruz
NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
SEVERANCE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Harmony Cobel
SARAH BOCK / Miss Huang
MICHAEL CHERNUS / Ricken
ZACH CHERRY / Dylan
DICHEN LACHMAN / Ms. Casey
BRITT LOWER / Helly
DARRI ÓLAFSSON / Drummond
ADAM SCOTT / Mark
TRAMELL TILLMAN / Milchick
JEN TULLOCK / Devon
JOHN TURTURRO / Irving
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN / Burt
THE WHITE LOTUS
LESLIE BIBB / Kate Bohr
CARRIE COON / Laurie Duffy
NICHOLAS DUVERNAY / Zion Lindsey
ARNAS FEDARAVICIUS / Valentin
CHRISTIAN FRIEDEL / Fabian
SCOTT GLENN / Jim Hollinger
WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett
JON GRIES / Gary/Greg Hunt
DOM HETRAKUL / Pornchai
SARAH CATHERINE HOOK / Piper Ratliff
JASON ISAACS / Timothy Ratliff
YURI KOLOKOLNIKOV / Vlad
JULIAN KOSTOV / Aleksei
CHARLOTTE LE BON / Chloe
LALISA MANOBAL / Mook
MICHELLE MONAGHAN / Jaclyn Lemon
SAM NIVOLA / Lochlan Ratliff
MORGANA O’REILLY / Pam
LEK PATRAVADI / Sritala
SHALINI PEIRIS / Amrita
PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff
SAM ROCKWELL / Frank
NATASHA ROTHWELL / Belinda Lindsey
PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER / Saxon Ratliff
TAYME THAPTHIMTHONG / Gaitok
AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues
WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson
JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman
CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill
SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard
LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti
TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
THE BEAR
LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus Brooks
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Bettina “Tina” Marrero
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
COREY HENDRIX / Gary “Sweeps” Woods
ANDREW LOPEZ / Garrett
MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
OLIVER PLATT / Uncle Jimmy
SARAH RAMOS / Jessica
RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto
HACKS
ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
DAN BUCATINSKY / Rob
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
MARK INDELICATO / Damien
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
MICHAELA WATKINS / Stacey
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris
BEANIE FELDSTEIN / Thē
JERMAINE FOWLER / Randall
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
JACKIE HOFFMAN / Uma Heller
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
DIANNE WIEST / Rainey
THE STUDIO
IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein
KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason
CATHERINE O’HARA / Patty Leigh
SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick
CHASE SUI WONDERS / Quinn Hackett
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
ANDOR
LANDMAN
THE LAST OF US
SQUID GAME
STRANGER THINGS
