Full list of 2026 SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards nominations announced as Netflix sets March 1 live ceremony and Harrison Ford receives the life achievement honor.
Nominees for the 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA have officially been announced, setting the stage for one of awards season’s most actor-driven celebrations. The nominations were revealed on January 7, 2026, via Netflix’s YouTube channel, with Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) and Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry) unveiling the contenders across film and television. Opening remarks for the livestream were delivered by SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin, while action performance nominations were announced by Actor Awards Committee members Jason George and Elizabeth McLaughlin.
Produced by Silent House Productions, the Actor Awards will stream live globally on Netflix on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Celebrated as one of the few major awards shows where actors exclusively honor their peers, the ceremony recognizes outstanding performances from the 2025 calendar year, with nominees and winners selected entirely by SAG-AFTRA’s more than 118,000 eligible voters. Final voting opens Wednesday, January 14, and closes at noon PT on Friday, February 27.
This year’s ceremony will also honor Harrison Ford with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the union’s highest accolade, recognizing a career that has left an indelible mark on film and television.
Motion Picture Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
Emma Stone — Bugonia
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Miles Caton — Sinners
Benicio Del Toro — One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal — Hamnet
Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Odessa A’zion — Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande — Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan — Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Television Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Charlie Hunnam — Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys — The Beast in Me
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Claire Danes — The Beast in Me
Erin Doherty — Adolescence
Christine Tremarco — Adolescence
Michelle Williams — Dying for Sex
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Billy Crudup — The Morning Show
Walton Goggins — The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Parker Posey — The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood — The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz — The Studio
Adam Brody — Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson — A Man on the Inside
Seth Rogen — The Studio
Martin Short — Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn — The Studio
Catherine O’Hara — The Studio
Jean Smart — Hacks
Kristen Wiig — Palm Royale
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Diplomat
Severance
The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Landman
Beloved for its warmth, simplicity, and performer-first spirit, the Actor Awards remain a cornerstone of the awards landscape. Since debuting in 1995, the ceremony has stood apart as the only televised honors devoted exclusively to actors in film and television. With the full slate of nominations now revealed and a live global Netflix broadcast on the horizon, the countdown to March 1 is officially underway.
