Screen Actors Guild Awards, now renamed as Actor Awards announced the nominations for its 2026 version with a lot of surprise entries and major snubs too.
While Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Sinners dominate films, Apple TV's The Studio tops TV categories at the rebranded SAG Awards. Notable omissions like Cynthia Erivo for Wicked: For Good and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent were among the most high-profile left out names. Infact, Cynthia Erivo's omission follows her previous major miss for the movie at the Critics Choice Awards too. Even though she's nominated at the upcoming Golden Globes, reports claim she won't be attending it though. Meanwhile, Wagner Moura won the Best Actor at the Cannes for The Secret Agent. He was also nominated at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle. But, he missed a place at the 2026 Actor Awards, leaving many surprised.
Top contenders
While One Battle After Another received seven nods, it was followed by Sinners with 5 nominations. Hamnet, Frankenstein and Marty Supreme dominated on the film side with 3 nominations each.
The 2026 Actors Awards will honours winners in 15 categories, including six in motion picture and nine in TV. The Best Actor will see a competition between Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) and Jesse Plemons (Bugonia). Timothée had also won last year's SAG Award for A Complete Unknown.
Netflix's entries
The Best Actress nominees are Hamnet's Jessie Buckley, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You's Rose Byrne, Song Sung Blue's Kate Hudson, One Battle After Another's Chase Infiniti and Bugonia's Emma Stone.
Netflix's two global hits Stranger Things and Squid Game are fighting with Disney+'s Andor, Paramount+'s Landman and HBO's The Last of Us in the Outstanding Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series category.
2026 Actors Awards (SAG Awards) Nominations: Full List
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
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
Benecio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
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 Granda, Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Drama Series
The Diplomat
Landman
The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Britt Lower, Severance
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
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, Inside Man
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
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movies or Limited Series
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast In Me
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movies or Limited Series
Claire Danes, The Beast In Me
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Michelle Williams, Dying For Sex
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in Television Series
Andor
Landman
The Last of Us
Squid Game
Stranger Things
The Actor Awards are decided by committees of 2,000 members for film and television, drawn from SAG-AFTRA's total membership of approximately 22,000. The main awards ceremony will take place on March 1, 2026, and will stream live on Netflix.
