SAG’s 2026 Actor Awards nominations: see the full list of nominees

Nominations officially revealed for SAG-AFTRA’s newest nominee Acting Award.

Abbott Elementary SchoolIt is Janelle James And Passionate rivalrythe star of Connor Storrie announced the list of nominees on Wednesday January 7, before the 32nd edition SAG awards ceremony on March 1st.

Those following the 2026 awards season – which kicked off with the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, January 4, you’ll likely notice a major change in the upcoming ceremony, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. News broke in November 2025 that the SAG Awards will now be called The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA.

“Since the beginning, our statue has been called The Actor and we’ve been a show all about actors, so this new name is a perfect next step in the show’s evolution. The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA give viewers in more than 190 countries an immediate understanding of who and what we are,” showrunner and executive producer Jon Brockett noted in a statement at the time.

Even though the ceremony has a new name, fans shouldn’t expect to see any differences in eligibility, voting, or awards.

In addition to the film and television nominees revealed on Wednesday, the awards ceremony will take place celebrate Harrison Ford as the recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor, the Life Achievement Award.

Scroll down to see the nominees for the 2026 Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA:

Movie:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, A Battle
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, if I had legs I’d kick you
Kate Hudson, Song Sung in Blue
Chase Infiniti, one battle after another
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Miles Cato, Sinners
Benicio del Toro, one battle after another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, one battle after another

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Odessa A’zion, Supreme Marty
Ariana Grande, wicked: for good
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, The 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

TV:

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 an Actress in a Drama Series
Britt Lower, severance
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Keri Russell, the diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, several
Aimée Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Adam Brody, nobody wants that
Ted Danson, a man inside
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Wiig, Royal Palm

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie 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 an Actress in a TV Movie 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 Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series
The diplomat
Landman
The Pitt
Breakup
The White Lotus

Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary School
The bear
Tips
Only murders in the building
The Workshop