It's time for the Actor Awards! Before the 2026 Oscars celebrate the best films of the year — and the people who made them — the SAG Actor Awards celebrate the best acting performances of 2025 across film and TV.One Battle After Anotherleads the pack of film nominees with seven nods.The Studioleads for TV with five. Kristen Bell is hosting for the third time. The whole thing, including a red carpet pre-show, will stream live on Netflix. Here's what you need to know to watch the Actor Awards this year.
When are the 2026 Actor Awards?
The 2026 Actor Awards are this Sunday, March 1.
Actor Awards 2026 start time:
The Actor Awards will kick off at 8 p.m. PT/5 p.m. PT this Sunday. Prior to the show, the red carpet will roll out around 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The official Netflix Actor Awards pre-show will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
What channel are the Actor Awards on?
The Actor Awards will stream live on Netflix. Don't have Netflix? Here's a fewways to get Netflix for free.
How to watch the Actor Awards live:
Who is hosting the 2026 Actor Awards?
Kristen Bell will host the awards for the third time.The Nobody Wants Thisstar plans to put a positive spin on her hosting role.
"I don't roast. It's not in me," Bell told Deadline in aninterviewabout her game plan. "If I'm going to roast anyone, it's going to be me. That's what's funniest to me. So it will be light and goofy and hopefully still make you laugh. But I want everyone to feel welcome."
2026 Actor Awards presenters:
The full list of presenters at this year's Actor Awards has yet to be announced. However, we do know that Bridgerton's Season 4 diamond, Yerin Ha, will serve asthis year's Ambassador, providing fans with "exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the awards ceremony."
Harrison Ford will receive this year's Life Achievement Award.
Who votes for the SAG Actor Awards?
The Actor Awards (previously known as the SAG Awards), are voted on by SAG-AFTRA's members. The Actor Awards currently has the largest voting body on the awards circuit.
Actor Awards 2026 nominations:
Film Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
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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 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 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 Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Miles Caton, Sinners
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Series Nominations
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Diplomat
Landman
The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus
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 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 Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
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 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 Television 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Television 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 a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Andor
Landman
The Last of Us
Squid Game
Stranger Things
