2026 ACTOR AWARDS
Nominations Announced: January 7, 2026
Awards Ceremony: March 1, 2026
When actors vote for actors, Oscar voters listen. The Screen Actors Guild (now rebranded as the Actor Awards) represents the largest voting bloc that overlaps with the Academy, which makes these nominations a crucial piece of the puzzle. This year, One Battle After Another dominated with seven nods, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, plus ensemble and stunt ensemble recognition. Ryan Coogler's Sinners followed with five. Harrison Ford picks up the Life Achievement Award, and Netflix streams the whole thing live as part of a multi-year deal. So far, so good. But here's what frustrates me every single year: the television categories remain a mess. Film actors get separate supporting categories. Television actors? They lump leads and supporting players together. Jean Smart's lead performance in Hacks competes against Catherine O'Hara, who isn't even in every episode of The Studio. Hannah Einbinder, Smart's Emmy-winning co-star, gets shut out entirely. Ike Barinholtz has to go up against Seth Rogen. A dedicated supporting category would give everyone their due. The 12-pound bronze statue winners take home features a nude male figure holding comedy and tragedy masks. Fun fact: only three films have ever been nominated in every eligible category. Shakespeare in Love, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and now One Battle After Another.
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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 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
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Diplomat
Landman
Severance
The White Lotus
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 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 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 Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Andor
Landman
The Last of Us
Squid Game
Stranger Things