How to watch the Actors Awards 2026: Date, time, nominees and more

If you don’t recognize the name of the Actors Awards, that’s because before this year it was formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

SAG-AFTRA has renamed the event the Actors Awards, but it remains one of the most prestigious gatherings of the awards season.

As the name suggests, these awards are selected by the actors themselves and are the ultimate recognition of their peers.

Now, watch with us is sharing everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 Actors Awards.

When is the 2026 Actors Awards Ceremony?

Actors Awards 2026 set for 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM ET exist Sunday, March 1. Red carpet coverage will be 4:00 PM PST/7:00 PM ET. The event was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

How to watch the 2026 Actor Awards Ceremony?

Exclusive live broadcast of this year’s Actors Awards Netflixbut the show won’t be around forever. Netflix will only retain posted videos for 28 days after the event ends.

Watch The Actors Awards 2026 on Netflix.

Who is hosting the Actors Awards 2026?

Fittingly, this year’s host is the star of Netflix’s hit romance series no one wants this, kristen bell. Also streaming on Netflix Veronica Marsthe teen detective drama that made Bale a star. This will be Bell’s third time hosting the Actors Awards, and the second year in a row.

Who will be attending the Actors Awards 2026?

SAG-AFTRA has not yet revealed who will be attending this year’s 2026 Actors Awards. But apart from Bale, the celebrities guaranteed to take the stage are Harrison Fordwho will receive a special Lifetime Achievement Award.

Who are the 2026 Actor Award nominees?

Since the acting awards are divided between film and television, actors from both media will be honored at the event. The film nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Performance by an Actor

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supre …Marty Mauser
leonardo dicaprio – one battle after another …
Ethan Hawke – blue moon …Lorenz Hart
Michael B. Jordan – sinner Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stark” Moore
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia …

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress

Jesse Buckley – Hamnet as agnes shakespeare
Rose Byrne – If I had legs I would kick you as linda
Kate Hudson – Song Shenglan and Claire Sartina
Chase Infiniti – one battle after another Starring Vera Ferguson
Emma Stone – Bugonia …Michelle Fuller

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Miles Caton – sinner Starring Samuel “Sammy” Moore
Benicio Del Toro – one battle after another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Jacob Elord – frankenstein play creature
Paul Mescal – Hamnet as william shakespeare
Sean Penn – one battle after another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

odessa azion – Marty Supre as Rachel Mizler
ariana grande – evil: doing good as Galinda “Glinda” Upland
Amy Madigan – arms as aunt gladys
Fumi Mosaku – sinner as anne
Teyana Taylor – one battle after another as Perfidia Beverly Hills

Outstanding performance by movie actors

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Hamnet
Marty Supre
one battle after another
sinner

Outstanding action performance by a stunt team in a movie

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Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning
one battle after another
sinner

Now, it’s time to review the TV categories.

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Jason Bateman – black rabbit (Netflix) as Vince Friedken
Owen Cooper – puberty (Netflix) as Jamie Miller
Stephen Graham – puberty (Netflix) as Eddie Miller
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix) as Ed Gein
Matthew Rhys – the beast inside me (Netflix) as Nile Jarvis

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Claire Denis – the beast inside me (Netflix) as Agatha Wiggs
Erin Doherty – puberty (Netflix) as Briony Ariston
Sarah Snook – It’s all her fault (Peacock) as Marissa Irvine
Christine Tremaco – puberty (Netflix) as Manda Miller
Michelle Williams – die for sex (FX) as Molly Kochan

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown – Heaven (Hulu) as Xavier Collins
Billy Crudup – morning show (Apple TV) as Cory Ellison
Walton Goggins – white lotus (HBO) as Rick Hatchett
Gary Oldman – slow horse (Apple TV) as Jackson Lamb
Noah Wyle – Pete (HBO Max) as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series

Britt Lohr – severance pay (Apple TV) as Helena Eagan / Helly R.
Parker Posey – white lotus (HBO) as Victoria Ratliff
Keri Russell – diplomat (Netflix) as Kate Wyler
Rhea Seehorn – for many people (Apple TV) as Carol Sturka
Amy Lou Wood – white lotus (HBO) as Chelsea

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholz – studio (Apple TV) as Sal Saperstein
Adam Brody – no one wants this (Netflix) as Noah Rockloff
Ted Danson – a man deep inside (Netflix) as Charles Nieuwendyk
Seth Rogen – studio (Apple TV) as Matt Remick
Martin Short – Only murders in the building (Hulu) as Oliver Putnam

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series

Katherine Hahn – studio (Apple TV) as Maya Mason
Catherine O’Hara – studio (Apple TV) as Patty Leigh (posthumously)
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (Netflix) as Wednesday Addams
Gene Smart – hacker (HBO Max) as Deborah Vance
Kristen Wiig – royal palm hotel (Apple TV) as Maxine Simmons

Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series

diplomat (Netflix)
Landman (Paramount+)
Pete (HBO Max)
severance pay (Apple TV)
white lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary School (ABC)
Bear (Forex)
hacker (HBO Max)
Only murders in the building (gourd)
studio (Apple TV)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Group in a Television Series

Andor (Disney+)
Landman (Paramount+)
the last of us (HBO)
squid game (Netflix)
stranger things (Netflix)