The Actor Awards 2026 Nominations Are Here: Same SAG Energy, New Name, Plenty of Snubs

The SAG Awards may be gone in name, but let’s be honest: the Actor Awards 2026 nominations are very much still running Hollywood’s awards-season group chat. SAG-AFTRA’s newly rebranded ceremony has arrived right on schedule, delivering a nomination list packed with prestige performances, buzzy TV favorites, and just enough chaos to keep film Twitter arguing for weeks.

Announced Wednesday by Heated Rivalry breakout Connor Storrie and Abbott Elementary scene-stealer Janelle James, the 2026 Actor Awards nominations once again prove why this voting body remains one of the most influential tastemakers on the road to the Oscars and Emmys. With deep crossover into the Academy, these nods don’t just reflect popularity — they often predict where the season is heading.

And yes, the snubs sting. Cynthia Erivo’s absence for Wicked: For Good lands as one of the biggest talking points, especially after her Critics Choice shutout. Meanwhile, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners emerges as a major winner on nomination morning, flexing across acting, ensemble, and stunt categories. On the TV side, Adolescence dominates, The White Lotus keeps collecting frequent flyer miles, and Jean Smart continues her awards-season victory lap like it’s cardio.

Below is the complete, ready-to-reference list of the 2026 Actor Awards nominations, followed by analysis of what it all means for the ever-competitive awards race.

2026 Actor Awards Nominations – Full List

🎬 Film Categories

Category	Nominees
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Frankenstein; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; Sinners
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)
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)
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)
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)
Stunt Ensemble – Motion Picture	F1; Frankenstein; Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning; One Battle After Another; Sinners

📺 Television Categories

Category	Nominees
Comedy Series Ensemble	Abbott Elementary; The Bear; Hacks; Only Murders in the Building; The Studio
Drama Series Ensemble	The Diplomat; Landman; The Pitt; Severance; The White Lotus
Male Actor – 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)
Female Actor – Comedy Series	Kathryn Hahn (The Studio); Catherine O’Hara (The Studio); Jenna Ortega (Wednesday); Jean Smart (Hacks); Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale)
Male Actor – Drama Series	Sterling K. Brown (Paradise); Billy Crudup (The Morning Show); Walton Goggins (The White Lotus); Gary Oldman (Slow Horses); Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Female Actor – Drama Series	Britt Lower (Severance); Parker Posey (The White Lotus); Keri Russell (The Diplomat); Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus); Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)
Male Actor – TV Movie/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)
Female Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series	Claire Danes (The Beast In Me); Erin Doherty (Adolescence); Sarah Snook (All Her Fault); Christine Tremarco (Adolescence); Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
Stunt Ensemble – Television	Andor; Landman; The Last of Us; Squid Game; Stranger Things

🏆 Honorary Award

• SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award: Harrison Ford

What the 2026 Actor Awards Nominations Tell Us

These nominations reinforce a familiar truth: ensemble strength still matters, TV continues to blur genre lines, and the Actor Awards remain one of the clearest signals of industry love. Sinners and One Battle After Another flex major momentum heading toward Oscar season, while Adolescence and The White Lotus remind us that prestige TV refuses to loosen its grip.

With winners set to be announced March 1 during the live Netflix ceremony, the Actor Awards 2026 nominations once again serve as both a scoreboard and a crystal ball — messy, revealing, and endlessly entertaining. Whether you’re tracking awards predictions or just here for the drama, this list is required reading for anyone fluent in Hollywood tea.

The 32nd annual Actor Awards ceremony will stream live on Sunday, March 1, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT exclusively on Netflix.

And yes, we’ll be watching every acceptance speech like it’s a season finale.