How to Watch the 2026 Actor Awards: Date, Time, Nominees and More

Appropriately enough, this year’s host is the star of Netflix’s hit romance series Nobody Wants This, Kristen Bell. Netflix is also streaming Veronica Mars, the teen detective drama that made Bell a star. This will be the third time that Bell has hosted the Actor Awards, and the second year in a row.

Who’s Presenting At the 2026 Actor Awards?

SAG-AFTRA has yet to disclose who will be presenting at this year’s 2026 Actor Awards. But aside from Bell, the one celebrity guaranteed to be on stage is Harrison Ford, who will be receiving a special lifetime achievement award.

Who Are the Nominees At the 2026 Actor Awards?

Since the Actor Awards are divided by film and television, performers from both mediums will be honored at the event. The movie nominations are below:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia as Teddy Gatz

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You as Linda
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue as Claire Sardina
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson
Emma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle Fuller

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Miles Caton – Sinners as Samuel “Sammie” Moore
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature
Paul Mescal – Hamnet as William Shakespeare
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme as Rachel Mizler
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good as Galinda “Glinda” Upland
Amy Madigan – Weapons as Aunt Gladys
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

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Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners

And now, it’s time to go over the TV categories.

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

Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit (Netflix) as Vince Friedken
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix) as Jamie Miller
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix) as Eddie Miller
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix) as Ed Gein
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix) as Nile Jarvis

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

Claire Danes – The Beast in Me (Netflix) as Agatha Wiggs
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix) as Briony Ariston
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock) as Marissa Irvine
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix) as Manda Miller
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX) as Molly Kochan

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu) as Xavier Collins
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV) as Cory Ellison
Walton Goggins – The White Lotus (HBO) as Rick Hatchett
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV) as Jackson Lamb
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max) as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV) as Helena Eagan / Helly R.
Parker Posey – The White Lotus (HBO) as Victoria Ratliff
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Kate Wyler
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV) as Carol Sturka
Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus (HBO) as Chelsea

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV) as Sal Saperstein
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix) as Noah Roklov
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix) as Charles Nieuwendyk
Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV) as Matt Remick
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Oliver Putnam

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Kathryn Hahn – The Studio (Apple TV) as Maya Mason
Catherine O’Hara – The Studio (Apple TV) as Patty Leigh (posthumous)
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (Netflix) as Wednesday Addams
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) as Deborah Vance
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV) as Maxine Simmons

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Diplomat (Netflix)
Landman (Paramount+)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV)
The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Studio (Apple TV)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Andor (Disney+)
Landman (Paramount+)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)