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The 2026 Actor Awards, formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards, will be hosted for the third time by Kristen Bell and will stream on Netflix
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- The Actor Awards 2026 are the first under the new name, formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Kristen Bell returns as host for the third time
- One Battle After Another leads the film nominees with seven nominations, while The Studio leads in TV with five
- The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA will air on Netflix starting at 8 PM ET
- Harrison Ford will be presented with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Best Drama Ensemble
A beaming Noah Wyle, accepting the nod, shared of the award category: “I was so desirous of this one for this cast,” adding: “I’ve never been more prouder of a group of people in my life.”
The Pitt won over The Diplomat, Landman, Severance, and The White Lotus.
A Homeland reunion
I may be over ten years late, but as someone who just binge-watched the first four seasons of Homeland in under a month… this reunion between Claire Danes and Damian Lewis is very exciting (albeit my apathy for their on-screen coupling).
Damian couldn’t look (and sound!) more different than Congressman Nicholas Brody, and I welcome it.
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Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
15-year-old Owen Cooper’s sweep continues! Though he wasn’t in attendance to accepted, he won over some huge stars, including Jason Bateman for Black Rabbit, Charlie Hunnam for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Matthew Rhys for The Beast in Me as well as his own co-star Stephen Graham.
Best Comedy Ensemble
“I’m back!” Seth Rogen joked as he went up to the stage for the third time in what has been only 55 minutes of the show. Continuing its streak The Studio won over Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, and Only Murders in the Building.
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle, winning for The Pitt, reflected on first attaining his SAG-AFTRA card, which he pulled out of his suit and proudly showed off, after winning over Sterling K. Brown for Paradise, Billy Crudup for The Morning Show, Walton Goggins for The White Lotus and Gary Oldman for Slow Horses.
A posthumous win for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Seth Rogen accepted the award in honor of Catherine O’Hara, who unexpectedly died earlier this year at the age of 71. The Studio was one of her last projects she worked on.
“Something I have been marveling on over the last few weeks was her ability to be kind and gracious while never minimizing her own talents,” Seth said. “She knew she could destroy and she wanted to destroy every day on set.”
Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited series
Michelle Williams took the award home for Dying for Sex, beating out Claire Danes for The Beast in Me, Erin Doherty for Adolescence, Sarah Snook for All Her Fault and Christine Tremarco for Adolescence.
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
The nod went to Seth Rogen for The Studio, winning over Ike Barinholtz for The Studio, Adam Brody for Nobody Wants This, Ted Danson for A Man on the Inside, , and Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building.
Best Actress in a Drama Series
First award of the night was handed by Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie (straight off of his Saturday Night Live debut!) and The Studio’s Kathryn Hahn.
It went to Keri Russell for The Diplomat, winning over Britt Lower for Severance, Parker Posey for The White Lotus, Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus, Aimee Lou Wood for The White Lotus.
Kristen Bell kicks things off with a jingle
Host Kristen Bell, noting some “levity” is needed at the moment, kicked things off with a musical number about actors shortening their names to not very different nicknames.
Michael J. Fox gets loud applause
Michael J. Fox, after receiving a lengthy applause from his fellow actors during the ceremony’s signature introduction when appearing on the screen, honored his wife Tracy Pollan and their four kids with a sweet shout-out.
Harrison Ford on finding joy
Harrison Ford, who is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award tonight, speaking with HELLO! on the red carpet, said he is “finding joy in this experience,” in the lead up to his major career honor.
The Air Force One actor was in attendance with his wife Calista Flockhart.
Timothée Chalamet is afraid of heights
Fran Drescher, who stars as Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Mouser’s mother on Marty Supreme, speaking with E! News’ Keltie Knight on the red carpet, revealed that her co-star is afraid of heights, leaving her with the urge to care for him when they did press atop the Empire State Building in New York City.
“I kind of felt a need to mother him in that moment,” she revealed, adding: “He is a darling, darling, very talented man.”
Teyana Taylor gets the sweetest help
Teyana Taylor not only shared the spotlight tonight with her adorable daughter Rue Rose Shumpert, but the tot also made sure that her mom’s stunning dress looked as perfect as possible.
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Spotlight on Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette, who is nominated as part of Severance for Best Drama ensemble, stunned in a red ensemble, no pun intended, on the red carpet.
See photos here.
HELLO!’s best-dressed list
It wouldn’t be a good awards coverage without a best-dressed list of course! This year marks the first time the Actor Awards have a theme for the red carpet, Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s.
See how stars interpreted the theme below.
Father-daughter date
Ted Danson, nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in A Man on the Inside, stepped out alongside his daughter Kate Danson on the red carpet.
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More photos of the two here.
Date night!
The Actor Awards are also serving as the perfect date night for some of your favorite Hollywood couples. See some of the best photos of A-listers and their loves below.
This beloved ’90s power couple stunned at the Actor Awards 25 years ago
The Actor Awards, previously named the SAG Awards, haven’t started just yet, but in the meantime, we are visiting some of our favorite moments from SAG Awards past, among them a throwback couple moment of a couple no longer, when Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt attended together, one of their final public appearances as a couple.
Reminisce over the details here.
What to expect
While the ceremony itself will begin in just a few short hours, we already have the exclusive scoop on what you can expect.
HELLO! spoke to Jon Brockett, the showrunner and Executive Producer of the ceremony, who spilled the beans on who we can expect to be involved with the show (*hint hint*, he just hosted Saturday Night Live the night prior), insight into Kristen’s opening monologue, and more! Catch up here…
Who’s in the lead?
Heading into the ceremony, projected Academy Award frontrunner One Battle After Another leads the charge with seven nominations, followed by Sinners with five, Frankenstein, Hamnet and Marty Supreme with three apiece, and Bugonia with two.
In the TV categories, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s acclaimed comedy The Studio stands tall with five nods, followed by Netflix hit Adolescence and Mike White favorite The White Lotus with four each. Here’s the full list of nominees for your perusal…
It’s the Actors!
Hello, and welcome to the Actor Awards 2026, presented by SAG-AFTRA! Hollywood’s elite are descending upon the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California for the 32nd Actor Awards.
Formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Actor Awards, presented by SAG-AFTRA, will honor the greatest in acting, by the greatest in acting, and will be hosted for the third time by Kristen Bell.
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Follow along with HELLO! as we present the night’s biggest moments as they happen, from all the winners to the must-see highlights…
