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Actor Awards 2026: where to watch, host, nominees — all you need to know about Hollywood's marquee event

Kristen Bell hosts the event for the third time as a stacked nominee list from Leonardo DiCaprio to Jessie Buckley looks to bag the silverware.

The much-awaited Actor Awards 2026 arrive before the Oscars, giving Hollywood stars the shine they deserve. Previously known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the ceremony has a new name ahead of its premiere this weekend. Inspired by the show's statuette, the name change comes on the back of providing clear recognition to the stars. Ahead of the marquee event, here's a quick primer on the Actor Awards this year.

When and where to watch the Actor Awards 2026?

The 32nd edition of the Actor Awards streams live on Netflix on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The event goes live from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

Who is the host this year?

'Gossip Girl' star Kristen Bell returns as the host again this year. Sunday's assignment marks the third time she will emcee the awards ceremony after previously hosting it in 2018 and 2025. "I’m just very grateful that it’s me, because I like entertaining, and I like being goofy, and I like making people smile," she told Tudum earlier. "So to be given this stage, it feels like an award in and of itself,” she said. She also teased that she may sing again."

Who are the nominees?

Performance by a cast in a motion picture

 'Frankenstein'

'Hamnet'

'Marty Supreme'

'One Battle After Another'

'Sinners'

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'

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'

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'

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'

Performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

'Abbott Elementary'

'The Bear' 

'Hacks'

'Only Murders in the Building'

'The Studio'

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' 

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' 

Performance by an ensemble in a drama series

'The Diplomat” 

'Landman' 

'The Pitt' 

'Severance' 

'The White Lotus' 

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' 

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' 

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' 

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” 

Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture

'F1'

'Frankenstein'

'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' 

'One Battle After Another'

'Sinners'

Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a television series

'Andor'

'Landman'

'The Last of Us'

'Squid Game'

'Stranger Things