The Screen Actors Guild’s rebranded Actors Awards looked to put an exclamation point on the Oscar race, propelling some favorites and elevating some perceived long-shots during an entertaining ceremony Sunday.
In that latter category was the night’s biggest shocker: Michael B. Jordan winning lead film actor for his dual roles as the Smokestack twins in Sinners. Jordan beat the presumptive favorite, Marty Supreme‘s Timothée Chalamet, in a win that suddenly shakes up the Best Actor Oscar race. Jordan returned to the stage moments later with the entire Sinners cast, which captured the night’s biggest award, film ensemble, over a field that included fellow Oscar contenders Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, and the film Ryan Coogler‘s vampire epic hopes to upset at the Academy Awards: One Battle After Another.
On the other hand, the inevitable Jessie Buckley nabbed lead actress for Hamnet, her latest stop in what, if precedent holds, will culminate in a trip to the Academy Award podium in two weeks.
Sean Penn, who skipped the ceremony, got One Battle After Another on the board, scoring for supporting actor a week after he no-showed for this BAFTA win. Penn is now well-positioned to win his third Oscar despite running an apathetic campaign. Amy Madigan, who was present, got a standing ovation as she won her first Actor Award for her supporting turn as the creepy Aunt Gladys in Weapons.
While all those actors celebrated, cast members from another major contender suffered a drubbing for the second weekend a row: Marty Supreme failed to score any Actor Awards days after being blanked at the BAFTAs, putting Chalamet’s Oscar run suddenly on shaky ground. Aside from Marty, Frankenstein also went 0-for-3 on the evening.
Seth Rogen accepts Actor Award on behalf of Catherine O’HaraMichael Buckner/Variety
The Studio swept the television comedy races, stacking wins for comedy ensemble, Seth Rogen for comedy actor, and, in a touching moment, the late Catherine O’Hara for comedy actress. Rogen, accepting on her behalf, paid loving tribute to the performer, who died in January, in a speech that had the audience in tears.
On the drama side, The Pitt won for ensemble and Noah Wyle for drama actor. Other TV winners included Keri Russell (drama actress for The Diplomat), Michelle Williams (limited/movie actress for Dying for Sex), and Owen Cooper (limited/movie actor), beating his Adolescence father, Stephen Graham, since the Actor Awards combine lead and supporting performances in the TV categories.
The first awards of the night, announced on the red carpet, went to Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning and The Last of Us for film and TV stunt ensembles, respectively.
With actors constituting the largest voting bloc in the Motion Picture Academy, SAG’s Actor Awards are a key harbinger of the Oscars — but they don’t always move in lockstep. Last year, for example, the two supporting winners, Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), notched corresponding Academy Awards, but the lead categories were split: Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) and Demi Moore (The Substance) triumphed at the then-SAG Awards, but Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) and Mikey Madison (Anora) ultimately took home Oscars. SAG’s proxy for Best Picture, the ensemble award, is a less reliable predictor, only matching up with the Academy Awards in 15 of 30 years all time. Last year, the guild backed Conclave, while Anora scored the Oscar.
The 32nd Annual Actor Awards streamed on Netflix from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium, with Kristen Bell hosting.
Here’s the complete list of winners at the 2026 Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA:
FILM
Film Ensemble
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
[winner] Sinners
Film Actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
[winner] Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Film Actress
[winner] 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
Film Supporting Actor
Miles Caton, Sinners
Benecio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
[winner] Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Film Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
[winner] Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Film Stunt Ensemble
F1
Frankenstein
[winner] Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
TELEVISION
Drama Series Ensemble
The Diplomat
Landman
[winner] The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus
Drama Actor
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
[winner] Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Drama Actress
Britt Lower, Severance
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
[winner] Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Comedy Series Ensemble
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
[winner] The Studio
Comedy Actor
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
[winner] Seth Rogen, The Studio
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Comedy Actress
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
[winner] Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Limited Series/Movie Actor
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
[winner] Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Limited Series/Movie Actress
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
[winner] Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
TV Stunt Ensemble
Andor
Landman
[winner] The Last of Us
Squid Game
Stranger Things
