Actor Awards

The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, formerly the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards^[a], are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1995, to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television. The awards have been one of the major awards events in the Hollywood film industry since, along with the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards. The awards focus both on individual performances and the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture.

Nominations for the awards come from two committees, one for film and one for television, each numbering 2,100 members of the union, randomly selected anew each year, with the full membership (165,000 as of 2012) available to vote for the winners. It is considered an indicator of success at the Academy Awards in acting categories. The awards were telecast on NBC from 1995 to 1997 and on TNT from 1998 to 2022, with a simulcast on TBS from 2007 to 2022. In 2023, Netflix livestreamed the awards on its YouTube channel. Netflix began to air the awards live in 2024.^[1]

The inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards aired live on February 25, 1995, from Universal Studios' Stage 12. The second annual awards aired live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, while subsequent awards have been held at the Shrine Auditorium.^[2] In the 2018 ceremony, actress Kristen Bell became the first host in the award show's history.^[3] In November 2025, the SAG Awards was renamed the Actor Awards.^[4] As of 2026, Shakespeare in Love and One Battle After Another are the only films to have received nominations in all eligible categories,^[5][6] and Everything Everywhere All at Once is the only film to receive four awards, including the ensemble award.^[7]

The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor".^[8] It is 16 inches (41 cm) tall, weighs over 12 pounds (5.4 kg), is cast in solid bronze, and is produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California.^[9]

Ceremonies

Categories

Film

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Television

• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
• Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Life Achievement

• Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Superlatives

Per film

Per television show

Total

In a single year

Per actor

The non-competitive Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award is excluded in the superlatives.

Total (all categories)

Total (individual categories only)

In a single year

Notes

1. ^ Until 2025
2. ^ Year of the ceremony.

References

1. ^ Rice, Lynette (January 11, 2023). "SAG Awards Find A New Home On Netflix in 2024; This Year's Show Will Stream On YouTube". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
2. ^ "History of the SAG Awards". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 4, 2017). "SAG Awards Sets Kristen Bell As First-Ever Host For Actors' Trophy Show". Deadline. Archived December 4, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
4. ^ "SAG Awards will change name to Actor Awards in 2026". CBS News. November 14, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
5. ^ Higgins, Bill (1999-01-27). "'Shakespeare' doth nab 5 of SAG noms". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
6. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2026-01-07). "'One Battle After Another' Dominates SAG Actor Award Nominations with 7, 'Sinners' Scores 5". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
7. ^ Coyle, Jake (2023-02-27). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards". AP News. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
8. ^ "Screen Actors Guild Awards: Rules". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
9. ^ Meier, Gretchen (January 26, 2011). "The brains behind the bronze". Glendale News-Press. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
10. ^ Mendez, Malia (April 7, 2026). "Oscars and SAG’s Actor Awards set dates for 2027 and 2028 ceremonies". Los Angeles Times. Archived April 8, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
11. ^ Olsen, Mark (February 4, 2021). "Chadwick Boseman makes SAG Awards history with 4 film nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived February 4, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

External links

• Official website