BURBANK, CA – JANUARY 13: Finished Actor statuettes are seen at the American Fine Arts Foundry in preparation of the 21st Annual SAG Awards January 13, 2015 in Burbank, California. Each statuette carries a serial number engraved at its base and 872 statuettes have been awarded since the Actor was first presented in 1995. The Actor statuette weighs 12 pounds and stands 16 inches tall. The Awards are to be held in Los Angeles Sunday January 25. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Several big names are lined up as presenters for The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA ceremony, which is set for Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Formerly known as The Screen Actors Guild Awards, the SAG-AFTRA Union announced in November 2025 that the name of the ceremony was being changed and would go into effect with the 32nd annual ceremony presented by the guild on March 1, 2026.
Other than the name change, the ceremony will remain the same, as SAG-AFTRA honors the best in film and television with its statuette, known since the first ceremony in 1995 as “The Actor.”
Kristen Bell, who was nominated for a then-SAG Award in 2025 for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This, is returning to host the ceremony for the third time. The 2026 Actor Awards begin streaming Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT exclusively on Netflix. The awards ceremony is being held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
The list of presenters for the 2026 SAG Awards includes Allison Janney, Andy Garcia, Angela Kinsey, Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Claire Danes, Connor Storrie, Christoph Waltz, Damian Lewis, Damson Idris, Delroy Lindo, Ellie Kemper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jacob Elordi, Janelle James, Jenna Fischer and Jenna Ortega.
Also presenting at Sunday’s Actor Awards ceremony are Jessie Buckley, Lisa Kudrow, Megan Stalter, Mia Goth, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Mindy Kaling, Odessa A’Zion, Paul W. Downs, Regina Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Sean Astin, Sterling K. Brown, Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Okonma, Viola Davis, Wunmi Mosaku and Yerin Ha.
In addition to the names of the presenters revealed by SAG-AFTRA, the guild promises “additional surprises to come during the show.”
Actor Woody Harrelson is also presenting the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award to screen legend Harrison Ford at the ceremony Sunday night. According to the guild, Ford’s Life Achievement Award will honor “his decades-long career and enduring contributions to film, television, and humanitarian causes.”
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: (L-R) Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn attend the London Premiere of “One Battle After Another” at Leicester Square on September 16, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Who Are The Top Nominees For The 2026 Actor Awards?
Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s action comedy One Battle After Another leads the film nominees going into the 2026 SAG Awards with a leading seven nominations.
The film is vying for Actor Awards in the Motion Picture category for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor (Chase Infiniti), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Teyana Taylor) and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn).
In addition, One Battle After Another was nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble category.
Writer-director Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners has five nominations going into the 2026 SAG Awards, including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Wunmi Mosaku), Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Miles Caton) and Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble.
The comedy series The Studio leads all Actor Awards nominees in the Television Category with five nominations, including Outstanding Ensemble Cast for a Comedy Series, along with Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series nods for Ike Barinholtz and Seth Rogen, and Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series nods for Kathryn Hahn and the late Catherine O’Hara.
The 2026 Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA begin streaming live on Netflix on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/03/01/2026-actor-awards-list-of-presenters-for-sag-aftra-honors/
