The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards until 2025, are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The awards were 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 on both 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 in 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.
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. In the 2018 ceremony, actress Kristen Bell became the first host in the award show's history. In November 2025, the SAG Awards was renamed the Actor Awards. As of 2026, Shakespeare in Love and One Battle After Another are the only films to have received nominations in all eligible categories, and Everything Everywhere All at Once is the only film to receive four awards, including the ensemble award.
The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor". It is tall, weighs over , is cast in solid bronze, and is produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California.
Ceremonies
# Date Host Venue Network 1st February 25, 1995 Universal Studios Hollywood NBC 2nd February 24, 1996 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 3rd February 22, 1997 Shrine Auditorium 4th March 8, 1998 TNT 5th March 7, 1999 6th March 12, 2000 7th March 11, 2001 8th March 10, 2002 9th March 9, 2003 10th February 22, 2004 11th February 5, 2005 12th January 29, 2006 TNT and TBS 13th January 28, 2007 14th January 27, 2008 15th January 25, 2009 16th January 23, 2010 17th January 30, 2011 18th January 29, 2012 19th January 27, 2013 20th January 18, 2014 21st January 25, 2015 22nd January 30, 2016 23rd January 29, 2017 24th January 21, 2018 Kristen Bell 25th January 27, 2019 Megan Mullally 26th January 19, 2020 27th April 4, 2021 28th February 27, 2022 Barker Hangar 29th February 26, 2023 Fairmont Century Plaza Netflix (via YouTube) 30th February 24, 2024 Idris Elba Shrine Auditorium Netflix 31st February 23, 2025 Kristen Bell 32nd March 1, 2026 33rd February 28, 2027 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 34th February 20, 2028
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 SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Superlatives Per film + Films with most wins Wins Film Year Categories Cast Leading Male Leading Female Supporting Male Supporting Female Stunt Ensemble 4 Everything Everywhere All at Once 2023 3 American Beauty 2000 Chicago 2003 The Help 2012 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2018 Oppenheimer 2024
+ Films with most nominations Film Year Categories Cast Leading Male Leading Female Supporting Male Supporting Female Stunt Ensemble7 One Battle After Another2026 5 Shakespeare in Love 1999 Chicago 2003 Doubt 2009 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once Wicked 2025 Sinners 2026
Per television show Total
+ Television shows with most wins Wins Television show Years Type 12 30 Rock 2006–2013 Comedy 9 Game of Thrones 2011–2019 Drama 8 ER 1994–2009 Drama 1999–2007 Drama 7 Will & Grace 1998–2020 Comedy 2016–2023 Drama 6 Seinfeld 1989–1998 Comedy 1999–2006 Drama 5 Modern Family 2009–2020 Comedy Orange Is the New Black 2013–2019 Comedy 2017–2023 Comedy
+ Television shows with most nominations Television show Years Type 26 1999–2007 Drama Frasier 1993–2004 Comedy 25 Modern Family 2009–2020 Comedy 23 NYPD Blue 1993–2005 Drama 22 Everybody Loves Raymond 1996–2005 Comedy 30 Rock 2006–2013 Comedy 21 Will & Grace 1998–2020 Comedy Game of Thrones 2011–2019 Drama 20 1999–2006 Drama
In a single year + Television shows with most wins in a single year Wins Television show Year Type Categories Ensemble Male Female Stunt Ensemble 4 Shōgun 2025 Drama 3 ER 1998 Drama 2000 Drama 2008 2001 Drama 2002 30 Rock 2009 Comedy 2019 Comedy Squid Game 2022 Drama 2024 Comedy The Studio 2026 Comedy + Television shows with most nominations in a single year Television show Year Type Categories Ensemble Male Female Stunt Ensemble 6 Angels in America 2004 Miniseries Everybody Loves Raymond Comedy 5 2000 Drama Modern Family 2012 Comedy 2021 Drama Schitt's Creek Comedy Succession 2022 Drama 2024 Ted Lasso 2022 Comedy Shōgun 2025 Drama The Studio 2026 Comedy
Per actor
The non-competitive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award is excluded in the superlatives.
Total (all categories)
+ Actors with most wins Wins Actor 9 8 7 6
+ Actors with most nominations Actor 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15
Total (individual categories only)
+ Actors with most individual wins Wins Actor 7 5 4
+ Actors with most individual nominations Actor 14 12 11 10 9
In a single year
+ Actors with most nominations in a single year Actor Year Categories and work 4 2005 2013 2020
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