The Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced its nominees across film and television with hosts Janelle James and Connor Storie on Wednesday. With more than 122,000 SAG-AFTRA performers eligible to vote on the winners, it remains the largest voting body of any major awards show.
This year’s eligibility period covers performances released between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.
The ceremony is considered a key bellwether for the Oscars, often providing actors and films with crucial momentum as they push for Academy Award nominations — and, ultimately, wins.
Since the ensemble category was introduced in 1995, only four films — “Braveheart” (1995), “The Shape of Water” (2017), “Green Book” (2018) and “Nomadland” (2020) — have gone on to win best picture at the Academy Awards without earning a SAG ensemble nomination. Since the Academy expanded the best picture field in 2009, 61 of the 80 films nominated for SAG ensemble — a 76% success rate — have also gone on to receive best picture nominations,…