Film and TV news: ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘The Studio’ top Actor Awards nominations
The newly named Actor Awards (previously SAG Awards) nominations for 2026 were announced on Wednesday.
SAG-AFTRA has chosen to heap the most praise for One Battle After Another, with a record seven nominations.
The Studio leads nominations for television, and Film News Blitz’s Dan Lawrence is here to break it all down.
‘One Battle After Another’ is enjoying a strong awards run
Fresh from winning Best Picture at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, One Battle After Another enjoyed a total of seven nominations for SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor all received nominations, while the film was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (a key indicator of Oscar success) and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
Sinners was close behind One Battle After Another, with five nominations, including the ensemble nod, stunt recognition and nominations for Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton and Wunmi Mosaku.
The acting ensemble nominees
The acting ensemble nominees voted by SAG are more often than not tipped to be in the running for Best Picture glory at the Oscars, and One Battle After Another and Sinners are joined in this category by Frankenstein, Hamnet and Marty Supreme.
Last year, Conclave won the outstanding cast prize, but ultimately lost out on Best Picture at the Oscars to Anora.
Who is nominated in the acting categories?
The acting categories are also a key indicator for the Academy Awards, and One Battle After Another’s DiCaprio is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role alongside Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Jordan (Sinners) and Jesse Plemons (Bugonia).
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role will be contested by Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Emma Stone (Bugonia) and One Battle After Another’s Infiniti.
Sinners’ Caton and One Battle After Another’s Penn and Del Toro will duke it out in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category, alongside Critics Choice winner Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) and Paul Mescal (Hamnet).
Taylor and Mosaku are nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for One Battle After Another and Sinners, and they’re joined in this category by Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme), Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good) and Amy Madigan (Weapons).
‘The Studio’ leads TV Actor Awards nominations with five
Five nominations across the nine television categories put Apple’s The Studio in pole position, and Seth Rogen’s satire on Hollywood has proven to be an awards darling thus far.
One of those nominations is in the cast ensemble category for comedies, alongside Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks and 2025 winner Only Murders in the Building.
In drama, the top prize will go to one of The Diplomat, Landman, The Pitt, Severance and The White Lotus.
When are the Actor Awards?
SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards take place on 1 March at 8 pm ET (1 am GMT on 2 March), airing exclusively on Netflix.
Netflix has three nominations in the film categories for the 32nd Annual Actor Awards, and leads nominations for a studio in the television categories with 15.
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The 2026 Actor Awards nominations
Motion Pictures
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Marty Supreme (A24)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros)
Sinners (Warner Bros)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Chase Infinity, One Battle After Another
Emma Stone, Bugonia
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Miles Caton, Sinners
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
OUTSTANDING STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
F1 (Apple Original Films)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros)
Sinners (Warner Bros)
Television
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Landman (Paramount+)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV)
The White Lotus (HBO)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Britt Lower, Severance
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Studio (Apple TV)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, Inside Man
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast In Me
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Claire Danes, The Beast In Me
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Michelle Williams, Dying For Sex
OUTSTANDING STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Andor (Disney+)
Landman (Paramount+)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
