Actor Awards
Accolade given by SAG-AFTRA
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::summary Accolade given by SAG-AFTRA ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA |
| image | Screen Actors Guild Award trophy.png |
| caption | "The Actor", the trophy for the award |
| current_awards | 32nd Actor Awards |
| awarded_for | Achievements in film and primetime television performances |
| presenter | {{plainlist |
| country | United States |
| year | |
| website | |
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| name = The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA | image = Screen Actors Guild Award trophy.png | imagesize = | caption = "The Actor", the trophy for the award | current_awards = 32nd Actor Awards | awarded_for = Achievements in film and primetime television performances | presenter = {{plainlist|
- Screen Actors Guild (1995–2012)
- SAG-AFTRA (2013–present) | country = United States | year = | website =
The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, also known as the Actor Awards and formerly as the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) between 1995 and 2025, 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 then, along with the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards. The awards focus both on individual performances and on 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 TNT from 1998 to 2022, with a simulcast on TBS from 2007 to 2022. In 2023, Netflix live streamed the awards on Netflix's YouTube channel. Netflix began to air the awards live beginning in 2024, as part of a new multi-year partnership.
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 to 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 16 in tall, weighs over 12 lb, is cast in solid bronze, and is produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California.
Ceremonies
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| # | 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 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sag-awards-change-name-actor-awards-2026/ | title=SAG Awards will change name to Actor Awards in 2026 | access-date=December 6, 2025 | date=November 14, 2025 |
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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
Superlatives
Per film
::data[format=table title="Films with most wins"]
::data[format=table title="Films with most nominations"]
Per television show
Total
::data[format=table title="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 | ||
| :: |
::data[format=table title="Television shows with most nominations"]
| Nom. | 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
::data[format=table title="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 | ||||||
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::data[format=table title="Television shows with most nominations in a single year"]
| Nom. | 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 | ||||||
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Per actor
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_2019_(cropped).jpg" caption="[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], winner of the most awards (9)"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Alec_Baldwin_2018.jpg" caption="[[Alec Baldwin]], winner of the most individual awards (7)"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Edie_Falco_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" caption="[[Edie Falco]], the most nominated performer, both in total (22) and in individual categories only (14)"] ::
The non-competitive Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award is excluded in the superlatives.
Total (all categories)
::data[format=table title="Actors with most wins"]
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
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::data[format=table title="Actors with most nominations"]
| Nom. | Actor |
|---|---|
| 22 | |
| 21 | |
| 20 | |
| 19 | |
| 18 | |
| 17 | |
| 16 | |
| 15 | |
| :: |
Total (individual categories only)
::data[format=table title="Actors with most individual wins"]
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
| 7 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
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::data[format=table title="Actors with most individual nominations"]
| Nom. | Actor |
|---|---|
| 14 | |
| 12 | |
| 11 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| :: |
In a single year
| image1 = Jamie Foxx face.jpg | image2 = Maggie Smith - Vintage (trim).jpg | image3 = Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg | footer = Jamie Foxx, Maggie Smith and Chadwick Boseman are the only actors with four nominations in a single year | total_width = 400 ::data[format=table title="Actors with most nominations in a single year{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-04/chadwick-boseman-sag-awards-record|title=Chadwick Boseman makes SAG Awards history with 4 film nominations|access-date=January 1, 2026|first=Mark|last=Olsen|date=February 4, 2021|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204180821/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-04/chadwick-boseman-sag-awards-record|archive-date=February 4, 2021}}"]
| Nom. | Actor | Year | Categories and work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2005 | {{Plainlist | |
| 2013 | {{Plainlist | ||
| 2020 | {{Plainlist | ||
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Notes
References
References
- 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]].
- "History of the SAG Awards".
- (December 4, 2017). "SAG Awards Sets Kristen Bell As First-Ever Host For Actors' Trophy Show".
- Higgins, Bill. (1999-01-27). "'Shakespeare' doth nab 5 of SAG noms".
- Lattanzio, Ryan. (2026-01-07). "'One Battle After Another' Dominates SAG Actor Award Nominations with 7, 'Sinners' Scores 5".
- Coyle, Jake. (2023-02-27). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards".
- "Screen Actors Guild Awards: Rules".
- Meier, Gretchen. (January 26, 2011). "The brains behind the bronze". [[Glendale News Press]].
- Olsen, Mark. (February 4, 2021). "Chadwick Boseman makes SAG Awards history with 4 film nominations". [[Los Angeles Times]].
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