Source: Radio New Zealand
Despite what your group text may believe, the return of Connor Storrie’s mustache is not the biggest storyline of the Actor Award nominations.
The Heated Rivalry breakout star and Abbott Elementary ’s Janelle James announced the nominees for the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, which were formerly known as the SAG Awards and celebrate acting across film and television, voted on by actors in the Screen Actors Guild.
In some of the categories the voters this time around took a “this, but not that” approach.
US actress Janelle James and US actor Connor Storrie announce Ariana Grande as a nominee for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture during the 32nd Annual Actors Awards nominations announcement in Los Angeles on 7 January, 2026.
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On the television side, Adam Brody earned a nomination in the lead male actor in a comedy series category for his role as a rabbi in love in the popular Netflix series Nobody Wants This , but Kristen Bell who plays his love interest was snubbed.
Kristen Bell as Joanne in Nobody Wants This.
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The lack of a nomination for Wagner Moura – who has been widely seen as a frontrunner for an Academy Award with his star turn as a former educator caught in the turmoil of a Brazilian military dictatorship in The Secret Agent – was also viewed as a snub and highlighted the lack of international nominees in the movie categories. Same goes for snubs all around to the cast of the Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value
On the other hand, Hollywood loves content about Hollywood, so Seth Rogen’s sendup of the industry, the Apple TV+ series The Studio
Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn and Seth Rogen in the Apple TV series “The Studio”.
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This awards season already has its darlings – especially when it comes to films.
From Timothée Chalamet’s performance in Marty Supreme to the star-studded Leonardo DiCaprio-led cast of Paul Thomas Anderson’s drama One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another dominated the Actor Award nominations with seven nominations, including for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton.
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The Ryan Coogler horror blockbuster Sinners Weapons .
The Actor Awards ceremony will stream live on Netflix on 1 March.
The following are the nominations in full:
Motion picture categories
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 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 Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Emma Stone – 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 performance by a cast in a motion picture
Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners
Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture
F1 Frankenstein Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning One Battle After Another Sinners
Television categories
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 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 a male actor in a comedy series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
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 an ensemble in a drama series
The Diplomat Landman The Pitt Severance The White Lotus
Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Only Murders in the Building The Studio
Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a television series
Andor Landman The Last of Us Squid Game Stranger Things
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