Sydney Sweeney led the snubs when nominations were announced for the newly-named The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA on Tuesday with Gwyneth Paltrow and Cynthia Erivo also failing to be recognized.
Sweeney, 28, had hoped her transformative role as a boxer in Christy (directed by David Michôd) would lead her to award season glory but she failed to receive a nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category.
Erivo, 38, was also overlooked for her role in Wicked: For Good (directed by Jon M. Chu) as the nominees included: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet, Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue, Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another, and Emma Stone – Bugonia.
Sweeney portrayed real-life champion boxer Christy Martin in the biopic that highlighted the life and incredible career of the athlete who is touted as the most successful female boxer of the 1990s.
Erivo returned to her role as Elphaba in the smash-hit musical film as her character is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as she starred in the sequel alongside Ariana Grande.
The entire cast of Wicked: For Good – which is centered around the relationship between Elphaba and Grande’s character Glinda – was also snubbed in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category
Sydney Sweeney led the snubs when nominations were announced for the newly-named The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA on Tuesday
Powerhouses Gwyneth Paltrow (left) and Cynthia Erivo (right) also failed to be recognized
Meanwhile, 53-year-old Paltrow failed to be recognized in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Marty Supreme (directed by Josh Safdie).
Those nominees included: Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme, Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good, Amy Madigan – Weapons, Wunmi Mosaku -Sinners, and Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another.
In Marty Supreme, Paltrow portrayed Kay Stone who is a wealthy, retired actress and socialite who forms a sexual relationship with table tennis star Marty Mauser portrayed by Timothee Chalamet.
Another major star who was left off of the nomination list was Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson who would have been up for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
The 53-year-old former WWE Superstar transformed himself into former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Mark Kerr in autobiographical film The Smashing Machine (directed by Benny Safdie).
Those in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role category included: Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme, Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon, Michael B. Jordan – Sinners, Jesse Plemons – Bugonia.
Also snubbed in that category was Wagner Moura for his work in Brazilian film The Secret Agent (directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho) as he plays a technology expert who flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.
Adam Sandler was another massive snub as he was not nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category for his work in Jay Kelly (directed by Noah Baumbach).
Sweeney, 28, had hoped her transformative role as a boxer in Christy would lead her to award season glory but she failed to receive a nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category
Erivo (left) returned to her role as Elphaba in the smash-hit musical film as her character is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as she starred in the sequel alongside Ariana Grande
In Marty Supreme, Paltrow portrayed Kay Stone who is a wealthy, retired actress and socialite who forms a sexual relationship with table tennis star Marty Mauser portrayed by Timothee Chalamet
The 59-year-old actor portrayed Ron Sukenick who is the manager of the titular character played by George Clooney who is a famous actor.
The field of the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category included: Miles Caton – Sinners, Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein, Paul Mescal – Hamnet, and Sean Penn – One Battle After Another.
Also completely snubbed by SAG-AFTRA was the entire cast of Norwegian film Sentimental Value (directed by Joachim Trier) including: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
The Screen Actors Guild changed the name to the Actor Awards with the transition beginning with the 32nd annual event on March 1.
Leaders of the professional actors union wanted the title of the gala event make more sense to users.
Jon Brockett – showrunner and executive producer of the award show – and JoBeth Williams – chair of SAG-AFTRA’s Awards Committee – shared a joint announcement on November 14 with an explanation for the shift.
They said: ‘We wanted to provide clearer recognition in terms of what the show is about for our domestic and global audiences.
‘We honor actors in film and television. Laser-focusing the name on those two things became the clearest and most straightforward path for this new chapter of the show.’
Another major star who was left off of the nomination list was Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson who would have been up for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Smashing Machine
Also snubbed in that category was Wagner Moura for his work in Brazilian film The Secret Agent (directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho) as he plays a technology expert who flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace
Adam Sandler was another massive snub as he was not nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category for his work in Jay Kelly (directed by Noah Baumbach)
Also completely snubbed by SAG-AFTRA was the entire cast of Norwegian film Sentimental Value (directed by Joachim Trier) including: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard (pictured left), Elle Fanning (pictured right) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
The Actors Awards are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
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 32nd annual Actor Awards are set to stream on Netflix on Sunday, March 1.
SAG Actor Awards 2026 nominees
FILM
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)
The cast of Leonardo DiCaprio flick One Battle After Another is up for the biggest prize of the night
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
Jessie Buckley is up for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role for Hamnet
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
Amy Madigan was recognized for her work in Weapons
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)
The Pitt hopes to continue their successful awards season run
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
Jean Smart was recognized for her work in Hacks once again
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)
