The coverage highlights multiple acting nominations across film and television, including performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Kate Hudson, and others in lead and supporting roles.

Analyses touch on SAG-AFTRA’s tradition and its relation to Oscar-season dynamics, noting how ensemble nominations can influence Best Picture considerations.

The 32nd Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA will be hosted by Kristen Bell for the third time, with the ceremony airing live on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

Bell, who also hosted the 2025 edition and was the first host in 2018, returns because she enjoys hosting and says she’s looking forward to singing during the show.

She will host even though she wasn’t repeat-nominated in the top SAG category this year, continuing the tradition of hosts across the SAG-AFTRA ceremony.

Other leading actor nominees include Timothée Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, and Jesse Plemons, with a broad slate of contenders in both male and female categories.

The piece explains the rebranding rationale for the ceremony and includes quotes from showrunners about aligning the event with honoring actors.

Silent House Productions will produce the awards with Jon Brockett as showrunner and executive producer, joined by Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco, and Linda Gierahn as executive producers for the telecast on Netflix.

Adam Brody, Bell’s co-star in Nobody Wants This, is nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

One Battle After Another leads film nominations with seven nods, while The Studio leads television nominations with five, reflecting the cycle’s top contenders.

The film Sinners leads with five nominations, featuring Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, and Wunmi Mosaku in acting categories, though Hailee Steinfeld is notably not nominated.

Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners holds the second-highest nomination tally overall.