Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA
Current: 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards
"The Actor", the trophy for the award
Awarded for	Achievements in movie and prime time television performances
Country	United States
Presented by	Screen Actors Guild (1995–2012) SAG-AFTRA (2013–present)
First award	1995;31 years ago (1995)
Website	www.actorawards.org

The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, also known as the Actor Awards, and formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards or 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 movie and prime-time television. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in the Hollywood film industry since then, along with the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars. SAG 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, and were 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. ^[1]

The inaugural SAG Awards aired live on February 25, 1995, from Universal Studios' Stage 12. The second SAG awards aired live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, while subsequent awards have been held at the Shrine Auditorium. ^[2] On December 4, 2017, it was announced that the awards show would have its first host in its then twenty-four year history, with actress Kristen Bell presiding over the ceremony. ^[3] As of 2023, Shakespeare in Love is the only film to receive nominations for all four acting categories and the ensemble award ^[4] and Everything Everywhere All at Once is the only film to receive four awards, including the ensemble award. ^[5]

The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor". ^[6] It is 16 inches (41 cm) tall, weighs over 12 pounds (5.4 kg), is cast in solid bronze, and is produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California. ^[7]

Ceremonies

#	Date	Host	Venue	Network
1st	February 25, 1995	—N/a	Universal Studios Hollywood	NBC
2nd	February 24, 1996	—N/a	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
3rd	February 22, 1997	—N/a	Shrine Auditorium
4th	March 8, 1998	—N/a		TNT
5th	March 7, 1999	—N/a
6th	March 12, 2000	—N/a
7th	March 11, 2001	—N/a
8th	March 10, 2002	—N/a
9th	March 9, 2003	—N/a
10th	February 22, 2004	—N/a
11th	February 5, 2005	—N/a
12th	January 29, 2006	—N/a		TNT and TBS
13th	January 28, 2007	—N/a
14th	January 27, 2008	—N/a
15th	January 25, 2009	—N/a
16th	January 23, 2010	—N/a
17th	January 30, 2011	—N/a
18th	January 29, 2012	—N/a
19th	January 27, 2013	—N/a
20th	January 18, 2014	—N/a
21st	January 25, 2015	—N/a
22nd	January 30, 2016	—N/a
23rd	January 29, 2017	—N/a
24th	January 21, 2018	Kristen Bell
25th	January 27, 2019	Megan Mullally
26th	January 19, 2020	—N/a
27th	April 4, 2021	—N/a	—N/a
28th	February 27, 2022	—N/a	Barker Hangar
29th	February 26, 2023	—N/a	Fairmont Century Plaza	Netflix (via YouTube)
30th	February 24, 2024	Idris Elba	Shrine Auditorium	Netflix
31st	February 23, 2025	Kristen Bell
32nd	March 1, 2026 [8]	TBA	TBA

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 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 Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

Life Achievement

• Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Superlatives

Per film

Films with most wins

Wins	Film	Year [a]	Categories
			Cast	Leading Male	Leading Female	Supporting Male	Suporting Female	Stunt Ensemble
4	Everything Everywhere All at Once	2023	Won		Won	Won	Won
3	American Beauty	2000	Won	Won	Won
	Chicago	2003	Won		Won		Won
	The Help	2012	Won		Won		Won
	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	2018	Won		Won	Won
	Oppenheimer	2024	Won	Won		Won

Films with most nominations

Nom.	Film	Year [a]	Categories
			Cast	Leading Male	Leading Female	Supporting Male	Suporting Female	Stunt Ensemble
5	Shakespeare in Love	1999	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated
	Chicago	2003	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated		Nominated (×2)
	Doubt	2009	Nominated		Nominated	Nominated	Nominated (×2)
	The Banshees of Inisherin	2023	Nominated	Nominated		Nominated (×2)	Nominated
	Everything Everywhere All at Once		Nominated		Nominated	Nominated	Nominated (×2)
	Wicked	2025	Nominated		Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated

Per television show

Total

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 The Sopranos 1999–2007 Drama 7 Will & Grace 1998–2020 Comedy The Crown 2016–2023 Drama 6 Seinfeld 1989–1998 Comedy The West Wing 1999–2006 Drama 5 Modern Family 2009–2020 Comedy Orange Is the New Black 2013–2019 Comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2017–2023 Comedy

Television shows with most nominations Nom. Television show Years Type 26 The Sopranos 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 The West Wing 1999–2006 Drama

In a single year

Television shows with most wins in a single year

Wins	Television show	Year [a]	Type	Categories
				Ensemble	Male	Female	Stunt Ensemble
3	ER	1998	Comedy	Won	Won	Won
	The Sopranos	2000	Drama	Won	Won	Won
		2008		Won	Won	Won
	The West Wing	2001	Drama	Won	Won	Won
		2002		Won	Won	Won
	30 Rock	2009	Comedy	Won	Won	Won
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	2019	Comedy	Won	Won	Won
	Squid Game	2022	Drama		Won	Won	Won

Television shows with most nominations in a single year

Nom.	Television show	Year [a]	Type	Categories
				Ensemble	Male	Female	Stunt Ensemble
6	Angels in America	2004	Miniseries		Nominated (×3)	Nominated (×3)
	Everybody Loves Raymond		Comedy	Nominated	Nominated (×3)	Nominated (×2)
5	The Sopranos	2000	Drama	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated (×3)
	Modern Family	2012	Comedy	Nominated	Nominated (×2)	Nominated (×2)
	The Crown	2021	Drama	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated (×3)
	Schitt's Creek		Comedy	Nominated	Nominated (×2)	Nominated (×2)
	Succession	2022	Drama	Nominated	Nominated (×3)	Nominated
		2024		Nominated	Nominated (×3)	Nominated
	Ted Lasso	2022	Comedy	Nominated	Nominated (×2)	Nominated (×2)
	Shōgun	2025	Drama	Nominated	Nominated (×2)	Nominated	Nominated

Per actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, winner of the most awards (9)

Alec Baldwin, winner of the most individual awards (7)

Edie Falco, the most nominated performer, both in total (22) and in individual categories only (14)

Superlatives don't include the non-competitive Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Total (all categories)

Actors with most wins Wins Actor 9 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 8 Alec Baldwin Julianna Margulies 7 Allison Janney 6 Viola Davis Anthony Edwards Tony Shalhoub

Actors with most nominations Nom. Actor 22 Edie Falco 21 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julianna Margulies 20 Alec Baldwin Meryl Streep 19 Cate Blanchett Steve Carell David Hyde Pierce 18 Kelsey Grammer Allison Janney 17 Elisabeth Moss Peter Dinklage 16 James Gandolfini

Total (individual categories only)

Actors with most individual wins Wins Actor 7 Alec Baldwin 5 Viola Davis Julia Louis-Dreyfus 4 Tina Fey William H. Macy Julianna Margulies Helen Mirren Tony Shalhoub Kate Winslet

Actors with most individual nominations Nom. Actor 14 Edie Falco 12 Cate Blanchett Julia Louis-Dreyfus Meryl Streep 11 Alec Baldwin Helen Mirren 10 Steve Carell Glenn Close Judi Dench Nicole Kidman Tony Shalhoub Kate Winslet 9 Julianna Margulies

In a single year

Jamie Foxx, Maggie Smith and Chadwick Boseman are the only actors with four nominations in a single year

Actors with most nominations in a single year ^[9]

Nom.	Actor	Year [a]	Categories and work
4	Jamie Foxx	2005	Male Actor in a Leading Role ( Ray ) Male Actor in a Supporting Role ( Collateral ) Cast in a Motion Picture (Ray) Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie ( Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story )
	Maggie Smith	2013	Female Actor in a Supporting Role ( The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ) Cast in a Motion Picture (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) Female Actor in a Drama Series ( Downton Abbey ) Ensemble in a Drama Series (Downton Abbey)
	Chadwick Boseman	2020	Male Actor in a Leading Role ( Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ) Male Actor in a Supporting Role ( Da 5 Bloods ) Cast in a Motion Picture (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) Cast in a Motion Picture (Da 5 Bloods)

Notes

1. Year of the ceremony.

References

1. 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 . Retrieved January 11, 2023.
2. "History of the SAG Awards". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3. Pedersen, Erik (December 4, 2017). "SAG Awards Sets Kristen Bell As First-Ever Host For Actors' Trophy Show". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
4. Higgins, Bill (1999-01-27). "'Shakespeare' doth nab 5 of SAG noms". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
5. Coyle, Jake (2023-02-27). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards". AP News. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
6. "Screen Actors Guild Awards: Rules". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
7. Meier, Gretchen (January 26, 2011). "The brains behind the bronze". Glendale News Press . Glendale, California. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
8. "SAG Awards will change name to Actor Awards in 2026". CBS News. November 14, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
9. Olsen, Mark (February 4, 2021). "Chadwick Boseman makes SAG Awards history with 4 film nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

External links

• Official website