“And the Actor Goes To…”
Ahead of its 32nd edition on March 1, 2026, the SAG Awards nominees have been announced — the annual ceremony through which SAG-AFTRA, the world’s largest actors’ union, honors performances in film and television.
As you might know, SAG is a strong precursor; there’s a ton of overlap between the SAG acting nominees and the Oscars. You’ll usually see three to four nominees in each acting category also recognized by the Academy. Sometimes, all five SAG honorees end up getting Oscar-nominated. The stat for Oscar/SAG winners sits at about an 80% match.
The two female snubs from this afternoon’s announcement are Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”) and Amanda Seyfried (“Testament of Ann Lee”) in the Lead Actress category. Both were “replaced” by Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), and Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”).
It got even spicier in Supporting Actress. Odessa A’Zion (“Marty Supreme”) scored a much-deserved nomination, as did Wunmi Mosaku (“Sinners”) — both weren’t in top-tier Oscar contention at the start of the day, and now, suddenly, they are. Snubbedin the category were would-be contenders Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked: For Good”), Elle Fanning (“Sentimental Value”), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (“Sentimental Value”), and Emily Blunt (“The Smashing Machine”).
It was a bad day for “Sentimental Value,” which tallied zero nominations — not even Stellan Skarsgård could get in, and that’s with some predicting he could even win the Oscar. His odds just fell. However, the more international voting body of the Academy will likely rectify this misdeed, and Skarsgård will no doubt get his Oscar nod.
What I gathered from this afternoon’s nominees list is that SAG-AFTRA did not watch any foreign films this year. It wasn’t just “Sentimental Value,” but also getting shut out were “The Secret Agent,” “It Was Just An Accident,” “Sirat,” and “No Other Choice.” In fact, just by looking at the list of nominees, one could easily conclude that international films were not eligible this year (they were).
SAG did love “Sinners.” Ryan Coogler’s historical-horror-musical ended up nabbing nominations in five of the six film categories, including (surprise!) Miles Caton for a performance that nobody expected to be nominated for Supporting Actor. As for Lead Actor, Caton’s co-star, Michael B. Jordan (Sinners). predictably got in. Snubbed: Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”). Dwayne Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”), Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”), Joel Edgerton (“Train Dreams”), or George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”).
Speaking of “Jay Kelly,” it is now at risk of not getting any Oscar nominations. It didn’t land an Outstanding Cast nomination either, which is a major red flag. In fact, today’s nominees confirmed what we had long suspected: “Frankenstein” is Netflix’s main horse in the Oscar race.
All in all, “One Battle After Another” led the way with a record-breaking seven nominations, followed by “Sinners” with five; “Marty Supreme”, “Hamnet” and “Frankenstein” tied with three.
OUTSTANDING CAST
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
SinnersLEAD ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)LEAD ACTRESS
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)SUPPORTING ACTOR
Miles Caton (Sinners)
Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Odessa A’Zion (Marty Supreme)
Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)STUNT ENSEMBLE
F1
Frankenstein
Mission Impossible — The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Here is our first look at Mine Flanagan’s “The Exorcist: Martyrs.” The images are below. I gather a trailer is coming very soon.