The first ceremony under the Actor Awards name, announced in November 2025 to better reflect the show's position as the only industry honor given to actors, by actors. Kristen Bell returned to host for a third time. Sinners won the top cast prize and a lead win for Michael B. Jordan; Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Amy Madigan (Weapons), and Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) took the other individual film awards, while The Studio and The Pitt led television. Harrison Ford received the Life Achievement Award.
HISTORICAL NOTES
- The rebrand ended a 30-year run under the SAG Awards name, used from 1995 through 2025.
- At 16, Owen Cooper became the youngest individual winner in the event's history, unseating Kate Winslet, who was 20 when she won for Sense and Sensibility in 1996.
- Ryan Coogler became the only director to direct two cast-award winners, after Black Panther in 2019.