Updated March 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m. ET
Two weeks before the Oscars, “Sinners” put a scare into the hearts of other best picture contenders
Ryan Coogler’s genre-defying gangster vampire musical and period epic won best ensemble and best actor for star Michael B. Jordan at the Actor Awards – formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards – on Sunday, March 1. And it’s a big deal for the film’s fans who are following the road to the 98th Academy Awards on March 15: The Actor Awards are an important bellwether, since actors comprise the largest voting bloc in the Academy.
“Hamnet” star Jessie Buckley nabbed best actress, while film villains had a good night: Amy Madigan received best supporting actress for her witchy role in “Weapons,” and Sean Penn got supporting actor for his antagonistic performance in “One Battle After Another.”
In the TV categories, Catherine O’Hara won a posthumous Actor Award for her work on “The Studio,” while her costar Seth Rogen won best actor and the show took home best comedy series. “The Pitt” snagged best drama ensemble and drama actor for Noah Wyle. And Owen Cooper, 16, made history by becoming the youngest individual winner in Actor Awards history, taking best actor in a limited series for “Adolescence.” (He breaks a record held by Kate Winslet, who was 20 when she won best supporting actress for “Sense and Sensibility” in 1996.)
Here are all the winners at the Actor Awards:
Best movie ensemble
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
WINNER: “Sinners”
Best actor in a movie
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
Best actress in a movie
WINNER: 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”
Best supporting actress in a movie
Odessa A’zion, “Marty Supreme”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good”
WINNER: Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Best supporting actor in a movie
Miles Caton, “Sinners”
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
WINNER: Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Best TV drama ensemble
“The Diplomat”
“Landman”
WINNER: “The Pitt”
“Severance”
“The White Lotus”
Best actor in a TV movie or limited series
Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”
WINNER: Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”
Best TV comedy ensemble
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Only Murders in the Building”
WINNER: “The Studio”
Best actor in a TV drama series
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
WINNER: Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
Best actress in a comedy series
Kathryn Hahn, “The Studio”
WINNER: Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale”
Best actress in a TV movie or limited series
Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”
Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
Christine Tremarco, “Adolescence”
WINNER: Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
Best actor in a TV comedy series
Ike Barinholtz, “The Studio”
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside”
WINNER: Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Best actress in a TV drama series
Britt Lower, “Severance”
Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
WINNER: Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
Best movie stunt ensemble
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
WINNER: “Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Best TV stunt ensemble
“Andor”
“Landman”
WINNER: “The Last of Us”
“Squid Game”
“Stranger Things”