32nd SAG Actor Awards Nomination Predictions – Television
The year might be ending, but award season never does. The Screen Actors Guild will present their nominations on January 7, 2026 for the newly minted name, The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA.
Netflix has a few big contenders this year, but it will make a huge mark in the limited series categories with its array of limited series that have come out in the past year, including the multi-Emmy winner Adolescence. The streamer has a chance of completely taking over the Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series category while still nabbing at least three of the noms on the Female Actor side.
The drama categories will see new and old shows alike, most notably The Pitt, eligible for its first season. Emmy winners Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa are likely nominees in their respective categories, even more likely that they will be joined by Severance hopefuls Britt Lower, Adam Scott, and Tramell Tillman. Another HBO series likely to make a huge splash on nomination morning is The White Lotus, which is all but guaranteed to receive a nomination in Ensemble, as will likely the long-awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things, a previous winner here.
The Studio is going to be the series to beat in Comedy Series categories, even with old favorites like Only Murders in the Building, Abbott Elementary, and Hacks also competing. Recent Emmy winner Seth Rogen will grab a nomination, and it’s also likely that co-star Catherine O’Hara will receive one as well. The Bear will round out the nominations for comedy.
Unlike the motion picture side, television does not have a supporting category so lead and supporting contenders will be nominated and compete alongside each other.
Here are my predictions for the 32nd SAG Actor Awards nominations for television.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Other contenders: The Diplomat (Netflix); Slow Horses (Apple TV)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Studio (Apple TV)
Other contenders: The Paper (Peacock); Wednesday (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit (Netflix)
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix)
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Other contenders: Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror (Netflix); Wagner Moura, Dope Thief (Apple TV)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault (Peacock)
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence (Netflix)
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (FX)
Other contenders: Patricia Arquette, Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu); Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix);
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus (HBO)
Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV)
Tramell Tillman, Severance (Apple TV)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO Max)
Other contenders: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple TV); Mark Ruffalo, Task (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus (HBO)
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO Max)
Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV)
Parker Posey, The White Lotus (HBO)
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)
Other contenders: Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS); Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix); Winona Ryder, Stranger Things (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio (Apple TV)
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Seth Rogen, The Studio (Apple TV)
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX)
Other contenders: Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This (Netflix); Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside (Netflix); Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear (FX)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio (Apple TV)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
Other contenders: Kathryn Hahn, The Studio (Apple TV); Jenna Ortega, Wednesday (Netflix)
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
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