The Screen Actors Guild Awards have officially announced the date for their 32nd annual ceremony: Sunday, March 1, 2026. This event will take place during the final stretch of Academy Awards voting, further cementing the SAG Awards as a pivotal influence in shaping the Oscar race.
Once again, the ceremony will be streamed live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, continuing its partnership with the streaming giant that began in 2024. The show will celebrate the year’s most outstanding performances in both film and television, with winners chosen by SAG-AFTRA’s more than 122,000 voting members—the largest voting body of any major awards organization.
The timing of the SAG Awards is crucial. Positioned just two weeks before the 97th Oscars, the ceremony serves as a bellwether for Oscar success, especially in the acting categories, which often align closely with Academy voters' preferences. In recent years, victories for actors such as Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once"), Brendan Fraser ("The Whale"), Kieran Culkin ("A Real Pain"), and Zoe Saldana ("Emilia Perez") at the SAG Awards were precursors to their eventual Oscar wins, underscoring the guild's predictive power.
The Guild has also released key dates and deadlines for the 2025–2026 SAG Awards season. The official submission window opens on Monday, August 25, 2025, and closes on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT. Performances aired or premiered between January 1 and December 31, 2025, are eligible for submission in any category deemed appropriate by actors or their representatives. All submissions must be made online via sagawards.org/submissions.
Nominations will be unveiled on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, setting the stage for what promises to be an intensely competitive year across both film and television categories. Final voting will commence on Wednesday, January 14, and conclude on Friday, February 27, 2026, at noon PT, just two days before the live broadcast.
The ceremony has long been regarded as one of the most significant indicators of awards momentum, primarily because it reflects how performers—the largest branch within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—respond to their peers' work. With Oscar final voting running from February 26 to March 5, 2026, standout wins at the SAG Awards could sway undecided voters in critical acting races.
As awards campaigns grow increasingly competitive and strategic, the placement of the SAG Awards within the calendar becomes essential for studios and streamers alike.
This year’s lineup of films appears promising, featuring A-list stars such as Dwayne Johnson in "The Smashing Machine," Emma Stone in "Bugonia," Oscar Isaac in "Frankenstein," and the dynamic duo of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, everyone’s favorite witches from the highly anticipated musical "Wicked: For Good."
All dates are subject to change.
Key Dates for the 2025–2026 SAG Awards Season:
