The SAG Awards will be getting a new name next year. Starting with its 32nd edition on March 1, 2026, the iconic award show will be called “the Actor Awards,” said showrunner Jon Brockett and chair of SAG-AFTRA’s Awards Committee JoBeth Williams, stating it is “a perfect next step in the show’s evolution.” SAG, which stands for Screen Actors Guild, began streaming on Netflix for its 30th edition, and organizers have been trying to make it more globally appealing ever since. “Since the show started over 30 years ago, our iconic statuette has always been called The Actor, and simply evolving the show’s name to align with the award itself made obvious sense,” Brockett and Williams said in a joint statement. They further affirmed that “everything about voting, submissions and eligibility remai
SAG Awards Announce Major Change for 2026
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