Overview
- Showrunner Jon Brockett and Awards Committee chair JoBeth Williams announced the official name change on Nov. 14.
- The first ceremony under the new name will stream live on Netflix on March 1, 2026, with nominations set for Jan. 7, 2026.
- Organizers stress that voting, submissions, eligibility and administration remain unchanged, and SAG-AFTRA continues to present the show.
- To ease the transition, FYC materials may use “Screen Actors Guild Awards” through pre‑nomination voting ending Jan. 5, 2026, with “The Actor Awards” advised thereafter.
- The shift aligns the show with its long-standing statuette, The Actor, and supports clearer global recognition as Netflix carries the event to 190-plus countries, a move discussed since the 2012 SAG–AFTRA merger with input from the union’s Awards Committee.