Michael B. Jordan defeats Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2026 Actor Awards
The Sinners actor won the prestigious award (formerly called the Screen Actors Guild Awards). A good omen two weeks before the Oscars.
Michael B. Jordan won a new battle… before the other?
Sinners emerges as the big winner at the 2026 Actor Awards (formerly Screen Actors Guild Awards) which were held last night in Los Angeles. The vampire film set in the segregationist South emerged as the shock of the evening, winning the supreme prize for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film. And its main actor, Michael B. Jordan, also leaves crowned with the personal trophy for Best Actor.
A small feat that resonates, because the competition against him was tough: Michael B. Jordan notably beat Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme and Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle after another as well as Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon and Jesse Plemons in Bugonia.
A victory as an omen in view of the next Oscars, where Leo is no longer a favorite at all. Not crowned at the Golden Globes, nor at the BAFTAS nor at the 2026 Actor Awards, DiCaprio will clearly be an outsider against Michael B. Jordan, against Timothée Chalamet and even against Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent).
Among the actresses, there is Jessie Buckley and the others. The star of Hamnetwhere she plays a mother devastated by mourning, gleans a new statuette, which sounds like a ticket to the Oscar.
On the series side, the Actor Awards 2026 rewarded The Studio which dominates with three awards, closely followed by the ultra-realistic medical drama The Pittwhich confirms its status as a phenomenon.
The complete list of Actors Awards 2026:
MOVIE THEATER
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Sinners
Best Actor
Michael B.Jordan, Sinners
Best actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn, One Battle after another
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan, Fainted
Best Stunt Team
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
SERIES
Best Ensemble – Drama Series
The Pitt
Best Ensemble – Comedy Series
The Studio
Best Actor – Drama Series
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best Actress – Drama Series
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Actor – Comedy Series
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Best Actress – Comedy Series
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Best Actor – TV Movie / Mini-series
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Best Actress – TV Movie / Mini-series
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Best Stunt Team – Series
The Last of Us
