SAG Awards change name to the Actor Awards starting in 2026

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are present called the Actor Awards

LOS ANGELES -- The Screen Actors Guild Awards are present called the Actor Awards.

The amusement commonly known arsenic the SAG Awards volition officially go the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA successful its adjacent incarnation connected March 1, erstwhile Netflix volition watercourse the ceremonial arsenic it has since 2023.

The determination was announced Friday to the committee of SAG-AFTRA, the national that presents the awards and represents U.S. movie and tv actors among others.

The SAG Awards began successful 1995 to annually admit performances successful movies and primetime TV. They person go an progressively salient portion of Hollywood's awards season, successful portion due to the fact that each of its nominees and winners thin to beryllium celebrated faces. It mostly comes conscionable earlier the Academy Awards and is considered a cardinal Oscar bellwether.

SAG-AFTRA explained the alteration connected its website:

"Since the amusement started implicit 30 years ago, our iconic statuette has ever been called The Actor, and simply evolving the show’s sanction to align with the grant itself made evident sense. We wanted to supply clearer designation successful presumption of what the amusement is astir for our home and planetary audiences – we grant actors successful movie and television."

The enactment said the alteration has been discussed for immoderate time, but didn't get much specific.

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