When are the SAG Awards? Everything to know about the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Actors are finally ready to take center stage in awards season.
The SAG Awards are routinely viewed as a key precursor in the Oscars race because the acting branch is the largest group in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Recent Best Picture winners that took first steps toward history at the SAG Awards with ensemble cast wins include Parasite, CODA, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.
This year, the SAG Awards nominated several top Oscar contenders, including Wicked (five nominations), A Complete Unknown (four nominations), Anora (three nominations), and Emilia Perez (three nominations). Read on for the full list of SAG Awards nominee and everything to know about the 2025 ceremony.
When are the SAG Awards?
The 2025 SAG Awards occur on Sunday, Feb. 23, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The ceremony streams live on Netflix for the second consecutive year. This year’s host is Kristen Bell, a potential 2025 SAG Awards nominee in multiple categories for her performance on the Netflix hit comedy Nobody Wants This. Bell previously hosted the SAG Awards in 2018.
Who are the SAG Awards nominees?
This year’s top SAG Awards nominees included films Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Anora, and Emilia Perez, and television shows Shogun, The Bear, The Diplomat, and Hacks. See below for the full list of 2025 SAG Awards nominees.
FILM
Film Ensemble
Anora
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Film Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Film Actress
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Film Supporting Actor
Jonathan Bailey, Wicked
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Film Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Film Stunt Ensemble
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked
TELEVISION
Drama Series Ensemble
Bridgerton
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Comedy Series Ensemble
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Limited Series/Movie Actor
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendenez Story
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Limited Series/Movie Actress
Katy Bates, The Great Lillian Hall
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Drama Actor
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Drama Actress
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Comedy Actor
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Comedy Actress
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks
TV Stunt Ensemble
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
Shogun
Who are the biggest SAG Awards snubs?
On the film side, some major presumed awards contenders failed to secure recognition from the acting guild, including Angelina Jolie (Maria), Denzel Washington (Gladiator II), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), and Sebastian Stan (A Different Man and The Apprentice). Sing Sing was snubbed in the ensemble category.
How to watch the 2025 SAG Awards
The 2025 SAG Awards will stream live on Netflix on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Netflix subscribers can access the live stream from their app homepage.
Who is hosting the 2025 SAG Awards?
Kristen Bell was announced as the SAG Awards host in December. “Kristen Bell’s wit, warmth, and charm make her the perfect fit for our show — a night celebrating actors and the year’s outstanding performances,” said SAG Awards executive producer Jon Brockett. “Plus — everybody wants this,” he added, referencing Bell’s beloved Netflix series.
Who are the 2025 SAG Awards presenters?
Presenters for the SAG Awards have not yet been revealed. But the show is usually good for a reunion or two. Last year, for example, the SAG Awards reconnected The Devil Wears Prada stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt.
Who is this year’s SAG Awards lifetime achievement award winner?
Oscar-winning legend Jane Fonda will receive the SAG Awards lifetime achievement honor this year. According to SAG and Netflix, the award “recognizes an individual who has improved the image of the acting profession and carries with them a humanitarian spirit. “
“I am deeply honored and humbled to be this year’s recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award,” Fonda said in a statement. “I have been working in this industry for almost the entirety of my life, and there’s no honor like the one bestowed on you by your peers. SAG-AFTRA works tirelessly to protect the working actor and to ensure that union members are being treated equitably in all areas, and I am proud to be a member as we continue to work to protect generations of performers to come.”