Kristen Bell to Host Actor Awards for Third Time

Kristen Bell will return to host the 32nd Annual Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA for the third time, the union announced Wednesday, bringing her familiar energy to the ceremony honoring outstanding performances from 2025. The event, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, will stream live on Netflix on March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from the Shrine Auditorium Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

Bell, known for her roles in the Netflix series Nobody Wants This and the NBC comedy The Good Place, first emceed the awards in 2018 as its inaugural host and returned for the 2025 edition. The ceremony has typically proceeded without a host throughout its 32-year history, with only Megan Mullally in 2019 and Idris Elba in 2024 joining Bell as emcees. This year's show marks a continuation of her involvement amid the awards' recent rebranding, which aligns the event's name with the statue awarded to recipients, a practice similar to other major industry honors.

Nominations, announced earlier this month, highlight strong ensembles and individual achievements in film and television, as voted by SAG-AFTRA's 160,000 members. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another leads all films with...