Adolescence's Owen Cooper leads British and Irish nominations at the 2026 Actor Awards

Netflix drama Adolescence earned four nominations at the newly renamed Actor Awards, including nods for Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Christine Tremarco; nominations were announced ahead of the March 1 ceremony in Los Angeles.

Adolescence and several British and Irish performers received prominent attention in the 2026 Actor Awards nominations. The nominations were announced on Wednesday, ahead of a ceremony scheduled for March 1 in Los Angeles. The awards were formerly known as the SAG Awards and the name change was announced in November 2025. The ceremony will stream live on Netflix and Harrison Ford is set to receive the 2026 SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. Nominations and context: - Netflix’s Adolescence received four nominations for British cast members Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco. - Owen Cooper, reported as 16 and from Warrington, is nominated in the Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Movie Or Limited Series and will compete against his onscreen father Stephen Graham, as well as Matthew Rhys and Charlie Hunnam. - The reporting notes that if Owen wins, he would become the youngest-ever winner in a major acting category, surpassing Timothée Chalamet, who won at age 29 last year. - One Battle After Another led all films with a record six nominations, the most in the 31-year history of the awards. - The nominations were announced by Janelle James and Connor Storrie on Netflix’s YouTube channel after an introduction by SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin; the awards are presented by SAG-AFTRA and voted on by the union’s membership. Summary: British and Irish performers figure prominently among the 2026 Actor Awards nominees, with Adolescence and several individual actors receiving multiple nods. Winners will be revealed at the March 1 ceremony in Los Angeles, which will stream on Netflix.