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Why SAG Awards Changed Its Name to Actor Awards Moving Forward
The ladies of Dunder Mifflin have landed at the 2026 Actor Awards.
And it was quite the reunion for The Office stars Mindy Kaling, Jenna Fischer, Ellie Kemper and Angela Kinsey, who came together not just to present the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series—which went to The Studio—but also to reflect on their time together on the long-running series.
As Mindy, 46, joked from the stage at the Shrine Auditorium during the March 1 ceremony, “We are women who survived 22 episode seasons.”
Angela, 54, noted there were “no short orders,” with Ellie, 45, explaining that with a filming schedule that long “you didn’t plan a season around a pregnancy.”
“You just gave birth on camera and named the baby after a grip,” Mindy laughed. To which Jenna, 51, replied, “Then you came back the next week with another episode.”
And while the filming schedule could be relentless, as Angela pointed out it was also one many actors dream about because 22 episodes meant they “had a job from September to May.”
The quartet also laughed at the quality of episodes they produced, with Mindy—who served as a writer on the series—admitting there were “sometimes filler episodes that were kinda bad.”
But as Ellie pointed out, “It didn’t matter, because there was always another one right around the corner.”
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Plus, their experiences on the show have allowed them to find new facets to their careers, with Angela and Jenna launching their podcast Office Ladies.
“Should I do a podcast about writing?” Mindy asked, to which Ellie responded, “Oh, Mindy, no one cares about writers.”
But one thing people still care about greatly is The Office, a fact that the cast—which also included Steve Carell, John Krasinski and more—is still so grateful for. Especially because they had such a great time working together.
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“Every day I was on that set, at one—at least one point of the day, I was laughing until tears were coming out of my eyes,” Steve shared on Office Ladies in 2023. “And I mean, what a gift.”
He added, “Who has a job like that?”
And that job brought the cast of The Office two Actor Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2007 and 2008.
For a look at all the winners from the 2026 Actor Awards, keep reading.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
WINNER: Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
Erin Doherty – Adolescence
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
WINNER: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn – The Studio
WINNER: Catherine O'Hara – The Studio
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
WINNER: Seth Rogen – The Studio
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
WINNER: The Studio
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Britt Lower – Severance
Parker Posey – The White Lotus
WINNER: Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
WINNER: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Diplomat
Landman
WINNER: The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Miles Caton – Sinners
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Andor
Landman
The Last of Us
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Watch The Actor Awards 2026 (formerly named the SAG Awards) live Sunday, March 1, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Netflix.
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