How to Watch the 2023 SAG Awards

The 2023 SAG Awards are diving into uncharted territory. After 25 years of airing on TBS and TNT, the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are ditching their usual cable broadcast for Netflix and will be airing on the streaming platform’s YouTube channel. If you’re scratching your head as to how you’ll be able to tune in to see which of your favorite SAG nominees emerge victorious, fear not. We’re breaking down what you need to know, to make sure you don’t miss out on Angela Bassett doing the thing. 

When Are the 2023 SAG Awards?

The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held Sunday, February 26, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The ceremony will unfold at the Fairmont Century Plaza. As with the past three years, the ceremony will be conducted without a host. 

How to Watch the 2023 SAG Awards

Here’s where things get tricky. Earlier this year, the SAGs announced a partnership with Netflix, revealing that the 2024 SAG Awards would air live on the streaming platform. Netflix is reportedly still building its live streaming technology, so the 2023 SAG Awards will instead air on Netflix’s official YouTube channel. The ceremony will also be available on Twitter and Facebook. 

“The SAG Awards are beloved by the creative community and viewers alike, and now even more fans around the world will be able to celebrate these talented actors,” said Netflix head of global TV Bela Bajaria when the arrangement was announced. “As we begin to explore live streaming on Netflix, we look forward to partnering with SAG-AFTRA to elevate and expand this special ceremony as a global live event in 2024 and the years to come.” 

Who Is Nominated? Who Is Attending?

This year’s SAG nominees diverge from this year’s Oscar nominees in a few notable ways. The Oscar-snubbed Danielle Deadwyler and Viola Davis cracked the SAG best-actress race, alongside Blonde’s Ana de Armas, Tár’s Cate Blanchett, and Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Michelle Yeoh. Funnyman Adam Sandler also scored a best-actor nomination for his basketball movie, Hustle, joining Oscar nominees Brendan Fraser, Colin Farrell, Bill Nighy, and Austin Butler. The supporting-actor race sees Paul Dano slotting in for his Oscar-nominated Fabelmans costar Judd Hirsch, along with Banshees of Inisherin’s Brendan Gleeson and recent BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan, Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Ke Huy Quan, and surprise nominee Eddie Redmayne for The Good Nurse. In the best-supporting-actress category, the SAG nominees line up exactly with those of the Oscars, with Angela Bassett, Hong Chau, Kerry Condon, Stephanie Hsu, and Jamie Lee Curtis all nominated. 

The SAG Awards also celebrate excellence in television. Severance’s Adam Scott goes up against Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks, The Old Man’s Jeff Bridges, and Ozark’s Jason Bateman in best male actor in a drama series. Speaking of Ozark, Julia Garner and Laura Linney are nominated alongside The White Lotus’s Jennifer Coolidge, The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki, and Euphoria’s Zendaya. Other TV acting nominees include Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, The Dropout’s Amanda Seyfried, and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White. 

While he missed out on a SAG nomination, Oscar nominee Paul Mescal will be at the ceremony as a presenter. He’ll be joined by a starry group including Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega, White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza, and Under the Banner of Heaven’s Andrew Garfield, who’ll be presenting the SAG lifetime achievement award to Sally Field. Jessica Chastain, last year’s best-actress SAG winner and a 2023 nominee for George & Tammy, will also be present, as will White Noise’s Don Cheadle, Women Talking’s Rooney Mara, and The Fabelmans’ Gabriel LaBelle. No word on whether last year’s best-supporting-actress winner, Ariana DeBose, will be gracing the SAG Awards with an original rap, but she’ll be there celebrating this year’s outstanding performances.