What acting category did Sean Penn win at the 2026 SAG Awards?
Answer
Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Sean Penn won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2026 SAG Awards.
Penn received the award for his performance as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another. The film was one of the ceremony’s most nominated movies, but its nominations did not translate into the top cast prize, which went to Sinners.
The supporting-actor award is a film category, so it should not be confused with the television acting prizes for drama, comedy, or limited series. The 2026 film acting lineup also included separate leading-actor and supporting-actress categories.
Penn’s win continued a career that includes earlier acclaimed performances in films such as Mystic River and Milk. At this ceremony, however, the specific winning distinction was supporting male performance.