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Harrison Ford isn’t shrinking from his accomplishments.

In fact, during the 2026 Actor Awards in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 1, the Star Wars actor was honored by his fellow SAG-AFTRA members with the Lifetime Achievement Award, appearing visibly moved to receive such an honor as he recalled how his early personal struggles inspired him to pursue performing.

“In my third year of college, I was a little lost,” he said during the Kristen Bell-hosted ceremony. “I was failing at school. I felt isolated, alone, and then I found the company of people putting on plays, storytellers, people I once thought were misfits and geeks turned out to be my people.”

Holding back tears, Harrison recognized his collaborators both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, remarking, “The work I do with other actors is one of the great joys of my life.”

He also took a moment to give a special shoutout to his loved ones—including his “extraordinary, beautiful wife” Calista Flockhart, who accompanied him to the event—noting that they “have given me love and courage through all of it.”

But the heartfelt speech also had moments of levity, as the 83-year-old joked that he felt “a little weird” to be receiving the prestigious award “at the half point of my career.”

“It’s a little early, isn’t it,” he quipped. “I’m still a working actor.”

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This awards season has marked a big one for Harrison following a health battle last year. Though he had to skip out on his presenting duties at the 2025 Oscars after a shingles diagnosis, he and Calista—who are parents to Liam, 25—stepped out for a rare date night at the 2025 Emmys in September.

Still, despite the minor setback, Harrison—also dad to adult children Benjamin, 59,  Williard, 56, Malcolm, 36, and Georgia, 35, from previous relationships—shared that he has no plans on slowing down and embraced his storied career, with or without the accolades.

“I’m grateful, but I would have done what I did—and I’ll do what I’m doing—regardless of whether it’s deemed worthy of mention or not,” he said in an interview with Variety in July. “Because it’s what I do. It’s what I love doing. I love telling stories. I love pretending to be somebody else.”

For Harrison, he’ll never have to stop playing pretend. 

“That’s one of the things I thought was attractive about the job of an actor,” he added about retirement. “Was that they need old people, too, to play old people’s parts.”

For a list of all the winners at 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

WINNER: 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

WINNER: 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

WINNER: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

WINNER: Sinners

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

F1

Frankenstein

WINNER: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Andor

Landman

WINNER: 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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