Kristen Bell kicked off the 2026 Actor Awards by using her monologue to poke fun at the SAG name rebrand. Bell 45, opened the Sunday, March 1, awards show at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles by referring to the SAGs to Actor Awards name change as a "facelift." She then broke into song about how actors can rebrand themselves by changing their names. Elsewhere in her monologue, Bell focused on keeping "things fun," with no cap on the length of acceptance speeches and giving permission for actors to curse on stage, saying, "I think the world can use some levity right now.