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Dax Shepard didn’t join wife Kristen Bell at the 2026 Actors Awards, revealing that he is preparing for a colonoscopy the morning after the March 1 ceremony.
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His name is Dax Shepard and he is preparing for a colonoscopy.
As his wife of 12 years Kristen Bell took the stage at the Actor’s Awards as host, her husband of over a decade skipped out on the March 1 ceremony—and he shared exactly he was up to instead.
Indeed, Dax—who shares Lincoln, 11, and Delta, 9, with Kristen—shared a screenshot from a conversation reminding him to only consume liquids until his colonoscopy on March 2. His response? “I’m currently eating a stack,” he quipped back,” smothered in seeds and nuts.”
Making it explicitly clear what he is heading into, alongside the screenshot, he wrote, “#colonoscopyprep.”
And for Kristen, the third time is a charm as she returns as the host for the awards show, after previously leading the charge in 2024 and 2025. What's more? the Veronica Mars alum has been trying her hardest to make sure that she breaks the habit of referring to the ceremony—which serves as an opportunity for the Screen Actors Guild to celebrate the best in film and television—by its old moniker.
"Renaming it is a big thing to apply to the old processor," the 45-year-old told USA Today in an interview published Feb. 26. "There's been a lot of slip-ups. But we politely correct each other when I say the SAG Awards. Nope, it's now called the Actor Awards."
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Kristen will have enough star power in the room to assist her with the mission. Indeed, ensemble films One Battle After Another and Sinners lead the pack for the most film nominations. And on the television front, Seth Rogen's The Studio snagged the most nominations.
As for the star with the most legendary run? Harrison Ford is set to receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kristen is leading the charge as the ceremony undergoes another big change. This year, some of the biggest names in Hollywood will display their best themed fashion as the ceremony called for a dress code “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s."
In partnership with Elle, the Actors ceremony drew inspiration "from an era defined by cinematic elegance and bold expression."
For more stars and their red carpet looks from the 2026 Actor's Awards, keep reading...
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Calista Flockhart & Harrison Ford
in Leviev jewelry (Flockhart).
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Timothée Chalamet
in Prada.
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Mindy Kaling
in Yara Shoemaker and Bucherer Fine Jewellery.
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Jenna Ortega
in Christian Cowan and Jimmy Choo shoes.
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Sterling K. Brown
in Brioni, Blancpain watch and Oliver Peoples glasses.
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Natasha Rothwell
in Naeem Kahn and Mindi Mond jewelry.
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Aimee Lou Wood
in custom Versace, Jimmy Choo shoes and Frank Darling jewelry.
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Emma Stone
in custom Louis Vuitton.
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Paul Mescal
in Saint Laurent and Cartier jewelry.
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Sarah Paulson
in Saint Laurent.
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Connor Storrie
in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
in Givenchy and Belperron jewelry.
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Teyana Taylor
in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Kate Hudson
in Valentino and Desert diamonds from Emily P. Wheeler.
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Jessie Buckley
in Balenciaga and Jessica McCormack jewelry.
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Leslie Bibb & Sam Rockwell
in Ashi Studio and Cartier jewelry (Bibb).
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Delroy Lindo & Nashormeh N.R. Lindo
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Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell
in Louis Vuitton and Buccellati jewelry (Russell).
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Fran Drescher
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Ryan Coogler & Zinzi Coogler
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Viola Davis
in custom Gucci and Pasquale Bruni jewelry.
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Molly Sims & Scott Stuber
in Chopard jewelry (Sims).
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Jeremy Allen White
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Rhea Seehorn
in Louis Vuitton.
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Charlie Hunnam
in Brioni.
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Jason Bateman & Amanda Anka
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Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen
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Adam Scott & Naomi Scott
in Giorgio Armani (Adam).
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Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons
in Khaite (Dunst) and Carmina shoes (Plemons).
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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