US EditionMichael B. Jordan rides late surge to Best Actor Oscars win for Sinners
- At the Dolby Theatre on March 15, Michael B. Jordan, actor, won Best Actor for his role in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, his first Oscar.
- In recent weeks, Jordan pulled ahead after winning the Screen Actors Guild award, with his role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Sinners boosting his horror genre recognition.
- Facing a stacked field, Jordan, 39, beat out Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke and Wagner Moura, looked shocked when last year’s winner Adrien Brody announced him, then hugged his mother.
- Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by becoming the first female director of photography to win the Oscar for cinematography for Sinners, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won Best Picture, offering a win for Warner Bros.
- Amid industry anxiety, critics noted that Sinners and One Battle After Another offered fresh hope, while Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters won animated feature and song with more than 325 million views, and there was a tie for best live-action short film.
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Michael B. Jordan wins best actor Oscar for “Sinners”
Michael B. Jordan wins best actor Oscar for “Sinners” The film by Oakland filmmaker Ryan Coogler received a total of 4 Academy Awards, including best original screenplay and the first ever win by a woman, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, for best cinematography.
Michael B. Jordan Thanks His Mom and the 'Greats' in 2026 Oscars Speech
Five talented nominees were in the running for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2026 Oscars, but only one took home the coveted prize at the 98th Academy Awards. Michael B. Jordan ultimately won the honor for Sinners during the Sunday, March 15, ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Man, God is good. Mama, what’s up? You know how I feel about my mother,” Jordan, 39, said in his acceptance speech. “Pops, where you at? My dad flew in …
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