Overview
- Michael B. Jordan won the 2026 Academy Award for Best Actor for Sinners and thanked supporters during his acceptance speech.
- As he left the stage, Jordan pointed to Jesse Plemons in the front row, and Plemons stood to applaud alongside his wife, Kirsten Dunst.
- Jordan and Plemons previously starred together on Friday Night Lights, with Jordan joining in season four as Vince Howard and Plemons playing Landry Clarke.
- Plemons drew major awards-season recognition for Bugonia with BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, though he did not receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
- Director Peter Berg says a Friday Night Lights reboot is in development as a complete reinvention with a mostly new cast, with possible cameo appearances by original actors.