Overview
- Jordan earned Best Actor for portraying twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” Moore in Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler.
- Sinners led the field with a record 16 nominations and finished with four Oscars: Best Actor, Original Screenplay, Original Score, and Cinematography.
- The win makes Jordan the sixth Black performer to receive Best Actor, a milestone he acknowledged by saluting past trailblazers in his speech.
- His SAG Award victory on March 1 signaled late-breaking momentum shortly before final Oscar voting.
- Timothée Chalamet applauded the result after backlash over his ballet and opera remarks drew scrutiny to his campaign, while Jordan’s post-ceremony In-N-Out stop became a viral moment.