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Michael B Jordan wins best actor Oscar for Sinners | Oscars 2026

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/michael-b-jordan-wins-best-actor-oscar-for-sinners

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rrhunt28 Mar 16, 2026 +159
Yes but was it for Smoke or Stack?
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DarthTaz_99 Mar 16, 2026 +20
Smoke. Stack was Michael A Jordan
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MrMansaMusa Mar 16, 2026 +26
It was a tie they gave him two /s
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pancyfantz Mar 16, 2026 +1
That makes two ties this Oscars. A new record!
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True_Escape_2398 Mar 16, 2026 +2
Stack, no doubt about it.
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blueteamk087 Mar 16, 2026 +708
Timmy is going to have to do a period piece about Ballet or Opera in occupied Europe during World War II to win Best Actor
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Head_Accountant3117 Mar 16, 2026 +147
I saw someone on Twitter said he should do a remake of Black Swan, lol!
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Elliot_Mess Mar 16, 2026 +47
With all the heated rivalry love these days that might not be a bad pitch. Lol
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VapidRapidRabbit Mar 16, 2026 +18
He already did gay baiting with *Call Me By Your Name*, so he’ll have to go a different route for that Oscar, I fear.
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IDK_Anything33 Mar 16, 2026 +16
Nah. Timotteeee would never get the role. It would go to Tom Holland and then he’d win a BAFTA, GG, SAG, and Oscar for it.
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BunnyBoom27 Mar 16, 2026 +1
I would kill, ravage, and pillage entire towns just to see Tom Holland use his pure ballet skills in a film. The small clips of him dancing out there aren't enough, and I'm confident that he would be amazing due to his work ethic.
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King_Hippos Mar 16, 2026 +11
He about to dump that kardashian girl and start dating some obscure artist. 
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lord-of-shalott Mar 16, 2026 +87
That guy is such a goofball to me. The idea that he had this locked in over ping pong movie and that an asinine comment in an unrelated interview would undo it is so baffling.
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ssimssimma Mar 16, 2026 +43
Its not a pingpong movie its a dirtbag movie.
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lord-of-shalott Mar 16, 2026 +17
I’ve had plenty of centering dirtbags.  I’m full. I would like something else.
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Greatsnes Mar 16, 2026 +18
Wait what did I miss? Why do people hate this guy now? I’m not expecting much, this hates celebs if the wind blows the wrong way but I am curious.
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lord-of-shalott Mar 16, 2026 +20
He did an interview with Matthew McConaughey and made a comment about how he didn’t want to be in a dying art like opera or ballet that had to justify its existence because “no one” cares about them anymore. 
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Greatsnes Mar 16, 2026 +13
lol yeah that’s a dumb thing to say for sure but like, we all say dumb shit. That definitely sounds like a perfect thing for this to hate him over though.
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Expensive_Heron_171 Mar 16, 2026 +10
Oh it's not just this, it's many celebrities posting videos and commenting, and Instagram and tiktok. He only wishes it was Reddit. It's blown up wildly. I have no opinion either way, I'm just pointing that out.
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Isoturius Mar 16, 2026 +14
Seeing Reddit defend ballet and opera was hilarious considering most of them had to google what both even were.
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brobafetta Mar 16, 2026 +4
People pretending like what he said isn't true
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TechnicalSky3235 Mar 16, 2026 +1
no one does care about opera but rich old people he was not wrong, and this was the fakest controversy ive ever seen
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Plane_Massive Mar 16, 2026 +15
He had a fairly nuanced take about ballet and opera and concerns over movies going that way and it got clipped into oblivion that he was shit talking those mediums. For the record, I don’t think Reddit largely hates those comments, he’s actually defended for it. They do seem to suddenly hate him for unrelated, nebulous reasons (maybe dating a kardashian). Of course now that he didn’t win I imagine they’ll be back to liking him in a few days.
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Expensive_Heron_171 Mar 16, 2026 +1
It wasn't just on Reddit. You might be just on Reddit but. It's blown up on other platforms and a lot of celebrities have posted their takes. I'm not expressing an opinion on his statement I'm just so confused that everyone in this thread thinks it's solely a Reddit thing. It was in the newspaper in my city. A random ass city in Canada.
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Plane_Massive Mar 16, 2026 +1
In the question I was answering he specifically referred to reddit hating celebrities so that portion of my response was about reddit.
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woahtheregonnagetgot Mar 16, 2026 -8
let it go man, he didn’t have a nuanced take and people took issue with his 14 cents comment. it’s a cringe thing for an entertainer/artist to say, but anyway he’ll be fine once he gets out of the limelight for a bit
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Plane_Massive Mar 16, 2026 +12
“Let it go” they asked a question and I answered lmao. His family has a background in ballet. The 14 cents comment was not the part that was widely reported, it was the statement about nobody caring. Which is not what he was saying. It was poorly phrased maybe, but he clearly meant he doesn’t want movies to become a thing where you have to beg to keep them alive that lose mass cultural relevance in the way ballet and opera have.
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Isoturius Mar 16, 2026 +12
They won’t listen. This site latches on to weird shit like this and goes full hive mind.
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PortraitofMmeX Mar 16, 2026 -6
The women in his family have a background in ballet, which makes his pathetic, inarticulate, and ill-informed comments sound like he hates his mother, not that he has any nuance to contribute to a conversation about the arts.
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Plane_Massive Mar 16, 2026 +10
What? Hates his mother? Genuine insane comment lol.
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ErnieHecklerock Mar 16, 2026 +7
This is such a comment. A nicely written crappy take.
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champagne_pants Mar 16, 2026 +1
The other piece of context I think we should add is that after he made he shitty comment he said something like “I just lost 14 cents in viewership” and some folks are pissed because it reduced the audience to just money. I think the money comment is grosser than the opera/ballet comment but if I’m being realistic, most of Hollywood probably views their audience this way. He just said the quiet part out loud. Edit: I also think sinners was just a better movie and deserved the Oscar, I don’t think chalamet had it.
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BCDragon3000 Mar 16, 2026 +31
it didnt undo it... oscar voting ended before he said that...
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jonsnowme Mar 16, 2026 +4
It didn't
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AnonAG96 Mar 16, 2026 +1
No it didn't 
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VapidRapidRabbit Mar 16, 2026 +8
Nah. It’s more so that [Josh Safdie having a 17-year-old girl sexually harassed/assaulted on set by an ex-con fresh out of prison hired as an actor for one of his prior films](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/josh-safdie-benny-controversy-marty-supreme) is more what did Timothée in.
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lord-of-shalott Mar 16, 2026 +5
I will always instinctively question men whose art centers dirtbags. 
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AnonAG96 Mar 16, 2026 +2
I don't think it was locked in at all but I wouldn't underestimate the interview genuinely impacting how he's viewed by a certain sect of the Academy 
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Horror_Response_1991 Mar 16, 2026 +5
Not really, Oscars has always been a popularity contest
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BalonSwann07 Mar 16, 2026 +1
I mean...he was the frontrunner for a long time. The opera comments are not what fumbled him, the movie had controversy with the Safdies and Chalamet was campaigning too hard which turns people off. I don't like Chalamet either, but there is a very real world where he just stfu for a few weeks and he might have won
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aggr1103 Mar 16, 2026 +8
It’s gonna be hilarious if Shia pulls his shit together and wins one before him.
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the_main_entrance Mar 16, 2026 +7
He’ll have to be a intersex intellectual disabled amputee with Tourette’s to beat this wrap.
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link_the_fire_skelly Mar 16, 2026 +10
I will be utterly devastated if timothy wins an oscar. He’s the most overrated actor of my lifetime.
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HI_l0la Mar 16, 2026 +1
I have never seen any of his movies and that's not done intentionally. But I have seen the episode that he hosted SNL. Lol. He does seem like he's overrated but I can't confirm since I have no desires to see the movies he's done.
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_ChipWhitley_ Mar 16, 2026 +22
I have **never** liked that little weasel Timmy. He always comes across as “I’m better than everyone else” and I’m so glad he finally showed it to the world. He is so damn unlikable it’s astounding.
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JustineDelarge Mar 16, 2026 +7
Skeevy is the word. For me, anyway. He’s just skeevy.
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No-Abbreviations2897 Mar 16, 2026 +9
Mbj literally rides for woman beater Jonathan Majors.
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legendary_sponge Mar 16, 2026 +8
Ya he’s done himself zero favours this press tour. He overdid it by a mile and paid the price by the time voting came around
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_ChipWhitley_ Mar 16, 2026 +2
I just can’t fathom being an artist at his level and punching other artists, publicly or otherwise.
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legendary_sponge Mar 16, 2026 +1
Especially with the threat of AI coming for artists
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king_lloyd11 Mar 16, 2026 +1
His press tour for the theatrical release was incredible. Dude was everywhere and not misstepping. Stark contrast to his press tour for awards season.
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Ok_Bodybuilder800 Mar 16, 2026 +4
Liked him in Dune. Zero desire to see anything else he’s been in
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rainbud22 Mar 16, 2026 +1
He was good in bones and all.
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Ok-Frosting2235 Mar 16, 2026
i think we should all be a little more normal about the guy 👍
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jumpijehosaphat Mar 16, 2026 +2
or a gay man with aids.  tom hanks got his oscar 
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nervosacafe Mar 16, 2026 +2
Nah, a holocaust film.
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Skiingislife42069 Mar 16, 2026 +2
Or idk, learn a few more emotions to add to his characters…
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TheLimeyLemmon Mar 16, 2026 +2
Unless the next Oscars is in two weeks, it won't matter. No one will give a shit about this by then.
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King_Hippos Mar 16, 2026 +116
Ma boi Wallace did good.
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WhenDuvzCry Mar 16, 2026 +36
Where’s the boy String
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King_Hippos Mar 16, 2026 +9
He winning boss. 
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amo1337 Mar 16, 2026 +14
Where's Wallace String?
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Daewrythe Mar 16, 2026 +13
WHERE THE F*** IS WALLACE
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Gord_Board Mar 16, 2026 +1
STRANG!
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doobiesmack Mar 16, 2026 +28
East Dillion Lions 4ever
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unclehowdy86 Mar 16, 2026 +11
Clear eyes full heart can’t lose!
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kokolupa Mar 16, 2026 +7
Texas Forever!
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Radiant-Psychology96 Mar 16, 2026 +182
Timothee stumbling last minute is totally on brand for the Marty Supreme press run lmao
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wildcheesybiscuits Mar 16, 2026 +9
Michael B Winning
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NickCostanza Mar 16, 2026 +57
First Naruto fan to win Best Actor?? Dattebayo!
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D3struct_oh Mar 16, 2026 +13
Nope. Clooney was the first.
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yancovigen Mar 16, 2026 +11
Is this canon?
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Ember-Forge Mar 16, 2026 +3
Clooney is a huge Hamtaro fan.
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Bobbyjackbj Mar 16, 2026 +221
Michael B. Jordan has been consistently excellent in every role he has had since he started acting, so no surprise there.
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DetectiveTrapezoid Mar 16, 2026 +45
I constantly think about what happened to Wallace
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King_Hippos Mar 16, 2026 +12
His murder and Omar’s hit me the hardest from that tv show. 
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TheFinalFapdown Mar 16, 2026 +2
The way the camera stays on Bodie’s body after he is shot for like 10 seconds is absolutely brutal imo
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Jiktten Mar 16, 2026 +1
Yeah honestly that was the one for me, I think because I never expected to care about the guy but it just broke my heart. I wish the actor had got more work afterwards.
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ThePopesicle Mar 16, 2026 +1
Where is he?
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Gators1983 Mar 16, 2026 +21
He's come a long way from the streets of Baltimore ( The Wire )
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Dsarg_92 Mar 16, 2026 +10
To go from Hardball to a newly Academy award w***** is simply outstanding. I am so proud of him.
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_ChipWhitley_ Mar 16, 2026 +2
Your observation is right on point. Every role he plays he nails it.
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tread52 Mar 16, 2026
No he hasn’t and he usually plays himself outside of a couple roles.
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link_the_fire_skelly Mar 16, 2026 +5
As someone who studied acting for a couple decades, “playing yourself” is the modern style of acting. You play an imaginary version of yourself under the circumstances of the character. MBJ does an excellent job of bringing real authenticity, emotional honesty, and nuance to his roles. I don’t think he’s a generation-defining actor, but he is a very capable actor with a fantastic body of work.
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jerem1734 Mar 16, 2026 -7
He gave the weakest performance out of the nominees this year though
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Whiskeywiskerbiscuit Mar 16, 2026 +13
But he played two people so his acting quality is doubled /s
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Educational-Help-126 Mar 16, 2026 +4
Personally, my favorite was Jesse Plemmons. I love MBJ but IMO he’s had better performances and some of his cast mates in Sinners outperformed him. That said, I don’t like it when ppl say that someone isn’t worthy of an award. This was a year where all the nominees were occupied by genuine talent. I wouldn’t be mad at anyone winning. His peers seem to think that he deserved it. So relax.
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JustABrokePoser Mar 16, 2026 +3
I boycott him over his support for domestic abusers, whether i like a movie he's in or not, standing by a friend that beats women instead of putting them in their place doesn't sit well with me.
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ReadySetSantiaGO Mar 16, 2026 +5
Yep. No one seems to remember that, but they sure as hell love to clown the other guy who just gave his opinion on opera and ballet
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lord-of-shalott Mar 16, 2026 +2
Why do I have to support TC in order to not support MBJ
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sadclown21 Mar 16, 2026 +1
That’s your opinion. I think his performance was the best other than Leo imo
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jerem1734 Mar 16, 2026 +4
It was a good performance but the category was stacked this year. The others were excellent and MBJ was just good
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Darknight2334654 Mar 16, 2026 +1
I’m a little surprised I don’t think sinners was that good
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ThechosenoneBatman Mar 16, 2026 +13
So f****** happy for him!!
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peskyghost Mar 16, 2026 +23
I fear the next role Timmy takes on
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woahtheregonnagetgot Mar 16, 2026 +10
willy wonka 2: oompa loompa swan lake
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General_Coast_1594 Mar 16, 2026 +26
A ballet dancer who gets injured and becomes an opera singer
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cuntyaunty Mar 16, 2026 +7
During WWII
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chamorrobro Mar 16, 2026 +4
And he fucks a peach
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JSLANYC Mar 16, 2026 +26
Congrats to Michael. A well-deserved win for his great performance in Sinners and for being a top star in Hollywood.
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Fearsofaye Mar 16, 2026 +3
Movie was alright. This is a hype train because of the theme.
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TheIllusiveNick Mar 16, 2026 +21
Ehhh I didn’t think his performance was remarkable
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Resident_Hotel5994 Mar 16, 2026 +48
Meh - I mean he was cool and played two roles but was it amazing? no…imo this seems to be young popular awards from time to time and we aren’t seeing great dramas win as they should, but again I haven’t seen all the rest of the moves but sinners was entertaining- he didn’t blow me away.
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manflyhigh Mar 16, 2026 +13
I agree with that sentiment. I thought the performance was really good, don’t know if it was Oscar worthy. The momentum of Sinners and the challenge in the duality of the roles is most likely what got into this decision. He deserves it though, none of the other performers blow it out the water, so it was his to take. Much thanks to Coogler.
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chamomileinyohood Mar 16, 2026 +1
Damn really? Leo absolutely blew it out of the water
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Any_Relief_4781 Mar 16, 2026 +9
The whole movie was getting the Black Panther treatment. It seems to be a Coogler thing and I wanna know what kind of f****** dirt that guy has on Hollywood lol
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WraithArt Mar 16, 2026 +7
Bet you already had that one ready to fire. Lmao
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yeahnoyeahsure Mar 16, 2026 +9
Huh? It’s a really great movie, was tons of fun, fully original writing, sound, acting was on point. It’s weird to make it a race thing just because you disagree with the w*****
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garyschronology Mar 16, 2026 +1
>fully original writing *DOES HE KNOW?*
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MeatballUser Mar 16, 2026 +33
I genuinely don't get it. I thought it was weird he was even nominated. There's like 6 better performances this year. Feels like a feel-good moment and not much else.
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DearestDio22 Mar 16, 2026 +24
Jesss Plemons got snubbed and robbed
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Imperial_Eggroll Mar 16, 2026 +10
Idc who won, since it was bullshit that Plemons didint get a nomination anyway
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MrLazyCanuck Mar 16, 2026 +1
Yeah, Plemons not getting nominated for either supporting or leading is insanity. I was genuinely terrified of his character. My favourite performance of the year.
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a-HUGH-Jaz Mar 16, 2026
The moment definitely felt good
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warminthestarlight Mar 16, 2026 +16
Plenty of actors have pulled off great renditions of the famed double role, but few actors TRULY pull off the feat of legitimately coming across as two distinct people. This joke is overdone but it truly felt like a Michael C Jordan was walking around.
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RagnarokNCC Mar 16, 2026 +10
It’s not like he wasn’t excellent in the movie - but the characters he’s playing in Sinners aren’t all that deep. This feels more like an Oscar for his general excellence in the field, rather than for anything specific to the film.
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hoppinjohncandy Mar 16, 2026 +9
It reeks of People's Choice Award. There's no reason Sinners is in the same conversation with Bugonia or Sentimental Value. And that's not to knock the film. I enjoyed it. But you're telling me the depth of Jordan's acting was on a greater level than Leo's? I mean, come on.
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Vicimer Mar 16, 2026 +1
I kind of half-watched Sinners, So I thought maybe my assessment was wrong, but when I heard it was getting this much buzz and won Best Actor, I was shocked. It seemed like fun and dumb schlock to me. The final showdown between vampires and all that felt very silly to me. This isn't the first time a Coogler film got overhyped, after that Black Panther nonsense seven years ago.
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egej Mar 16, 2026 +14
Not knocking Michael B Jordan, but i thought sinners was an enjoyable albeit relatively mediocre Blackspoitation vampire flick. Nothing about that movie screams “Oscar W*****” to me. MBJ’s performance in Black Panther was Oscar worthy, what am i missing about Sinners thats so great ?
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hoppinjohncandy Mar 16, 2026 +6
When the final vampire vs normie scene happened I thought I was at the end of the second act. I was excited for the grand finish to the story, as you would during a Marvel movie, and then there's a 2 minute lake sequence and the movie is over. I enjoyed the movie. It's fine, but I cannot understand what brings this movie to the level of the greats. I always viewed this campaign through the lens of Barbie: "People's Choice Award."
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Bluest_Skies Mar 16, 2026 +2
If nothing else, the soundtrack was insane
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angryaxolotls Mar 16, 2026 +4
Chadwick Boseman would be so proud 🖤
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CdnGamerGal Mar 16, 2026 +7
I don’t usually smile ear to ear at award shows, but when he accepted his award, I was smiling like I knew him.
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Anathema_Quill Mar 16, 2026 +4
so the actor who plays smoke wins an oscar but not the actor who plays stack?! another oscars l, smh.
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Bluest_Skies Mar 16, 2026 +1
I bet racism's at play here
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RumRunnersHideaway Mar 16, 2026 +6
Michael B Jordan’s southern accents should have won a Razzie.
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Rudd-Threetrees Mar 16, 2026 +5
not Michael B Jordan’s best performance, but he’s consistently a good actor so whatever I’m fine with it. Ahahaha poor little Timmy :’(
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Magical_SnakE Mar 16, 2026 +5
I thought he was better in Chronicle.
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Il-savitr Mar 16, 2026 +1
+ 100. Even bp ..
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Longjumping-Salad484 Mar 16, 2026 +5
it would be fitting if he was a good actor. two micheal b jordans in a movie doesn't make it "2 times better of a movie." quite the opposite, actually. I sat through Sinners. I should've learned my lesson after sitting through Without Remore (2021). the guy has the personality of frozen bread sandwiches. I have opinions
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Bluest_Skies Mar 16, 2026 +2
You sure do, RandomWord-Noun-3 to 4 digit number
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Suker4str8ck12 Mar 16, 2026 +4
The movie was NOT a great film.
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BackInBlackTL Mar 16, 2026
Lol I wanna hear Timmy b**** about this.
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Il-savitr Mar 16, 2026 +3
He seemed happy with the fact micheal won, u should stop obsessing over him
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Tyler2191 Mar 16, 2026 +4
Deserved it. Great performance. Great movie. Congrats to him.
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velvetveeta Mar 16, 2026 +2
Incredible actor and the movie had momentum but after the BAFTA incident there was no way he wasnt winning this
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Winterfrost15 Mar 16, 2026 +5
What lackluster year for movies.
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zr0th Mar 16, 2026 +1
What are your favorite movies?
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CnelAurelianoBuendia Mar 16, 2026 +1
Not really, maybe expand your scope of films?
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Isoturius Mar 16, 2026 +10
Sinners carrying awards has me side eyeing the f*** out of the academy. Like, it was good, but it wasn’t worthy of Oscar’s. If this shit won, he should’ve cleaned up for Creed 1 & 2 and Fruitville Station
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Any_Relief_4781 Mar 16, 2026 +8
Yeah, those movies were far superior.
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Hot-Entertainer-9702 Mar 16, 2026 +2
There were underlying messages and cultural depth to the entire story, screenplay and set design of Sinners 🙂
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DearestDio22 Mar 16, 2026 +1
Nah, winning for best original screenplay, cinematography and score are all more than reasonable, and the real best performance by a lead actor this year wasn’t even nominated so whatever, Jesse plemons getting snubbed is inexcusable It’s not like it swept, One Battle After Another was the biggest w*****, deservedly so
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Tall-Winter2507 Mar 16, 2026 +2
If anything, Leo should have won. But hey, he’s always great and never campaigns so it’s easy to forget. Yet another underserved win.
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cameltony16 Mar 16, 2026 +2
Was really hoping for Tim to pull through. I think the Safdie Page Six story tanked him more than anything else.
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SoulofThesteppe Mar 16, 2026 +3
Really good acting chops in Sinners.
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DJMagicHandz Mar 16, 2026 +2
That's my MF dawg
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Dat_Mawe3000 Mar 16, 2026 +2
This brings me untold amounts of joy. Some light in these dark times.
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PhantomRoyce Mar 16, 2026 +2
I love that some of the best guys to ever do it in their respective fields are black guys named Micheal
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hylo23 Mar 16, 2026 +1
Is there anything Michael Jordan can't do?!
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Fit-Narwhal-3989 Mar 16, 2026 +1
Life after sports!
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HudsonValley7 Mar 16, 2026 +1
glad it wasn’t Timmy
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Cantre-r_Gwaelod_1 Mar 16, 2026 +1
The Oscar rarely goes to the best performance tbh and in the group it wasn’t him or Tim however still happy for him and a good actor. I don’t use the Oscars as a serious way to measure who actually did the best acting though.
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nadhari12 Mar 16, 2026 +1
This guy is good and very deserving.
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jonnythefoxoakland Mar 16, 2026 +1
Didn't this movie come out like 2 years ago ?
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wynnduffyisking Mar 16, 2026 +1
I think he was excellent in Sinners but am I the only one who found the movie itself a but underwhelming? I mean, it was a good movie but not *that* great.
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TylerHyena Mar 16, 2026 +1
Congrats to Michael B!
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OregonGreen242 Mar 16, 2026
Just happy to see Timothee lose
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formerNPC Mar 16, 2026 +1
I think he has already peeked. More talented and less obnoxious actors waiting for their chance. Take a break Timmy!
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nicenyeezy Mar 16, 2026
Well deserved, Sinners was an incredible film
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Harry_L3mons Mar 16, 2026 +1
Way to go Wallace!!! So talented at a young age.
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Odd_Helicopter_7545 Mar 16, 2026 +1
I mean, I wouldn’t say anything about that performance was above average tbh
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Dsarg_92 Mar 16, 2026 -4
So well deserved!!
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