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General Mar 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM

Michael B. Jordan Wins the Oscar and Shouts Out Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and More: ‘I Stand Here Because of the People Who Came Before Me’

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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-b-jordan-best-actor-oscar-sinners-1236683556/
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youreusingyourwrong Mar 16, 2026 +1
Man. I feel old. I watched those people who came before him get awards on TV.
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CFT1982 Mar 16, 2026 +16
Where's Wallace, String?
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one_at Mar 16, 2026 +1
Eatin McNuggets
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Existing_Set2100 Mar 16, 2026 -1
Holding court while some mentally ill white guy shouts out racial slurs 
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Glowing_bubba Mar 16, 2026 +19
Will Smith too… awkward turtle 🐢
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Plane_Massive Mar 16, 2026 +11
Keep wills smith name out your f****** mouth!
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Primetime22 Mar 16, 2026 +7
It’s a little awkward but honestly there might not be a Michael B. Jordan without Will Smith paving the way.
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JadedTikal Mar 16, 2026 +2
I would have thought he’d name Chadwick Boseman before Will
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Fandam_YT Mar 16, 2026 +1
He only shouted out winners though
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ruth_e_newman Mar 16, 2026 +1
He was really good in King Richard but yeah
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cmaia1503 Mar 16, 2026 +18
> “I stand here because of the people that came before me,” Jordan said before shouting out the five prior Black acting Oscar winners: Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker and Will Smith. ” To be amongst those giants, those greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys… > He continued, “Thank you everybody in this room and everybody at home for supporting me over my career. I feel it. I know you guys want me to do well, and I want to do that because you guys bet on me. So thank you for keeping betting on me. I’m going to keep stepping up, and I’m going to keep being the best version of myself I can be.”
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ShockedPeekachu Mar 16, 2026 +16
, as well as Halle Berry, the first and only Black women to win for lead actress.
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jojointheflesh Mar 16, 2026 +6
Well deserved, he was fantastic in this role
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Electronic_Lie79 Mar 16, 2026 +1
No way lol. In what world was that performance Oscar worthy. Just compare him to the previous winners and their performance. Jessie Plemons didn't even get nominated and he was miles better than Michael.
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McRambis Mar 16, 2026 +1
Jordan never seems to embody the characters he plays. I always feel like I'm watching someone who wants to be a great actor, but isn't.
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LiveLaughLonzo Mar 16, 2026 +1
Out here commenting about his win like it’s your job 🤣
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TheLordofthething Mar 16, 2026 +1
He wasn't even the best actor the movie and he had 2 roles.
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Electronic_Lie79 Mar 16, 2026 +1
Too bad it was not an Oscar worthy performance. Probably the worst performance a best actor Oscar w***** has made in the last several years. Jessie Plemons didn't even get nominated and he was miles better than Michael.
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ihatemakinthese Mar 16, 2026 +1
You must have a crush on him, as much as you are commenting about him winning
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VapidRapidRabbit Mar 16, 2026 -1
I’m so glad he won in the end!
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SydneyBriarIsAlive Mar 16, 2026 +1
The fact that each of the twins carried themselves differently physically, had distinct inflections when speaking, etc. I could always tell the "twins" apart, I think it was a well deserved win personally.
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Adjective-Noun1780 Mar 16, 2026 +2
I remember when he was just the new teen character on NBC's Parenthood!
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Fluffy-Rush-5530 Mar 16, 2026 +1
We all know why he stood there but people don't wanna talk about it
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bannedforL1fe Mar 16, 2026 +1
Hollywood has a black f*****
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