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Michael B. Jordan Wins SAG and NAACP Awards for Sinners

Published 2 March 2026

Michael B. Jordan has continued his awards season dominance with wins at both the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the NAACP Image Awards for his dual role in the supernatural thriller Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler. The victories, announced over the weekend in Los Angeles, highlight the film's critical and commercial success following its early 2025 release.

At the SAG Awards ceremony on Sunday, Jordan secured his second career trophy, this time for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, portraying twin brothers Smoke and Stack Moore. The characters, stoic gangster Smoke and charismatic Stack, flee Prohibition-era Chicago to open a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi, only to encounter vampires led by a mysterious Irishman. Jordan also shared in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award for Sinners, marking the film's second ensemble win after Black Panther in 2019. He beat out nominees including Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Jesse Plemons for Bugonia.

On stage, Jordan expressed deep appreciation for his peers. "I'm so honored and privileged to be...

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