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Michael B. Jordan acknowledged his pregnant Sinners costar Hailee Steinfeld's absence from the 2026 Oscars during his acceptance speech for Best Actor at the March 15 ceremony.
By Will Reid Mar 16, 2026 3:31 AM | Updated 46 minutes ago
Michael B. Jordan's Oscars Best Actor Speech Is Absolutely Perfect
Hailee Steinfeld had a sinfully sweet reason for missing the 2026 Oscars.
After all, the pregnant Sinners actress—who is expecting her first baby with husband Josh Allen—is due to give birth imminently, as her costar Michael B. Jordan pointed out during his acceptance speech for Best Actor during the March 15 ceremony.
Indeed, as the 39-year-old thanked his castmates, he offered a heartwarming shoutout to “Hailee at home,” noting that “she’s getting ready to have a baby right now.”
As for Michael, he certainly closed out award season on a high, beating Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet, One Battle After Another’s Leonardo DiCaprio, Blue Moon’s Ethan Hawke and The Secret Agent’s Wagner Moura for the prestigious accolade. In fact, the 39-year-old previously described the significance of being among this year's most celebrated performers.
“I’ve admired and seen the Academy and the other actors in the movies and filmmakers that I’ve looked up to and been inspired by my whole life,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in January. “To be in those conversations and in that company is a solidifying feeling.”
And with Sinners earning a record-breaking 16 nominations including Best Picture—of which it won four—the genre-bending blockbuster clearly had a historic effect on the industry.
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“It’s really a testament to the film as a whole and all the pieces involved and the people that went to go see this movie and watched this film,” he explained. “For all of these pieces to be singled out and acknowledged and honored with the nomination, it’s something that’s really hard to put into words right now.”
But director Ryan Coogler—who previously worked with Michael in 2013’s Fruitvale Station, 2015’s Creed and 2018’s Black Panther—has been vocal about celebrating his leading man, highlighting how instrumental the actor was to Sinners’ success.
“I do think he stepped it up to another level on this,” Ryan told Variety in October, adding, “To see him recognized by his peers and other folks in the industry, I know that would mean a lot of him.”
For a look at all the winners at the 2026 Oscars, keep reading.
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
WINNER: Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benecio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
WINNER: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
Director
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
WINNER: Sinners
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Original Song
"Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless
WINNER: "Golden" from KPop Deamon Hunters
"I Lied to You" from Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdii
"Train Dreams" from Train Dreams
International Feature Film
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Live Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
WINNER (Tie): The Singers
WINNER (Tie): Two People Exchanging Saliva
Documentary Short Film
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Train Dreams
Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Production Design
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Makeup & Hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
WINNER: Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Sound
WINNER: F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Watch the Oscars 2026 Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
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