One main man overcame a stacked class of his contemporaries to safe his win on the 2026 Actor Awards Introduced by SAG-AFTRA.
Michael B. Jordan in the end took dwelling the award for Male Actor in a Main Position for Sinners throughout the Sunday, March 1, ceremony on the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Corridor in Los Angeles.
“I wasn’t anticipating this in any respect,” Jordan, 39, started because the viewers rose to present him a standing ovation. “I’m so honored and privileged to be nominated on this class with individuals and actors and people that I really like, and I really like their work and I really like what they contribute to our craft.”
He went on to replicate on the challenges he confronted in his early years as an actor, saying, “That child from New Jersey is standing right here proper now. Mother, thanks for driving me forwards and backwards to New York after we didn’t have cash for the Holland Tunnel, or after we had been on the lookout for fuel cash and parking areas,” he shared. “And I need to thank (Sinners director) Ryan Cooglerfor giving me the chance to indicate what I can do and be fearless and create a secure house the place we might discover reality.”
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Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet, One Battle After One other’s Leonardo DiCaprio, Blue Moon’s Ethan Hawke and Bugonia’s Jesse Plemons had been additionally nominated within the Male Actor in a Main Position class.
Except for Hawke, 55, all the nominees had been already Actor Award winners previous to Sunday’s present. Hawke has a complete of 5 nods all through his profession however has but to safe the accolade.
For his half, DiCaprio, 51, beforehand earned an Actor Award for Excellent Male Actor in a Main Position in 2016 for his function in The Revenant. He additionally has extra profession nominations than some other actor within the class. His 15 nods embrace one this yr for Solid in a Movement Image for One Battle After One other.
Chalamet, 30, adopted intently behind DiCaprio, with one previous win and 9 nominations all through his time within the highlight, together with a nod for Solid in a Movement Image for Marty Supreme this yr. Forward of Sunday’s ceremony, he was already the reigning Male Actor in a Main Position recipient after taking dwelling the award in 2025 for A Full Unknown.
“I can’t downplay the importance of this award as a result of it means essentially the most to me. I do know we’re in a subjective enterprise,” Chalamet stated in his acceptance speech on the time. “The reality is, I’m actually in pursuit of greatness. I do know individuals don’t often speak like that. However I need to be one of many greats. I’m impressed by the greats. I’m impressed by the greats right here tonight.”
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After noting that he’s “as impressed by Daniel Day Lewis, Marlon Brando and Viola Davis as (he’s) by Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps,” Chalamet acknowledged, “I wanna be up there.”
“I’m deeply grateful for that,” he added. “This doesn’t signify that however it’s a little bit extra gas, a little bit extra ammo to maintain going.”
As for Plemons, 37, out of his 4 nominations through the years, he beforehand gained an Actor Award for Excellent Ensemble in a Drama Collection for Breaking Dangerous in 2014.
In the meantime, Jordan is a one-time Actor Award winner and three-time nominee. He and his Black Panther costars beforehand earned Excellent Solid in a Movement Image in 2019, and he’s nominated within the class once more this yr for Sinners.