New Jersey superstar Michael B. Jordan received a standing ovation Sunday as he walked to the stage to accept one of the most coveted awards on the road to the Oscars.
“I don’t even know where to begin,” a shocked Jordan said. “I wasn’t expecting this at all.”
He won the SAG Actor Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his double-barrel performance as twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s sensational hit movie Sinners.
Jordan, who was born in California and grew up in Newark, accepted the award from presenter Viola Davis, whose ecstatic exclamations of joy heralded his win at the show, which streamed live on Netflix.
On his way to accept the award, the alum of Newark’s Arts High stopped for a few hugs. First, there was his co-star Delroy Lindo, then his mother Donna Jordan, followed by fellow nominee Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), another actor with Jersey roots. Jordan received the honor at the 32nd Actor Awards, though it was the first time they were called that, since the show was formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, or SAG Awards.
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Last modified: March 19, 2026
