Michael B. Jordan won the award for best male performance in a leading role at the Actor Awards, beating out fellow nominees Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio. The win was announced by Viola Davis. Jordan thanked his co-star Delroy Lindo and his mother for their support and making him feel seen. He also thanked filmmaker Ryan Coogler and co-stars in Sinners, which won an award for outstanding performance by a cast. This win comes a week after Jordan and Lindo were involved in controversy at the 2026 BAFTA Awards where they presented the award and received a racial slur from an activist and longtime educator on Tourette's syndrome.