Michael B. JordanThe ‘Sinners’ star, who sealed the trophy for best actor at the 2026 Academy Awards, won the top Oscar. ‘Sinners’ has received rave reviews from audiences and critics since it hit the screens on April 18, 2025. Michael once shared an encounter with an Indian star Jr. NTR and expressed his desire to star in a Bollywood project someday.
Michael B. Jordan Jr in NTR
While promoting ‘Sinners’ last year, the first-time Oscar winner spoke about co-stars Jr NTR and Priyanka Chopra. Recalling the post-Oscar party, “I see Jr NTR often. He loves sports, he loves basketball.” As the pictures surfacing on social media show, she was referring to her meeting at the 2023 Oscars after party, where she starred in SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’, and scored a historic win for her song ‘Naatu Naatu’.
Photo by Michael B. Jordan and Jr NTR
In the viral photo, Jr NTR is jubilant next to Michael B. Jordan as the two share a hearty laugh during the chat. Images of the couple from that year’s party exploded on social media. As seen in the pictures, Jr NTR was delighted to meet Jordan at the event. Several shots from the night captured the actors in light moments, laughing together and making out quickly. Jr NTR looked dapper in a black velvet bandhgala sherwani; Jordan rocked a sharp black outfit with a striking rose detail on the shoulder.
Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’
Meanwhile, 2026 Oscar winner Jordan paid tribute to his role in ‘Sinners’, portraying identical twins Smoke and Stack in a blues-tinged supernatural horror story set in 1930s Mississippi. Ryan Coogler‘Sinners’ emerged as an awards season heavyweight, earning a record 16 Academy Award nominations and ultimately winning six major awards.
Michael B. Jordan’s milestone
With this victory, Jordan is the ‘Black’ actor who receives the Oscar for best actor. He joins an illustrious line-up: Will Smith (King Richard, 2022), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, 2007), Jamie Foxx (Ray, 2005), Denzel Washington (Training Day, 2002), and pioneer Sidney Poitier, the first ‘Black’ winner of the Field of Lilies in 1964.
