{"id":25449,"date":"2026-03-17T15:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=25449"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:45:36","slug":"michael-b-jordans-heartfelt-oscar-acceptance-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/michael-b-jordans-heartfelt-oscar-acceptance-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael B. Jordan&#8217;s Heartfelt Oscar Acceptance Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The night proved to be monumental for actor Michael B. Jordan as he received the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in <em>Sinners<\/em>, highlighted by an impassioned and heartfelt speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand here because of the people that came before me. Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forrest Whitaker, Will Smith. And to be amongst those giants, amongst those greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guides, thank you to everybody in this room and everybody at home for supporting me in my career,\u201d began an emotional Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel it. I know you guys want me to do well, and I wanna do that because you guys bet on me. Thank you for keep betting on me,\u201d said the actor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"file:\/\/\/var\/mobile\/Containers\/Data\/Application\/595F6841-28D9-4969-B40C-29B096AE4DFD\/Library\/Caches\/Media\/thumbnail-2495afe1-4f24-4da9-a8c0-f47d29a94edd-1260x840.jpeg\" data-wp_upload_id=\"x-coredata:\/\/901E0603-FCD0-47D8-8B56-F7D2294A5749\/Media\/p8995\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jordan secured the award for his portrayal of the Smokestack twins in the unique vampire horror feature, notable for being the first with a predominantly black cast.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Coogler, a close associate of Jordan and the director of several collaborations, including <em>Sinners<\/em> and <em><a id=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/news\/national\/ryan-coogler-from-indie-to-blockbuster-to-oscar\/article_e18acc32-b70b-55e9-8539-72340552427c.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/news\/national\/ryan-coogler-from-indie-to-blockbuster-to-oscar\/article_e18acc32-b70b-55e9-8539-72340552427c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Black Panther<\/a><\/em>, also had a great night.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first Oscars for both Jordan and Coogler.<\/p>\n<p>Coogler took home the award for Best Original Screenplay for <em>Sinners<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>His trajectory began in indie cinema, eventually leading him to helm <em>Black Panther, one of the highest-budgeted<\/em> black films in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-3873696413\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The night proved to be monumental for actor Michael B. 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