The actor Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar on Sunday night, March 15, being named the best actor for the double role in the film “Sinners”, and Jessie Buckley won the award for the best actress for the performance in the drama “Hamnet”.
The 39-year-old actor paid tribute to African American pioneers in Hollywood, such as Sidney Poitier, Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx, promising to continue to surpass himself and thanking the public for their support, writes Agerpres.
In “Sinners,” the 39-year-old actor has a dual role as twin war veterans who try to open a modest club in Mississippi during the Great Depression using stolen money.
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Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke and Wagner Moura were also nominated in the best actor category.
In the best actress category, Irish Jessie Buckley won her first Oscar for the role of Agnes Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife, in the film “Hamnet”, in which the couple goes through the drama of losing their 11-year-old son.
In her acceptance speech, the actress noted that the ceremony takes place on Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom and said her thoughts go out to her eight-month-old daughter.
Buckley, 36, rose to prominence in 2018 with his role in “Wild Rose“, which earned him a nomination at the BAFTA Awards. Throughout his career, he also starred in films such as “Women Talking” and “The Lost Daughter”, as well as in the series “Chernobyl” and “Fargo”.
