Critics Choice Awards 2026: Michael B. Jordan Reveals When He Knew ‘Sinners’ Was Special
Michael B. Jordan knew he struck gold with Sinners.
Indeed, the actor—who pulled double duty starring as twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 horror film—shared that he had a moment where he realized that working on the film was a rare and special experience.
“I think it’s one of those things where you all get on set and everybody is collectively doing the work together and everybody’s vibing off one another,” he told Daryn Carp during an exclusive interview with E! News at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards alongside castmates Delroy Lindo, Miles Caton, Francine Maisler, Wunmi Mosaku and Omar Benson Miller on Jan. 4. “And it’s a family environment.”
For Michael—whose film took home awards for Best Casting & Ensemble, Best Original Screenplay and Best Score—his hope is that the magic lives on with audiences.
“You kind of know you have something that’s honest,” he explained. “And then hopefully that keeps up traction after the movie is long and done and over with.”