Oscars 2026: Best Actor – Michael B. Jordan

At the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, the winner of the Best Actor category was announced: Michael B. Jordan won the award for his role in Ryan Coogler's film "The Sinners."

"Grushniki" is a fantasy vampire story set in a Southern Gothic atmosphere. The plot centers on twin brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan), World War I veterans and former gangsters who, upon returning to their hometown, decide to open a black music bar. The brothers' project, in addition to racial issues and their criminal past, is hampered by... a vampire.

"Battle After Battle" is a masterful tragicomedy action film from one of today's leading directors, Paul Thomas Anderson. Based on Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland," the film retains little of the original plot.

The story centers on the confrontation between an anarchist terrorist group and the government, led by the obsessive officer Stephen Lockjaw (Sean Penn). After a failed operation, in which the protagonist, Pat Calhoun (a brilliant performance by Leonardo DiCaprio), loses his lover, he and his daughter go on the run and begin a new life, eluding the authorities for sixteen years. But one day, the past returns, and Calhoun is forced to protect himself and his daughter.

The film "Marty Magnificent" received perhaps the most extensive marketing campaign of any nominated film this season. Timothée Chalamet, who played the film's lead role, was the talk of the town, not only for his filmmaking achievements but also for his controversial statements and public activism. The film was considered an Oscar frontrunner, and Chalamet was tipped to win Best Actor—his performance impressed not only audiences but critics as well.

Josh Safdie's film is based on the life of American ping-pong player Marty Reisman, but it's not a true biopic. The story takes place in New York City in the early 1950s. Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) sells shoes, loves to play table tennis, and dreams of the high life, which he hasn't yet achieved. Desperate, he flees to London after robbing his boss to compete in an international tournament.

Kleber Mendonça's "Secret Agent" is a political thriller set during the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1970s. The plot centers on former professor Armando Solimões, who is persecuted by the authorities and gangsters and, amidst all this, attempts to reunite with his son and find documents about his family. Years later, the protagonist's grown-up son reconstructs the events.

Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon" is a retro-biographical drama about the final years of popular American songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke), whose career has declined. He and composer Richard Rodgers were once at the height of their fame, producing hits, but now Rodgers is working with someone else, and Hart is a drunk. And while he's hanging out in bars, his former partner is directing musicals on Broadway.

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