Michael B Jordan upends Oscars race as Sinners wins big at Actor Awards

The US star's best actor win for Sinners leaves the Oscars race too close to call. Michael B Jordan upends Oscars race as Sinners wins big at Actor Awards10 minutes agoShareSaveSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesJordan's victory leaves the best actor race too close to call ahead of the Oscars on 15 MarchUS actor Michael B Jordan has scored a surprise win at the Actor Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards, giving him a surge of momentum in the final weeks before the Oscars. He was named best actor for his role in vampire horror Sinners, which also scored the top prize of the night - best ensemble cast."I don't even know where to begin, I wasn't expecting this at all," Jordan said in his acceptance speech, adding that he felt "so honoured and privileged" to have been nominated.Accepting best ensemble, his co-star Delroy Lindo said making Sinners had been an "incredible journey", adding: "Every single day we brought ourselves, our hearts, our souls, to this endeavour.""To be recognised by you all, 'thank you' does not come anywhere near to encompassing what we feel, the gratitude."The awards for Sinners came a week after the Bafta Film Awards, where Jordan and Lindo were praised for their composure after Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur while the pair were on stage. Other winners included Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) and Irish actress Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), as well as a surprise supporting actress victory for Amy Madigan (Weapons) and a posthumous win for Catherine O'Hara (The Studio).Getty ImagesSinners, starring Wunmi Mosaku (left), Lindo (centre) and Jordan, also won best ensemble castIn his speech, Jordan paid tribute to his mother Donna, who he has been bringing to events as his guest throughout awards season, for supporting his acting career from a young age."Mom, thank you for driving me back and forth to New York when we didn't have enough money to go through the Harlem tunnel, when we were looking for gas money, parking spaces," he said. Jordan also thanked Sinners director Ryan Coogler, "for giving me the opportunity to show what I can do, and to be fearless and to create a safe space for us to find a truth. Thank you for allowing me to do my best work."Actor Awards: The red carpet in picturesThe winners and nominations list in fullHow to watch the Oscar-tipped filmsVoting for this year's Actor Awards ceremony closed on Friday, five days after the Baftas, where the N-word was shouted while Lindo and Jordan were on stage. Lindo acknowledged the incident at another awards event on Saturday, telling the audience: "We appreciate the support and love we have been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend."It's a classic case of something that could've been very negative becoming very positive," he told the NAACP Image Awards. "Thank you so much for the support."Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous prizeApple TVSeth Rogen accepted an award on behalf of co-star Catherine O'Hara, who died in JanuaryElsewhere, actress Catherine O'Hara, the Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star who died in January, was named best TV comedy actress for her role in Hollywood satire The Studio. Paying tribute to O'Hara and accepting the prize on her behalf, the show's creator Seth Rogen said: "She really showed that you can be a genius, and be kind, and one of those things does not have to come at the expense of the other."Something I've been marvelling at over the last few weeks was her ability to be generous and kind and gracious while never minimising her own talents, and her own ability to contribute to the work we were doing."He added: "She knew she could destroy, and she wanted to destroy every day on set."O'Hara's win was one of several for The Studio, which also won best comedy ensemble and best comedy actor for Rogen. Other TV winners included Michelle Williams (Dying For Sex), Keri Russell (The Diplomat) and British actor Owen Cooper (Adolescence), but he was not present at the Los Angeles ceremony to collect his trophy. Medical drama The Pitt won best drama ensemble and best TV drama actor for Noah Wyle, who told his co-stars filming the series had "been challenging, difficult and rewarding in ways I couldn't possibly fathom, but I look at your faces and I wouldn't change one thing".Jessie Buckley continues to sweepGetty ImagesJessie Buckley has been winning best actress throughout awards season for her performance in HamnetHamnet star Buckley said it was "such a privilege" to win best actress, a category she has been sweeping throughout awards season.Accepting her trophy, the Irish actress paid tribute her co-star Emily Watson, who was seen cheering Buckley from the audience."To share those scenes with you in Hamnet, I will cherish that for the rest of my life," Buckley said. "Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me. She added: "To get to work with