Michael B Jordan has credited his mother's unwavering support for his success, saying he would not have achieved his career milestones without her. The 39-year-old actor won the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at Sunday's ceremony for his role in Sinners.
In an emotional interview, Jordan told Extra: 'Not even close, you know. Not even a little bit... There's been so much in my career my mom wasn't able to be with me in these spaces. So for her to join me on this run it couldn't happen any other way.'
During his acceptance speech, he thanked his mother for her sacrifices, saying: 'Mom, thank you for driving me back and forth to New York when we didn't have money for the Holland Tunnel, or when we were looking for gas money and parking spaces.'
Jordan faced stiff competition from nominees including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Plemons and Timothée Chalamet. He admitted he was not expecting the win, adding: 'I'm so honoured and privileged to be nominated in this category with people and actors and humans that I love.'
He also thanked director Ryan Coogler for creating a safe space to 'find truth' in his performance. The ceremony came days after the BAFTAs, where Jordan was on stage when Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily used a racial slur. Davidson later apologised, and the BBC issued an apology while BAFTA launched a review.
