Jamie Foxx Praises 'Absolutely Incredible' Michael B. Jordan for Oscars Win After Being Thanked in Acceptance Speech

Angel SaundersTue, March 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM UTC

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Jamie Foxx; Michael B. JordanCredit: Jerritt Clark/Getty; Jamie McCarthy/WireImage -

Jamie Foxx salutes Michael B. Jordan following the 2026 Oscars

The 39-year-old star took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as twins Stack and Smoke in Sinners, and praised Foxx during his acceptance speech

“[Y]ou were absolutely incredible in this film,” Foxx later said of Jordan

Jamie Foxx is beyond proud of Michael B. Jordan for his Oscars win.

On Sunday, March 15, the 58-year-old award-winning actor shared several posts to social media congratulating the 39-year-old after Jordan thanked Foxx in his acceptance speech at the 2026 Oscars.

“I can barely breathe right now… you were absolutely incredible in this film,” Foxx began as the caption to an Instagram video, showing the moment Adrien Brody announced Jordan won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Sinners.

Foxx applauded Jordan as an “amazing actor, an amazing director — truly all of the above.”

Michael B. Jordan as Smoke, Michael B. Jordan as Stack, 2025Credit: Warner Bros.

“Honestly, you deserve two Oscars for this one,” the Ray star continued. “When I sat down to watch the movie, I already knew it was going to be special the moment I saw a pair of Jordans on screen. Then the first line — ‘Are you guys twins?’ and you hit us with, ‘No… we cousins!’ — man, I was locked in from there.”

In the film, directed by Ryan Coogler, Jordan played twins Smoke and Stack.

A second post by Foxx was a clip of Jordan — who became the sixth Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor in the ceremony’s 98-year history — onstage thanking those who came before him.

"I stand here because of the people that came before me: Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, Will Smith,” Jordan said during the televised event.

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"And to be amongst those giants, amongst those great greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys,” he continued. “Thank you, everybody in this room and everybody at home for supporting me over my career. I feel it. I know you guys want me to do well, and I want to do that because you guys bet on me.”

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Timothée Chalamet and Wagner Moura were also nominated for Best Actor.

Michael B. Jordan accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for "Sinners" onstage at the 98th OscarsCredit: Kevin Winter/Getty

After several more congratulatory posts, Foxx followed up on Monday, March 16, with another.

“What’s better than one Oscar? 🏆🏆,” he captioned a photo of Jordan standing beside Coogler, who took home the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay on Sunday night.

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Jordan and Coogler, also 39, have also worked together on Black Panther and Fruitvale Station.

After his big night, Jordan celebrated his win by heading to Los Angeles staple, In-N-Out Burger, as staff and fans alike cheered him on and posed for photos, per clips shared on social media.

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