Michael B. Jordan Names This '90s Classic as His Favorite Movie
Michael B. Jordan Names This '90s Classic as His Favorite Movie
Liz LindainTue, March 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM UTC
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Of course, Oscar-winning actors have their favorite movies.
On Sunday evening, Michael B. Jordan won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Sinners. Directed, written and produced by Ryan Coogler, the thriller follows the identical twins returning to their hometown in the South, which gets taken over by vampires. Other actors that starred were Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller and Delroy Lindo.
Sinnersmade history this year after earning the most Academy Award nominations than any other film. The movie was nominated for 16 awards at this year's Oscars, including four of the Big Five awards. They ended up going home with four nods: Best Actor (Jordan), Best Original Screenplay (Coogler), Best Cinematography (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) and Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson). In addition, Caton and composer Raphael Saadiq performed their Oscar-nominated song, "I Lied to You," at the ceremony, and were joined by other performers such as Shaboozey, Buddy Guy, Alice Smith, ballerina Misty Copeland, Li Jun Li and more.
Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Michael B. Jordan pose in the press room during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026, in Hollywood, California.Mike Coppola/Getty Images (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Outside of the Vanity Fair Oscar Party that also took place on Sunday night, right after the show, Maurice Kamara, the founder of The People Gallery on social media, stopped the 39-year-old actor to ask some questions while he was holding his new Oscar.
After an inspiring speech Jordan gave, telling his fans to "dream big," Kamara asked the Black Panther actor what his favorite movie was. After some thinking, Jordan revealed that his favorite film was Princess Mononoke, the popular 1997 anime produced by Studio Ghibli.
Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in July 1997, Princess Mononoke follows Ashitaka, a young prince who goes on a journey west to cure his cursed arm. While traveling, he gets into a conflict between the forest of the gods and a nearby town, as well as the issues between the town leader, Lady Eboshi, and San, a human girl raised by wolves. It stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige.
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Studio Ghibli is the Japanese animation studio behind many iconic children's movies such as Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and more.
Michael B. Jordan at the 98th Annual Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images (Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)
The 98th Academy Awards took place on Sunday in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and was streamed live on ABC and Hulu.
Both Sinners and Princess Mononoke are available on HBO Max.
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