Michael B. Jordan will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his acclaimed dual role in “ Sinners .”

Jordan will be honored on Feb. 12, 2026, for portraying twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Warner Bros.’ Depression-era drama, his fifth collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. The film, set in the Jim Crow South, has been hailed as a cultural and box office juggernaut, grossing more than $366 million worldwide.

“I have been a stalwart Michael B. Jordan fan since his days on ‘The Wire,’ and now he’s a bonafide box office star giving one of the year’s most intricate performances – make that two – in ‘Sinners’,” says SBIFF’s Executive Director, Roger Durling. “He does incredibly nuanced work creating two speci

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