Watch: Inside the Love Lives of Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, and More Sinners StarsNo doubt the most crucial partnership behind the success of Sinners-which collected a record-breaking 16 Oscar nods when nominations were announced Jan. 22-is between its leading man Michael B. Jordan and filmmaker Ryan Coogler. The pair having worked together on Jordan's breakout vehicle, 2013's Fruitvale Station, plus 2015's Creed and both Black Panther films, the director didn't look all that far to find his leading man. Or, men, really, Jordan taking on the dual role of twins Smoke and Stack-Chicago gangsters who return to their rural Mississippi Delta roots, determined to open a nightclub-in the 1930s-set vampire-laden horror film. "It's one of those things where you all get on set," Jordan told E! News' Daryn Carp at the Critics Choice Awards Jan. 4, after he and his castmates added to their award season haul with four trophies, "and everybody is collectively doing the work together and everybody's vibing off one another." And the result was certainly strong, he and castmates Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Miles Caton, Francine Maisler, Wunmi Mosaku and Omar Benson Miller picking up two more prizes at the Golden Globes. photosOscars 2026: Nomination Snubs & Suprises There's was "a family environment," Jordan noted, which means they'll be showing up en masse for the remainder of the season, including at the Oscars, where he'll be hoping to hear his name called in the best actor category. (Fellow first-time nominees Lindo and Mosaku, meanwhile, were each recognized for their supporting roles.) But while he turned up to the Golden Globes with mom Donna Jordan on his arm, many of his castmates are likely to walk the red carpet outside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre March 15 with a different type of family member on their arm. And both Steinfeld and Mosaku have built-in plus-ones, with Mosaku debuting her second pregnancy on the Golden Globes red carpet and mom-to-be Steinfeld catching husband Josh Allen's support from afar as he led his squad to an NFL playoff victory. As they and the rest of the Sinners cast enjoy their well-deserved victory laps, meet the teammates who are cheering them on. Araya Doheny/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA FoundationMichael B. JordanTwo years after his split from Lori Harvey, Michael B. Jordan-who leads Sinners in the dual role of twin gangsters Smoke and Stack-isn't all that pressed about finding a worthy sparring partner. "I'm not tripping over it...I'm so work focused," the Creed alum explained to GQ in February 2025. "I would want somebody to fit into the flow of my life, of where I am. And that's timing, right? You can meet the right person, and be at the wrong time, and it just doesn't work out." Though fans had reason to believe he's found his ideal teammate. Mere weeks after his interview, the first-time Oscars nominee was spotted doing some late night talking out in London with actress Taylor Russell. And while they never confirmed a personal partnership, the two briefly shared a business relationship, set to film the 2027 Thomas Crown Affair remake that sees Jordan pull double-duty once more as star and director before Russell exited the project over creative differences.
Michael Owens/Getty ImagesHailee Steinfeld & Josh AllenActress and singer Hailee Steinfeld snagged quite the catch when she began seeing Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen in 2023. "That inner peace that you have, that rock, that solid, consistent part of your life is indescribable," Steinfeld-who plays Stack's ex-girlfriend Mary-told Bustle in November 2025, six months after she wed the NFL veteran. "I literally thank God every day that I found my person, and it's the greatest thing in the world. Life makes sense. Everything makes sense." And now the newlyweds are eager to add to their squad, revealing her pregnancy in December. "I feel like I am stepping into the version that I've always dreamed of being," noted the True Grit star, "having so much to do with being with him."Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesWunmi MosakuEvery now and then, Nigeria-born, England-raised Wunmi Mosaku considers what might have been if she didn't follow her acting dreams to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. "I definitely wouldn't have gone on a date with an American that I ended up marrying," she recounted in a 2021 interview with Schon Magazine. "I mean, it's the best thing that ever happened." Her whole life "would have been different," Mosaku acknowledged. But instead, she won a 2016 BAFTA and moved to the United States with her husband, who prefers to remain out of the spotlight despite working in entertainment. She nabbed roles in Luther, Lovecraft Country and Loki, but the part of Hoodoo practitioner Annie, Smoke's estranged wife who's mourning the loss of their infant daughter, truly spoke to her. "Being a mom is an integral part of Annie, and it's an integral part of me, now," the Oscar nominee, who began filming seven mon