Oscars’ Most Competitive Race Ends in Stunning Nail-Biter

ABC/screengrab The Oscar for Best Actor was awarded to Sinners star, Michael B. Jordan, on Sunday night, after a heated battle with Timothée Chalamet for his work on Marty Supreme. Jordan became the frontrunner in the race after winning the Actor Award from the Screen Actors Guild. Chalamet’s gaffe disparaging opera and ballet didn’t help his case either. Market betting rapidly switched from favoring Chalamet for the win to favoring Jordan soon after. The awards show made several nods to Chalamet’s comments throughout the evening. Jordan played twin characters Smoke and Stack in the most-nominated film of all time. He thanked his mother, who was seated next to Oscar nominee Emma Stone, during his acceptance speech. Read more at The Daily Beast.