Fresh off “Sinners” triumphantly returning to IMAX screens, star Michael B. Jordan has another success to celebrate. On Wednesday, May 21, the acclaimed actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur was announced as the incoming 39th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award. Jordan’s awards ceremony is set to be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills.
The American Cinematheque Award is part of an annual fundraiser event for the non-profit organization that continues its year-round programming at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Los Feliz 3 Theatre in Los Feliz, and Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
“The career of Michael B. Jordan has been an unparalleled showcase for the combination of superb talent and purposeful vision that has made him a major power in today’s movie business. He entered the ranks of movie stars with ‘Fruitvale Station’ and rapidly followed it up with iconic roles in ‘Black Panther’ and three ‘Creed’ movies, including his directorial debut in ‘Creed III,’ with more directorial efforts to come,” said American Cinematheque Board Chair Rick Nicita via statement. “He has become a prolific producer with multiple projects across our business and his philanthropic activities are many and wide-ranging. Most recently, his outstanding performances (yes, two performances) in the worldwide smash ‘Sinners’ have cemented his place in the upper tier of movie stars, now and in the future. The American Cinematheque is proud to present the 39th American Cinematheque Award to Michael B. Jordan.”
Previous American Cinematheque Award honorees include: Eddie Murphy (1986); Bette Midler (1987); Robin Williams (1988); Steven Spielberg (1989); Ron Howard (1990); Martin Scorsese (1991); Sean Connery (1992); Michael Douglas (1993); Rob Reiner (1994); Mel Gibson (1995); Tom Cruise (1996); John Travolta (1997); Arnold Schwarzenegger (1998); Jodie Foster (1999); Bruce Willis (2000); Nicolas Cage (2001); Denzel Washington (2002); Nicole Kidman (2003); Steve Martin (2004); Al Pacino (2005); George Clooney (2006); Julia Roberts (2007); Samuel L. Jackson (2008); Matt Damon (2010); Robert Downey Jr. (2011); Ben Stiller (2012); Jerry Bruckheimer (2013); Matthew McConaughey (2014); Reese Witherspoon (2015); Ridley Scott (2016); Amy Adams (2017); Bradley Cooper (2018), Charlize Theron (2019), Spike Lee (2020), and Scarlett Johannsson (2021), Ryan Reynolds (2022), Helen Mirren (2023), Jessica Chastain (2024).
