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Hailee Steinfeld, who is pregnant with her and husband Josh Allen’s first baby, showed support for her Sinners cast and crew from afar after missing the Oscars 2026.
By Olivia Evans Mar 17, 2026 6:43 PM | Updated 1 minute ago
Michael B. Jordan Reveals Why Pregnant ‘Sinners’ Costar Hailee Steinfeld Missed Oscars 2026
Hailee Steinfeld will always be part of her Sinners family.
While the “Capital Letters” singer was absent from the 98th Academy Awards March 15, she shared several stories on Instagram supporting the movie’s cast and crew, including costar Michael B. Jordan, writer and director Ryan Coogler and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who all took home Oscars.
Elsewhere in her stories, the 29-year-old—who is pregnant with her and husband Josh Allen’s first baby—showed support for Ludwig Goransson, who won Best Original Score for composing the Sinners soundtrack.
The Pitch Perfect alum also shared moments from the evening with Ryan’s wife Zinzi Coogler, who co-produced the film, as well as Misty Copeland, who performed a ballet routine that took inspiration from the film’s dance sequences.
And while Hailee was missing from the action at the Oscars ceremony, her costar and pal Michael gave her, as well as Wumi Mosaku (who each played the love interests of Michael’s Smoke and Stack, respectively) a shoutout upon scoring the Best Actor.
“I would like to thank my incredible cast,” Michael—who was nominated in the category alongside Timothée Chalamet, Wagner Moura, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke—said on stage at the Dolby Theatre. “Wunmi, thank you so much for giving Smoke the opportunity to be him. Hailee at home, she’s getting ready to have a baby right now, thank you so much for being the other, other half of Stack.”
For Hailee’s part, she has also emphasized how much being part of Ryan’s film meant to her.
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“I’m feeling more inspired than ever coming off Sinners,” the Edge of Seventeen star told the New York Times in January. “I feel like this movie was a door I’ve been knocking on for a while as far as what it gave me the opportunity to accomplish as an actor.”
And, of course, it gave Hailee the opportunity to work with an incredible cast, including Michael.
“He has such an inviting energy,” Hailee said of working with her costar. “He really set the tone on this set for all of us to show up and feel safe and just in a place to make bold choices and not feel afraid to be vulnerable and make mistakes.”
As she put it, “He’s a good time.”
For more Oscars 2026 winners, keep reading…
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
WINNER: Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benecio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
WINNER: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
Director
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
WINNER: Sinners
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Original Song
"Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless
WINNER: "Golden" from KPop Deamon Hunters
"I Lied to You" from Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdii
"Train Dreams" from Train Dreams
International Feature Film
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Live Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
WINNER (Tie): The Singers
WINNER (Tie): Two People Exchanging Saliva
Documentary Short Film
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Train Dreams
Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Production Design
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Makeup & Hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
WINNER: Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Sound
WINNER: F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
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