Can Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners Avoid the Post-Golden Globes Slump That Hit Barbie?

You ever get the feeling that a movie is just fated to get the cold shoulder from awards shows, no matter how much people obviously love it? That’s pretty much the vibe right now with Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners after this year’s Golden Globes. There were a lot of hopes—the film came in hot with a whopping seven nominations—and honestly, the results were kind of a letdown. Cue the frustrated fandom, and no, they’re not being quiet about it.

Awards Night: High Hopes, Low Returns

So here’s what happened: Sinners went into the 2026 Golden Globes with nominations up and down the board. But on the big night? All it walked away with were two trophies—for Best Original Score (hats off to Ludwig Goransson) and the uniquely-titled Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award. Don’t get excited—most fans see that last one as a gold-plated pat on the head for making tons of money, rather than a real nod to, you know, being a great film.

The Barbie Parallel (And Fans Aren’t Happy)

If you’ve got déjà vu, you’re not alone. People online are already comparing the Sinners situation to what went down last year with Margot Robbie’s Barbie—and yeah, that movie (remember, just about the biggest thing to hit theaters in 2023) got absolutely shafted despite record nominations at all the major shows.

Here’s the quick recap: Barbie racked up nine Globe noms (second only to Cabaret in history), made a mint at the box office, and still left with just two Golden Globe wins: Best Original Song and—again—the Cinematic & Box Office Achievement award. Then at the 2024 Oscars? It got eight nominations, but nothing for Best Actress (Robbie herself!) or Best Director (Greta Gerwig), which was just baffling for a movie they’d pushed as a creative tour-de-force. In the end, Barbie only snagged a single Oscar (yep, Best Original Song).

Now, people are anxious the same thing is happening to Sinners.

Fan Reaction: ‘No Respect. No Real Wins.’

Fans have not exactly kept their disappointment to themselves. Just skimming the reactions online, you see everything from straight-up rage to resigned eye-rolling. Here’s what the timeline sounded like:

'Best Box Office Achievement. No respect… no real wins…' – @GraceRandolph

Dig through the thread, and there's a lot of talk about how Sinners deserved way more. Some argue it’s just the victim of a ridiculously stacked year; others are, frankly, calling out what looks like bias. There were side-swipes at the "nothing burger" that is the box office award ("Thanks for making the industry money, now go sit in the corner!"), and more than a few people pointing out how odd it is that Goransson’s score win wasn’t even televised.

For what it’s worth, there are some fans out there still rooting for the movie to make a comeback at the Oscars—just, after seeing how Barbie got handled, let’s say optimism is in short supply.

Wait, How Many Awards Did Sinners Actually Win?

Here’s where things get a little weird. Despite the Golden Globes snubs, Sinners is still mowing down wins practically everywhere else. As of now, the film has picked up 121 nominations and landed 108 awards from a seriously wide range of organizations. And I do mean wide: everything from the Critics’ Choice to the Astra Film Awards, Black Reel Awards, and the ever-eclectic Golden Trailer Awards. The categories are all over the place: Best Picture, Best Acting, Best Score, Visual Effects—you name it, it’s probably snagged it.

• Astra Film Awards: 10 nominations, 9 wins—Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Actor, Technical awards, you name it.
• Critics’ Choice: 13 nominations, 4 wins—Ensemble, Screenplay, Score, Young Performer, and more.
• Golden Globe Awards: 5 nominations, 2 wins—but again, it’s that Box Office Achievement (the “congrats on making money” award) and Best Original Score.
• San Diego Critics: 4 noms, 4 wins—the rare sweep.
• Let’s just say it’s a very, very long list. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score, Editing, Costume Design, Stunt Coordination, and so on…

(Trust me, reductive as this list is, every corner of the industry seems to have given Sinners something. For a movie “snubbed,” it’s basically drowning in hardware.)

So Is Sinners About to Get “Barbie’d” at the Oscars?

The million-dollar question: even with mountains of smaller awards, is Sinners headed for another big-stage letdown? The Academy Award nominations drop on Thursday, January 22, 2026, so we’ll know soon whether Ryan Coogler’s film gets the respect fans (and, frankly, the stats) say it deserves.

Personally, it’s wild to see a movie catch so many wins everywhere else but freeze up at the biggest shows. Maybe it comes down to politics, maybe it’s just bad luck, or maybe the taste of awards voters is a mystery nobody but a psychic can figure out.

What do you think? Is Sinners being undervalued, or is this just how awards season shakes out in a year saturated with strong contenders? Toss your take below—I’ll be down there scrolling with the rest of you.