NAACP audience gave Jordan and Lindo standing ovation following BAFTA incident
Regina Hall specifically acknowledged the actors during the ceremony
The controversy involved a Tourette's campaigner's outburst with racial slur broadcast by BBC
The NAACP ceremony provided a platform for industry solidarity on racial sensitivity issues
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Actor Michael B. Jordan and veteran performer Delroy Lindo received a standing ovation from the audience at the NAACP Image Awards ceremony held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday, February 28, 2026, following a controversy at the previous weekend's BAFTA Awards where a Tourette's campaigner's outburst containing a racial slur was broadcast by the BBC. The emotional moment came as 'One Battle After Another' star Regina Hall presented the first award of the evening, specifically acknowledging the two actors who were seated in the audience. 'I just send you so much love for your class,' Hall told Jordan and Lindo, prompting the well-heeled crowd to rise to their feet in a powerful display of support. The incident at BAFTA had occurred when the BBC inadvertently aired an outburst from a Tourette's campaigner during the international ceremony, which included a racial slur that caused significant discomfort and discussion about racial sensitivity in media broadcasts. The NAACP Image Awards, which celebrates achievements of people of color in the entertainment industry, provided a platform for the industry to show solidarity with Jordan and Lindo, who were not involved in the BAFTA incident but were impacted by the subsequent discourse about racial language and representation in media.
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Racial Sensitivity, Awards Show Controversies, Industry Solidarity
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the American-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the NAA...
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition wit...
Feb 28, 2026 5:25pm PT NAACP Image Awards Audience Gives Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Standing Ovation After BAFTA N-Word Controversy By Angelique Jackson Plus Icon Angelique Jackson angelique814 Latest NAACP Image Awards 2026 Winners (Updating Live) 13 minutes ago ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Cast Teams Up for INAD PSA Ahead of Rare Disease Day 2 days ago Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella to Be Inducted Into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 4 days ago See All It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards. During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur. While presenting the first award of the NAACP ceremony on Saturday, “One Battle After Another” star Regina Hall asked the audience to “take a moment for the two kings in the audience,” gesturing toward Jordan and Lindo seated inside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where the awards ceremony is being held. “I just send you so much love for your class,” Hall told them, while the well-heeled crowd jumped to their feet to salute the actors. Popular on Variety More to come… Jump to Comments More from Variety ‘A Child of My Own’ Review: Stylized Drama and Documentary Scrap Over the Truth In an Unhappy Maternity Tale ‘A New Dawn’ Review: A Visual Masterpiece Searching for a Story Dove Cameron Enchants in Prime Video’s Surprising Erotic Thriller ’56 Days’: TV Review ‘A Prayer for the Dying’ Review: Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly Anchor an Impressively Severe End-of-Days Western ‘The Loneliest Man in Town’ Review: An Aging Austrian Musician Plays Himself Playing the Blues in a Quietly Moving Portrait ‘Salvation’ Review: The Roots of Violence Are Explored in Emin Alper’s Tense, Atmospheric Study of a Massacre Loading comments...
