• Major Fan Award Sweep: The blockbuster biopic Michael has picked up four major nominations at the 2026 World Choice Awards, continuing its massive cultural momentum.
• Lead & Supporting Acting Nods: Jaafar Jackson (Michael Jackson) and Colman Domingo (Joe Jackson) both earned nominations for Favorite Movie Actor, while Nia Long (Katherine Jackson) scored a nod for Favorite Female Actress.
• 100% Fan-Driven Balloting: Public voting is officially open on the World Choice Awards website through July 26, 2026.

The success just keeps on coming for MICHAEL. The latest achievement, you ask? On the heels of surpassing the $1 billion mark at the global box office *and* becoming the biggest biopic in history, the Antoine Fuqua-directed motion picture has officially swept the nominations for the 2026 World Choice Awards.

Now in its fifth year, the global awards platform bypasses traditional industry panels, leaving the final results entirely up to fan votes across the globe. For Michael, the broad support translated to top-tier nominations across both the performance and main picture brackets.

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Breakdown of the Nominations

The cast made a huge showing in the acting categories, with Jaafar Jackson’s breakout performance as his late uncle securing him a spot in the Favorite Movie Actor race alongside co-star Colman Domingo, who turned in a powerful performance as family patriarch Joe Jackson. Nia Long rounded out the acting nods with a nomination for Favorite Female Actress for her portrayal of Katherine Jackson.

Category	Nominee	Character
Favorite Movie Actor	Jaafar Jackson	Michael Jackson (Lead Performance)
Favorite Movie Actor	Colman Domingo	Joe Jackson
Favorite Female Actress	Nia Long	Katherine Jackson
Favorite Movie	Michael	Lionsgate / Universal Pictures

The Race for Favorite Movie

In the marquee Favorite Movie category, MICHAEL faces off against a varied lineup of major releases and fan favorites:

• Michael
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Enola Holmes 3
• Backrooms
• Obsession
• Leviticus

Voting is officially live on the official World Choice Awards website and will run through July 26, 2026, giving fans a limited window to lock in their picks before the winners are announced.

For now, at least, MICHAEL reigns alone. On top of surpassing coveted $1 billion mark at the global box office *and* becoming the highest-grossing biopic in history, the film has added yet another accomplishment to its long resume— surpassing Super Mario Galaxy to become the single highest-grossing theatrical release of the year worldwide. This follows the movie surpassing Christopher Nolan’s landmark 2008 blockbuster, The Dark Knight, in total worldwide box office earnings.

Congrats to the squad.

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