Ryan Coogler's Sinners wins its 1st Oscar of night
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Maybe the most key word of all key words here is “original.” After working on big IP projects and real-life events alike, Ryan Coogler wrote “Sinners” as his first, fierce
Ryan Coogler took home his first Oscar and the first win of the night for Warner Bros. to a standing ovation but wanted to make sure he calmed the audience down as he knew he had a lot to say in a
Ryan Coogler and his wife, Zinzi Coogler, have been married since May 2016, but have known each other since they were in high school. "We met when we were 13 or 14,” Zinzi told The Hollywood Reporter in an April 2025 interview. “When you are in a relationship with someone for that long, you pull each other into each other’s lives.”
The filmmaker won his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
"Sinners" was the movie to beat at the Oscars with a historic 16 nominations, but the film's losses in top categories aren't sitting well with fans.
Jordan has been a top contender this whole season, alongside Marty Supreme ‘s Timothée Chalamet. Met with a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre, he began his speech by saying “God is good,” and acknowledging his family in the room, including his mother, who sat next to him, and his father, who flew in from Ghana for the ceremony.
These are wise words from one of the best to ever do it.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw just made Oscars history. The director of photography for Ryan Coogler's box office smash "Sinners" became the first woman to win the Academy Award for best cinematography at the ceremony on Sunday,