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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler

Director/Writer, Sinners

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Notable Quotes

"I wanted to make a film about the things that haunt us—both the monsters we can see and the ones history leaves behind." — Ryan Coogler on Sinners

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'Sinners' breaks 75-year Oscar record with 16 nominations

Rule Changes

Nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay

For 75 years, no film had received more than 14 Oscar nominations. On January 23, 2026, Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'—a vampire horror film set in the 1930s Jim Crow South—broke that record with 16, surpassing 'All About Eve,' 'Titanic,' and 'La La Land.' The Academy also handed out nominations in a new category for the first time since 2001: casting.

Updated Jan 23