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Sinners earns record 16 oscar nominations
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Ryan Coogler's Sinners has broken the all-time Academy Awards record with 16 nominations, surpassing previous highs set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. The supernatural thriller led a diverse field that included strong showings from international films and Netflix titles, while Warner Bros tied its own record with 30 nods overall. The nominations, announced on January 22, 2026, highlight a surge in global representation and the debut of a new casting category.
Academy Award winner Ryan Coogler is producing a reboot of the sci-fi franchise Animorphs for Disney+. The series, in early development at 20th Television, follows teenagers who morph into animals to fight an alien invasion. Writer Bayan Wolcott is attached to pen and executive produce the show.
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Himesh Patel has joined the cast of Ryan Coogler's Hulu reboot of The X-Files as the male lead, opposite Danielle Deadwyler. The duo will portray two highly decorated but different FBI agents assigned to investigate unexplained phenomena. Hulu ordered the pilot in February.
Florida rapper Rod Wave has dropped the track 'Sinners,' serving as the lead single for the upcoming thriller of the same name directed by Ryan Coogler. The song and its video tie into the film's setting in the Jim Crow-era South of the 1930s, featuring scenes with star Michael B. Jordan. This release sets the stage for the movie's premiere later this month.
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Ryan Coogler has stated that his 2016 decision to decline an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stemmed from his busy schedule and discomfort with judging films, not animosity toward Oscar voters. The director shared these insights in a New York Times profile amid strong Oscar buzz for his latest film, Sinners. Coogler emphasized his preference for labor unions over awards bodies while appreciating the camaraderie of awards season.