Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' makes hometown Oakland proud with record-breaking Oscar nominations

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' makes hometown Oakland proud with record-breaking Oscar nominations

Oakland native Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners" earned an all-time record 16 Oscar nominations with Best Director for Coogler being among them. And his hometown could not be prouder of the accomplishment.

Despite Setting A Record For Nominations, History Tells Us That ‘Sinners’ Isn’t A Lock To Win Big At The Oscars

Source: Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’ / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Being twice as good and working twice as hard is the baseline, not a guarantee. The Grammys reminded Beyoncé of that lesson, and the last Presidential election echoed that truth through Kamala Harris. Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler seem to get it, but do the rest of us understand the assignment? In a few weeks, we’ll find out. “Ryan Coogler has officially rewritten Oscar histo…