The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its highly-anticipated Oscar nominations on Thursday (22 January), setting the stage for what can be described as Hollywood’s biggest night. Leading the race was Michael B Jordan’s ‘Sinners’ with a record-setting 16 nods, closely followed by A-list titles like ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Marty Supreme’, ‘Sentimental Value’, and ‘Frankenstein’, among others.
Variety has asked both zinzi Coogler and Ryan Coogler on their thoughts processing the record of ‘Sinners’ having the most Oscar nominations in history.
Zinzi Coogler said: “I don’t know that it’s truly settled in yet. We’re still trying to catch our bearings. Like. literally for any morning, it’s so early. But what an insane honor”.
Ryan Coogler said: I was very impressed by everything that my collaborators were doing every day, so I’m so happy that everybody got recognized by their peers. Obviously, I’m biased. I think these folks I work with are some of the best in the world. I feel really fortunate. Because it doesn’t always go that way.