According to LiveMint, the Academy’s 2026 Oscar nominations put Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” at the center of the awards conversation with a record-setting 16 nominations. The film landed major-category mentions including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, alongside acting and music nominations tied to the project. The vampire epic starring Michael B. Jordan has been praised for an ambitious genre approach and strong technical execution, including cinematography. The nomination haul is also being framed as a major awards-season win for Warner Bros. Additional commentary cited in coverage points to the studio’s strongest Oscar showing in decades and highlights Jordan’s career milestone nomination as a key narrative thread this season. Echotitbits take: Coogler has crossed into true “awards + box office” dual dominance. A vampire genre film sweeping nominations signals the Academy’s expanding taste. If “Sinners” wins Best Picture, it will be a genuine industry inflection point for how genre films are valued. Source: The Nation – https://thenationonlineng.net/ryan-cooglers-sinners-breaks-oscars-record-with-16-nominations/ 2026-01-22 Photo Credit: The Nation
