During the dazzling Academy Awards ceremony, Sinners caused a sensation on Sunday evening at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 15, 2026.
Ryan Coogler Sinners had already generated buzz well before the Oscars even kicked off.
Sinners earned 16 nominations, becoming the most Oscar-nominated film of all time.
Let’s find out how many nominations he managed to translate into triumphs at the 98th Academy Awards.
Sinners won four awards, including prizes for Ryan Coogler’s original screenplay and Michael B. Jordan’s lead performance, capping a triumphant 2025, which included Superman, A Minecraft movieAnd Weapons.
It was the first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, who is a writer, director and producer for Sinners.
At every point this awards season, Coogler has won Best Original Screenplay at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and WGA Awards.
Ludwig Göransson won Sinners’ second Oscar for Best Original Song.
This third Oscar is the last feather in his palmares, after the victories won for his work on Black Panther And Oppenheimer.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to make Oscar history by winning best cinematography for her work on Sinners.
The famous Arkapaw, during her acceptance speech, called on the women present to stand, saying: “I can’t get here without you guys. »
Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for playing the dual roles of twins Smoke and Stack.
He becomes the sixth black actor to win an Oscar for a leading role.
