Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 15: Ryan Coogler accepts the Writing (Original Screenplay) award for "Sinners" onstage during the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After he won best original screenplay for “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler received the night’s rowdiest standing ovation so far. He ...

Noah Oppenheim’s taut script for Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” leads in Round 1; Dave Karger calls it “a sure thing,” and Glenn Whipp says, “It’s an ingenious construction; controlled, yet ...

Oscars Best Original Screenplay Commentary (Updated March 12, 2026): Ryan Coogler can’t stop breaking records. “Sinners” marks the sixth film with a Black writer to be nominated for original ...

Paul Thomas Anderson has won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "One Battle After Another" at the 2026 Academy Awards. "I wrote this movie for my kids, to say sorry for the housekeeping ...

Oakland native Ryan Coogler took home the best original screenplay Oscar for "Sinners" on Sunday night. The win is Coogler’s first Oscar, and also distinguishes him as the second black writer to win ...

The Oakland filmmaker earned his first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as “Sinners” continued its historic run at the Oscars with multiple nominations. Ryan Coogler is officially an Academy ...

The first Oscar of the night for “Sinners,” best original screenplay, was also the first of director Ryan Coogler’s career. He asked his “Sinners” collaborators to stand and thanked his wife and ...