Ryan Coogler, filmmaker who went to high school in Berkeley, makes Oscars history

History was made Thursday morning when the 98th Academy Awards nominations were announced.

“Sinners,” the vampire film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler — and produced by Coogler, his wife Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian — broke the record for most Oscar nominations with a total of 16.

This also marks the first time a Black filmmaker from Oakland has been nominated for Best Director…

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