Ryan Coogler

Described as

American filmmaker (born 1986)

Other names

Ryan Kyle Coogler

Born

May 23, 1986 · 1 reference

Born in

Oakland · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States · 1 reference

Occupation

film director · 1 reference; screenwriter · 1 reference; writer; film producer · 1 reference; director · 1 reference

Education

California State University, Sacramento; USC School of Cinematic Arts; Saint Mary's College of California; University of Southern California; Saint Mary's College High School · 1 reference

Member of

Writers Guild of America West

Known for

Sinners; Black Panther; Space Jam: A New Legacy

Awards

Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award (2013); Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award (2014); Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (2014); Time 100 (2018); Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay (2026) · 1 reference; BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay (2026) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2026) · 1 reference; Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director (2026)

Field

film direction · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

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Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. His accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, ten Black Reel Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.
Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). He then transitioned to directing and writing franchise films such as the Rocky series spinoff Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler also produced the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and the supernatural horror film Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed. He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture for both films, while for Sinners he was also nominated for Best Director and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. When Sinners won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 32nd Actor Awards (formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards), it was the second win in the category for a film directed by Coogler, following Black Panther at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019, and it made him the first director in the awards' history to helm two ensemble winners.
In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world. In 2016, he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, his wife Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded the multimedia production company Proximity Media.

Born, in its opening lines

May 23, 1986

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