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An Extremely Early Analysis of Sinners’s Oscar Potential
If by January there are ten stronger Best Picture contenders, we’re in for a hell of a year.
Sinners ’s massive word-of-mouth is the story of the spring, and it has cemented Coogler’s place as the heir to Christopher Nolan — a director who parlayed superhero success into his own distinct brand of ambitious adult blockbusters. Not only does Lindo have a solid case for the career-achievement nomination that eluded him for Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, there’s history on his side: Coogler’s films previously garnered noms for veterans Sylvester Stallone of Creed and Angela Bassett of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Warner Bros. chairs Pam Abdy and Michael DeLuca received plenty of anonymous backbiting over the deal they gave Coogler, and now that their gamble has paid off, they have all the incentive in the world to finance a year-end victory lap.
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