Overview
- Town & Country reports Sinners received a record 16 Oscar nominations, with Ryan Coogler nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
- Both Ryan and Zinzi Coogler are part of Sinners’ Best Picture–nominated producing team alongside Sev Ohanian, reflecting their shared leadership at Proximity Media.
- Zinzi Coogler, once an ASL interpreter, transitioned into producing after years of hands-on support, including buying Ryan the Final Draft software early in his career.
- The couple co-founded Proximity Media, which has credits that include Judas and the Black Messiah and Space Jam: A New Legacy in addition to Sinners.
- Longtime partners who met as teens and married in 2016, they keep details about their three children private, with their first child arriving around 2019 and their third in 2025.