Overview
- Accepting best original screenplay for Sinners, Ryan Coogler grew emotional as he recalled Fruitvale Station and said he could not stop thinking about Minnesota and Renee Good.
- Coogler drew a direct parallel between Good’s death and the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant, reflecting that he was “young and naive” to think his earlier film would end such violence.
- Documentary filmmakers Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus also addressed Good’s killing at the gala, with Obenhaus wearing an “ICE Out” pin similar to symbols seen at the Golden Globes.
- Trump administration officials have characterized the shooting as self-defense and labeled Good a “domestic terrorist,” even as demonstrations have spread in Minnesota and beyond.
- Good, 37, was shot three times by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during an encounter in her car on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, according to video and witness accounts reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.