Overview
- The total surpasses the 14-nomination benchmark previously shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
- Nods cover Best Picture, Best Director for Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s first Best Actor nomination, along with the inaugural Best Casting slot for Francine Maisler.
- Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku scored supporting acting nominations, and crafts recognition includes Ruth E. Carter, production designer Hannah Beachler and composer Ludwig Göransson, with Raphael Saadiq up for original song.
- Coogler expressed gratitude and said he wrote the script in memory of his late uncle, while Jordan said his first call after the news was to his mother.
- The sweep has drawn both praise and backlash online as the critically lauded, $368 million-grossing horror film heads toward the March 15 ceremony on ABC and Hulu.