Ryan Coogler
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Ryan Kyle Coogler is an American filmmaker. His accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, four Black Reel Awards, and ten NAACP Image Awards.
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Ryan Coogler is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Oakland, California, in 1986, he is a member of the African American ethnic group. He has worked in the field of film direction since 2009 and speaks English. Coogler is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.
His notable works include the 2025 film *Sinners*, *Space Jam: A New Legacy*, and *Black Panther*. He has received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, the Time 100, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He has also been recognized in the Academy Award Best Original Screenplay collection.
Coogler was educated at California State University, Sacramento, Saint Mary's College of California, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, Best Picture, and Best Director.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1986
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Black panther
- Black panther
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Film & TV
Oakland, California, USA
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…
Known for
- Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners — Self2025
- Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners — Self2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
- Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld — Self2024
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Self2023
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever — Self (voice)2023
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever — Self - Director / Co-Writer2023
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda — Self2022
- The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Ryan Kyle Coogler , ( 1986-05-23 ) May 23, 1986 (age 40) , Oakland, California , U.S.
- Education
- California State University, Sacramento ( BS ), University of Southern California ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 2009–present
- Title
- Co-founder of Proximity Media
- Spouse
- Zinzi Evans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 2016</span>"}]]}'>2016 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kyle
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Ryan Coogler - Sinners 2025 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1986-05-23
- Commons category
- Ryan Coogler
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Black Lunch Table
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Ryan Coogler
- start of work period
- 2009-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
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, four Black Reel Awards, and ten 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.
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