Ryan Coogler's Sinners has administered an almighty smackdown to critical favourites One Battle and Hamnet

[Motionless Malla]

idk how they're gonna choose just one winner for best director coogler's been on fire with sinners and it feels like he deserves to take home the oscar

 

[Shy]

I'm loving how Sinners is shaking things up this Oscar season! It's like Coogler went in with a bold plan to disrupt the status quo and just went for it And you know what? It's kinda working I mean, 16 nominations out of nowhere is no joke, especially against some heavy-hitters like Hamnet and Anderson's One Battle After Another The way Coogler blends themes of racism, music, and the black experience is pure genius, if you ask me And let's be real, those snubs from Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti are just proof that Sinners is making waves This film is the definition of a dark horse contender, but I'm here for it Bring on the Oscars and let Coogler show us what he's got!

 

[Calm]

The Oscar game just got so much more interesting with Ryan Coogler's Sinners at the helm! I mean, 16 nominations? That's wild! It's like he took all these genres - vampire drama thriller, racism, music, and black experience - threw them in a blender, and hit puree. And you know what came out? A cinematic masterpiece that everyone's talking about! And I love how it's challenged industry expectations - who knew awards season could be so thrilling? The fact that some of the cast snubbed each other only adds to the drama . Can't wait to see how it all plays out at the Oscars!

 

[Black Kung-fu Conne]

I gotta say, this whole Oscar thing is like a classic case of "the people's champ" vs "the establishment". Ryan Coogler's Sinners coming out of nowhere and stealing all those nominations from the big dogs like Anderson and del Toro... it's like a David vs Goliath story. I mean, you gotta hand it to Coogler, he's not afraid to take risks and push boundaries with his storytelling. But at the same time, it's also got people talking about how snubbed some of those other films felt. Like, what does that say about the Oscars as a whole? Are they still relevant or just a reflection of the industry's own biases?