Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Black Reel Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, 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, including 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. In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year, and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, his wife, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded multimedia production company Proximity Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(Self)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
(Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage))
Regard Noir
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Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
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Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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Elvis Goes There
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
(Self - Director / Co-Writer)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage))
Directors on Directors
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Sherri
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Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
The Oscars
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Daily Show
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HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Good Morning America
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Creed III
(Producer)
Homeroom
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Fig
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Fruitvale Station
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Stephen Curry: Underrated
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Creed III
(Story)
Locks
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Locks
(Sound Designer)
Black Panther
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Creed
(Director)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Creed
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Creed
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Locks
(Director)
Locks
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Sinners
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Sinners
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Sinners
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Moonlight
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Creed II
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Judas and the Black Messiah
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Black Panther
(Director)
Fruitvale Station
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Black Panther 3
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Megalopolis
(Thanks)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Doppelgänger
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Black Panther 3
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The Sculptor
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On The Grind
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On The Grind
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It's Just Art, Baby
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Anthem
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The Day the Series Stopped
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
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The Sculptor
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Locks
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Get Some
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Get Some
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Get Some
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Gap
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Gap
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Ironheart
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
(Thanks)
Eyes of Wakanda
(Executive Producer)
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
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Untitled Sundance Institute Project
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30 for 30
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HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(Director)