Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He has received ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). Then he 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 horrorfilm Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed. 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 runner-up for 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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Creed III
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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
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Locks
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Locks
(Sound Designer)
Black Panther
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Creed
(Director)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(Story)
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
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Fruitvale Station
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Black Panther 3
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A Vicious Circle
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Megalopolis
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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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Untitled Prince Musical
(Producer)
Bitter Root
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Ironheart
(Executive Producer)
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
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Eyes of Wakanda
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Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
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Untitled Sundance Braden King Project
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Southern Bastards
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Sheba
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Scenes for Minors
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Scenes for Minors
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