Ryan Coogler
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St. Mary's College of California )California State University, Sacramento (BA) University of Southern California (MFA | |
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Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986)[1] is an American filmmaker. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.
He made his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station (2013), which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It also won at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, for Best First Film.[2]
He has since co-written and directed films such as the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), and the Marvel film Black Panther (2018), the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by an African American director.[3] Coogler also co-wrote and directed its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
Coogler's films have received widespread acclaim and commercial success.[4] His work has been hailed by critics for centering on often overlooked cultures and characters—most notably African Americans.[5][6] He frequently collaborates with actor Michael B. Jordan, who appeared in all four feature films directed by Coogler, as well as composer Ludwig Göransson, who has scored all of his films.[7]
In 2013, he was included on
Early life
Coogler was born on May 23, 1986, in Oakland, California. His mother, Joselyn (née Thomas),[1] is a
Coogler lived in Oakland until age eight, when the family moved to Richmond, California.[11] During his youth, he ran
Coogler attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California on a football scholarship as a redshirt wide receiver his college freshman semester, intending to major in chemistry.[11] The football players were encouraged to take a creative writing course. Coogler's teacher praised his work, noting that it was very visual, and encouraged him to learn screenwriting.[16][17] As a student athlete coming up in the Bay Area, Coogler befriended and often played against NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.[18]
After Saint Mary's canceled its football program in March 2004,[19] Coogler transferred and earned a scholarship to Sacramento State, where he had 112 receptions for 1,213 yards and 6 touchdowns during his four years playing football.[20] At Sacramento, he obtained a bachelor's degree in finance and also took as many film classes as he could fit in with the rigors of college football. Following graduation, he was accepted into the highly competitive three-year master's program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he made a series of short films.[21][11]
Career
2000s: Early career
While at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Coogler directed four short films, three of which won or were nominated for various awards. Locks (2009)
2013: Breakthrough
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "a gut punch of a movie" and "an unstoppable cinematic force".[26] A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that Coogler's "hand-held shooting style evokes the spiritually alert naturalism of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne".[27] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a compelling debut" and "a powerful dramatic feature film".[28] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a score of 94% based on 195 reviews, with a critical consensus that reads: "Passionate and powerfully acted, Fruitvale Station serves as a celebration of life, a condemnation of death, and a triumph for star Michael B. Jordan."[29] The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2013.[30]
2015: Creed, Expansion into blockbusters
In 2015, Coogler released his second film,
2018: Black Panther, established career
In 2018, Coogler co-wrote and directed the
Upon release, the film grossed $1.3 billion worldwide and broke numerous box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film directed by an African-American director, the
The film was nominated for seven awards at the
2020s: Continued success
In 2021, Coogler served as a co-producer alongside Charles D. King and Shaka King on the Fred Hampton biopic Judas and the Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King,[42] which focused on the betrayal of Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in late-1960s Chicago, by William O'Neal (played by LaKeith Stanfield).
The film received critical acclaim and earned Coogler, Shaka King and Charles D. King an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, the first for an African-American producing team. Judas and the Black Messiah earned five other Oscar nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for both Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, and won Best Supporting Actor for Kaluuya and Best Original Song ("Fight for You"). For his performance as Hampton, Kaluuya also won Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and BAFTA Awards.
That same year, Coogler served as co-producer on the Space Jam sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring LeBron James.[43] The film received generally mixed-to-negative reviews and was a financial failure, grossing $163.7 million worldwide on a budget of $150 million.
Coogler served as co-writer and director on the Black Panther sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was released in the United States on November 11, 2022. It was a critical and commercial success, being nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one. [44][45]
Other works and future projects
Coogler served as an executive producer on the ESPN 30 for 30 film The Day the Series Stopped, about Game Three of the 1989 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, when an earthquake shook the Bay Area to its core.[46]
In January 2013, Coogler said he was working on a
Coogler will work with Jordan in the upcoming film Wrong Answer, based on the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.[48]
Coogler served as an executive producer on Creed II, and wrote the story outline for Creed III.[49]
In February 2021, Coogler's production company
In January 2024, it was announced Coogler will work with Jordan for a fifth time on an untitled period genre film based on his original script. The film will be released in theatres on March 7, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[53]
Personal life
Coogler has worked since age 21 as a counselor with incarcerated youth at San Francisco's Juvenile Hall, following in the footsteps of his father, who has long shared the same occupation.[54] Coogler is also a founding member[55] and supporter of the Blackout For Human Rights campaign, which is committed to addressing racial and human rights violations happening throughout the United States.[56]
Coogler married Zinzi Evans in 2016, with whom he has two children.[57]
In January 2022, Coogler was mistaken as a bank robber and detained by police in
Filmography
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2009 | Locks | Yes | Yes | Also actor and sound editor |
2011 | Fig | Yes | No | |
The Sculptor | Yes | Yes |
Feature films
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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2013 | Fruitvale Station | Yes | Yes |
2015 | Creed | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Black Panther | Yes | Yes |
2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Yes | Yes |
2025 | Untitled film | Yes | Yes |
Executive producer
Producer
- Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
- Creed III (2023) (Also story writer)
- Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023)[62]
Television
Year | Title | Developer | Executive producer |
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2014 | The Day the Series Stopped[46] | No | Yes | TV movie |
2021 | What If...?[63] | No | No | Episode: "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?"; creative consultant |
2024 | Eyes of Wakanda[50][64] | Yes | Yes | |
TBA | Ironheart[51] | No | Yes | |
TBA | X-Files[65] |
Other credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | On the Grind | Camera operator | Documentary short |
2010 | Get Some | Boom operator, sound editor and sound mixer | Short film |
2012 | It's Just Art, Baby | Camera operator and grip | |
2020 | Soul | Special thanks[66] |
Awards and nominations
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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best First Film | Fruitvale Station | Won |
Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best New Filmmaker | Won | ||
Cannes Film Festival | Prix de l'Avenir d'Un Certain Regard | Won | ||
Grand Prix d'Un Certain Regard | Nominated | |||
Caméra d'Or | Nominated | |||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Filmmaker | Nominated | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Breakthrough | Nominated | ||
Gotham Awards | Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Won | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Breakout Filmmaker of the Year | Won | ||
Nantucket Film Festival | Vimeo Award for Best Writer/Director | Won | ||
National Board of Review | Best Directorial Debut | Won | ||
New York Film Critics Online | Best Debut Director | Won | ||
Phoenix Film Critics Society | Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera | Nominated | ||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
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Marlon Riggs Award | Won | ||
Sundance Film Festival | Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Won | ||
Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic | Won | |||
2014 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Director
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Nominated | |
Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Nominated | |||
Central Ohio Film Critics | Breakthrough Film Artist | Nominated | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Won | ||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
Satellite Awards | Honorary Satellite Award | Won | ||
2015 | African-American Film Critics Association | Best Director | Creed | Nominated |
Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | New Generation Award | Won | ||
NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Won | |||
New York Film Critics Online | Best Director | Nominated | ||
2016 | Empire Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |
2018 | Saturn Awards | Best Director | Black Panther | Won |
Best Writing (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | |||
African-American Film Critics Association | Best Director | Won | ||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Screenplay, Adapted (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | ||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
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Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole)
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Nominated | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | |||
2019 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole)
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Nominated | |
Satellite Awards | Auteur Award | Won | ||
Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | ||
USC Scripter Award
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Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | ||
Writers Guild of America Award
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Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | ||
Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Director | Won | ||
Outstanding Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) | Nominated | |||
2021 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominated |
2022 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Picture | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Nominated |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards[67] | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Won | |
2023 | Golden Globe Awards[68] | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards[69] | Best Song | Nominated | ||
Academy Awards[70] | Best Original Song | Nominated | ||
2024 | Grammy Awards[71] | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
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External links
- Media related to Ryan Coogler at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Ryan Coogler at Wikiquote
- Ryan Coogler at IMDb
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