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Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Ryan Coogler, writer-director of Sinners at the Gates, wins Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars, thanking his wife Zinzi and kids in his speech. The couple, married since 2016, shares three young children. Coogler, a Richmond, Oakland native, expresses gratitude to the Academy and fellow nominees. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1eb992f8ba4f668e

Entertainment headlines in two minutes or less. You're tuned in to entertainment and celebrity news today. Ryan Coogler just picked up the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his film's Senors at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday March. 15th. The 39-year-old writer director attended with his wife Zinzi, who also produced the 1930s vampire story. This March the movie's first win out of a record 16 nominations that night. The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three young children with the first born around 2019, the second, sometime later, and the third in 2025. Zensi joined producers like Seville Hanyan on the project, which came out nearly a year before the ceremony.

In his acceptance speech, Cougar praised Zinsey as the best wife and mother, saying every day with her tops the last. He thanked his parents for building his confidence and apologized to his kids at home for being away. so much, stressing his deep love for them above. All. Cougla shared that he grew up in Richmond, Oakland, California, and admitted feeling nervous on stage, asking everyone to sit so he wouldn't ramble. He expressed gratitude to the Academy for honoring the film and shouted out his fellow nominees for their inspiring work and friendship. Sinner still has plenty of categories left to compete in, making this early victory a strong sign for the rest of the night. Cougler called it an incredible honor for a movie that's already connected with so many. This episode is brought

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