{"id":2326695,"date":"2026-03-13T16:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2326695"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:36:06","slug":"zinzi-coogler-and-the-women-of-sinners-get-touching-tribute-at-essence-black-women-in-hollywood-awards-this-film-has-been-the-journey-of-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zinzi-coogler-and-the-women-of-sinners-get-touching-tribute-at-essence-black-women-in-hollywood-awards-this-film-has-been-the-journey-of-a-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Zinzi Coogler and the Women of \u2018Sinners\u2019 Get Touching Tribute at Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards: \u2018This Film Has Been the Journey of a Lifetime\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">For nearly a year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3363032\/\">Ryan Coogler<\/a>\u2019s vampire drama \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31193180\/\">Sinners<\/a>\u201d has dominated the cultural conversation \u2014 from its blockbuster box office to dissections of its references and their significance, to the filmmaker\u2019s illuminating lesson about aspect ratios, and culminating with its record 16 Oscar nominations, including best picture.<\/p>\n<p>But none of that would\u2019ve happened without producer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3362858\/\">Zinzi Coogler<\/a> and all the women \u2014 actresses and artisans \u2014 who made the film sing.<\/p>\n<p>At the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards on Thursday afternoon, Zinzi Coogler, cinematographer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2557161\/\">Autumn Durald Arkapaw<\/a>, production designer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1667545\/\">Hannah Beachler<\/a>, costume designer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0141921\/\">Ruth E. Carter<\/a>, hair designer Shunika Terry-Jennings, and stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2148911\/\">Wunmi Mosaku<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm11123883\/\">Jayme Lawson<\/a> took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still in the infancy of my career and a student of my collaborators,\u201d Zinzi Coogler began, visibly touched by the standing ovation the group received from the crowd assembled at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For nearly a year, Ryan Coogler\u2019s vampire drama \u201cSinners\u201d has dominated the cultural conversation \u2014 from its blockbuster box office to dissections of its references and their significance, to the filmmaker\u2019s illuminating lesson about aspect ratios, and culminating with its record 16 Oscar nominations, including best picture. 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