"Sinners" made history Thursday morning, picking up a record 16 Oscar nominations. The horror film, released in April 2025, earned nominations in several categories, including best picture and best director and best acting nominations for three of its stars -- Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo.

Ryan Coogler's extremely nominated vampire sensation will give audiences yet another chance to experience it in 70mm IMAX.

Many of the Oscar contenders for best picture will return to the big screen before Hollywood’s biggest night. A few of them are even coming back to beloved Imax 70mm screens, Variety can exclusively report.

"Sinners" broke an all-time record when Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning, earning 16 nods, including best picture, best actor for Michael B. Jordan and best director for Ryan Coogler.

Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s history-making Oscar nomination is a full-circle moment. In 1964, director John Ford released his western “Cheyenne Autumn.” Over 46 years later, that little girl became the first woman of color and fourth woman overall to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for her work on Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending epic.

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