
Director Ryan Coogler talks about his film 'Sinners' during Q&A after a special screening of the film in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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Los Angeles: Sinners, a Segregation-era vampire thriller starring Michael B Jordan, stormed into the awards race on Thursday with the most Academy Award nominations of any film this year.
The large haul sets up the film as the frontrunner heading into the March 15 Oscars, where it will face off against contenders including One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme and others for best picture.