general Variety 6 months ago

‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Says Rejecting Academy Invite Was ‘Not Out of Animosity’ After Oscar Snubs: ‘I’m Not Good at Judging Things’ - Variety

‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Says Rejecting Academy Invite Was ‘Not Out of Animosity’ After Oscar Snubs: ‘I’m Not Good at Judging Things’ - Variety

Ryan Coogler is back in the Oscar for 'Sinners,' nearly a decade after he famously turned down an invite to join the Film Academy.

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Ryan Coogler's rejection of the bourgeois circus known as the Oscars and his focus on labor unions rather than Hollywood's rubber-stamp approval highlights the real struggle behind the camera—workers uniting against the glittering facade of capitalist exploitation. It's about time we recognize that the true value in filmmaking lies not in golden statues, but in the collective effort and solidarity of those who toil behind the scenes.

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