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Birthplace
Oakland, California, USA
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Birthday
May 23, 1986Deathday
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Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American screenwriter-director born on May 23, 1986, in Oakland, California. In his earlier years, he played football -- a vocation that stayed with him into his college career. While he was at Saint Mary's College of California, his English professor, Rosemary Graham, suggested that Coogler consider a screenwriting career. Coogler then attended Sacramento State, and later, USC School of Cinematic Arts, eventually directing four short films while there: Locks (2009), Fig (2011), The Sculptor (2011), and Gap (2011). Three of these shorts either won or were nominated for different awards. Coogler's first feature film was titled Fruitvale, and later Fruitvale Station (2013). It is based on the final 24 hours of Oscar Grant's life, before he was shot and killed by one of Oakland's Fruitvale BART station's police officers, on the first day of 2009. Produced by actor-director Forest Whitaker, the feature starring Michael B. Jordan won many awards. Coogler then directed Creed (2015), a sequel/spin-off of the Rocky movies. It won critical accolades for both him and actor Jordan, who had collaborated with Coogler again. In early 2016, Coogler was slated to direct and jointly write the script for Marvel Studios' feature film, Black Panther.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | Winner AAFCA Award | Best Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Winner Black Reel | Outstanding Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Winner Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards | Winner LEJA Award | Best Song Written for a Film (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2022 | Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) | Winner HMMA Award | Best Original Song - Feature Film (Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2022 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Winner PFCS Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2019 | Black Reel Awards | Winner Black Reel | Outstanding Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Winner Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Winner Image Award | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Winner Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Winner Saturn Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | Winner AAFCA Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner BFCC Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Dragon Awards | Winner Dragon Award | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Nevada Film Critics Society | Winner NFCS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) (Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) | Nominee Windie | Best Original Song (Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Song (Original or Adapted) - International Competition (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Rihanna) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Denver Film Critics Society | Nominee DFCS Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | DiscussingFilm Critics Awards | Nominee Jury Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee GAFCA Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Film Award | Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Golden Globes, USA | Nominee Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Nominee GMS Award | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film (Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Tems, Dave Jordan) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Original Song (Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Nominee IFC Award | Best Song (Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Music City Film Critics' Association Awards | Nominee MCFCA Award | Best Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards | Nominee SCL Award | Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production (Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America, USA | Nominee WGA Award (Screen) | Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee Sierra Award | Best Original Song (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| 2019 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominee EDA Award | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee CIFCC Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee CIFCC Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee Impact Award | (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee Trailblazer Award | (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Denver Film Critics Society | Nominee DFCS Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Denver Film Critics Society | Nominee DFCS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee GAFCA Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards | Nominee LEJA Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Music City Film Critics' Association Awards | Nominee MCFCA Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Nominee NCFCA Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Bradbury Award | Outstanding Dramatic Presentation (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | USC Scripter Award | Nominee USC Scripter Award | Film (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Writers Guild of America, USA | Nominee WGA Award (Screen) | Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Best Director of the Year (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Nominee IGN Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee LAOFCS Award | Best Male Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Fantasy or Action Film (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Nominee SFFCC Award | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee UFCA Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Director (Ryan Coogler) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole) | Black Panther |