Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' received 16 Oscar nominations, breaking a record previously shared by 'All About Eve,' 'Titanic' and 'La La Land,' while 'One Battle After Another' followed closely behind.

Sinners, Ryan Coogler's vampire tale, leads the pack of contenders for the 98th Academy Awards with 16 total nominations.

One Battle After Another” was close behind with 13 nods. Acting nominees include Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson, Timothée Chalamet and Teyana Taylor.

Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.

Sinners,” the transporting vampire flick from director Ryan Coogler, broke the record for the most Oscar nominations, followed by “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s kinetic revolutionary thriller.

Ryan Coogler has officially rewritten Oscar history. Coogler's "Sinners" shattered the Academy Awards' all-time nomination record Thursday, earning 16 nods and surpassing the previous mark of 14, held by three films.

Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voters showered “Sinnners” with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before,

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