Vin Diesel on Sinners' 16 Oscar nominations: 'Filmmakers of colour are rewriting record books'

Hollywood star Vin Diesel has heaped praise on filmmaker Ryan Cooglers Oscarnominated film Sinners calling it one of the best films of the yearTaking to Instagram Diesel shared a lengthy note reflecting on the journey of Sinners which recently earned a recordbreaking 16 nominations at the 98th Academy AwardsHaving seen some great performances and beautifully executed cinematic storytelling Id like to take a moment to reflect on one such storySinners Sixteen Oscar nominations The most in the history of the Academy Awards Wow Sidney Poitier would be proud What was once a door he had to kick open has now become a stage where filmmakers of color dont just show up they literally rewrite the record books Profound That is the continuum Diesel wroteView this post on InstagramA post shared by Vin Diesel vindieselThe actor known for the Fast and Furious franchise revealed that he first heard about the vampire movie through friends and later watched it with his family who were already fans of Cooglers Black PantherSo many great things to say about this film The beautifully articulated portrayal of a twins existence myself of course being a twin The rich historical exploration of culture and the unsung heroes whose contributions shaped it Naturally I wanted to read more about the auteur who made it Past his defiant insistence on being compensated fairly negotiating an ownership reversion deal that does more for the plight than most recent achievements in this industry Past the box office dominance Past the critical acclaim I kept reading And then I saw it he addedVin Diesel went on to give a nod to filmmaker Ryan Coogler expressing great pride in watching him standing on the biggest stage in cinemaThe grit the culture the soul When I say the pride was through the roof I mean it To see a young brother come this far to the biggest stage in cinema all while preserving that unique voice and adding a deep resonant spin on a classic cinematic trope Thats not just impressive Thats Oakland Sinners is hands down one of the best films of the year Diesel concludedThe nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced in January with Sinners leading the race with 16 nodsthe most ever for a single film The previous record was jointly held by Titanic La La Land and All About EveStarring Michael B Jordan in the lead the supernatural thriller received nominations for Best Picture Best Director Best Actor for Jordan Best Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku Best Supporting Actor for Delroy Lindo Original Screenplay Casting Production Design Cinematography Costume design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Sound Visual Effects Original Score and Original Song for I Lied to You reported VarietySinners has also emerged as the seventh movie to be nominated in every technical category reported VarietyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever