Sinners never needed the Oscars to be great

From left, Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor in a Leading Role, for Sinners, and Ryan Coogler, winner of Best Writing (Original Screenplay), for Sinners. |  Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Heading into the Oscars on Sunday night, the buzz surrounding Sinners and director Ryan Coogler was that they could be Hollywood’s biggest surprise. In the same way that the movie surpassed box office expectations (it’s made more than $369 million worldwide to date), it could perhaps defy the odds and take home the night’s biggest awards.