screenplay

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The duo won Oscars for best picture, director and original screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Hoover co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lauren Levine, which is why the film bears the same strangely hypnotic, if confusing, pull as her novels.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“You could come here to write a screenplay or read a book. Everyone who has been interested in the home is in the creative space—either a writer, artist, director, or musician.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Sinners also won best original score and best original screenplay for Coogler, who paid tribute to his family, including his producer wife Zinzi, "the best wife and mom in the world".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Once both agreed, Marvin brought James Baldwin on board to write the script and Arnold Perl to modify the screenplay.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey