This Awards Season Has Devolved Into a Never-Ending Controversy. It's Starting to Get Unhinged.

"The film at the center of the maelstrom is Ryan Coogler's , a heterodox horror flick starring Michael B. Jordan as two twins battling a horde of vampires and white supremacists in 1930s-era Mississippi. The movie, which was written, directed, and co-produced by Coogler, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, was a hit, earning the love of both viewers and critics following its spring release."

"But as awards season has ramped up, fans have constantly set Sinners against its competitors, including Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another-which is expected to pick up a swath of Oscar nominations in a number of prominent categories, including Best Picture, as they're announced on Thursday-Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, and even Netflix's smash KPop Demon Hunters. The accusations leveled by Sinners' most vocal proponents have run the gamut:"

"Timothée Chalamet winning a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor over Jordan was the result of racism; OBAA taking home more Golden Globes than Sinners was the result of racism (and was even more egregious because OBAA is in itself racist); the KPop Demon Hunters track "Golden" nabbing a Globe for Best Original Song over Sinners ' "I Lied to You" was also racist because K-pop borrows from Black culture, and yet a Black film lost to the movie."

From late November through the Academy Awards, Hollywood's awards season regularly spawns predictable controversies including backlash against hyped films, debates over overrated actors, and marginalized groups voicing exclusion. Ryan Coogler's Sinners, a heterodox horror starring Michael B. Jordan as twins battling vampires and white supremacists in 1930s Mississippi, was a critical and popular spring hit. Fans have framed Sinners as being unfairly denied awards and have pitted it against contenders like Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, and Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters. Vocal proponents allege multiple outcomes reflect racism and cultural appropriation, citing specific award losses and song wins as evidence.

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