A Behind The Scenes Look At "Sinners"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 153 minutes

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Summary

"Sinners" is an American horror film produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as identical twin criminal brothers who return to their hometown in the Jim Crow South, where they are confronted by a supernatural evil. It co-stars Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton (in his film debut), Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, and Delroy Lindo. The film has received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, grossing $369 million worldwide on a $90–100 million budget. In addition, the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute listed it among the top 10 films of 2025. The film garnered several awards and nominations, including a record 16 nominations at the 98th Academy Awards and 13 at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, with Coogler winning the award for Best Original Screenplay at the latter. The film also earned record-breaking nominations and wins at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, scoring 18 nominations and 13 wins, including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. It also earned four wins at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards, two wins at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards (including Cinematic and Box Office Achievement), and two wins at the 32nd Actor Awards (including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture). Delroy Lindo and the film's visual effects team (VFX Producer James Alexander and VFX Supervisor Michael Ralla) were kind enough to spend some time speaking with Will Mavity, while Nadia Dalimonte got the chance to speak with Wunmi Mosaku, Giovanni Lago spoke with Miles Caton, and Next Best Picture Owner & Editor In Chief Matt Neglia had the opportunity to speak with cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw and the film's sound team (Production Sound Mixer Chris Welcker, Supervising Sound Editor Benny Burtt, and Re-Recording Mixers Brandon Proctor & Steve Boedderker). You can listen to all of the interviews below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to watch at home from Warner Bros. Pictures and is up for your consideration for the 98th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Lindo), Best Supporting Actress (Mosaku), Best Original Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song ("I Lied To You"), Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Will Mavity's interview with the
0:04.5	Oscar nominated actor from Senors, Delroy Lindo.
0:08.2	Followed by Nadia Dalamante's interview with the Oscar nominated actress, Wulmi Masaku.
0:13.0	Followed by Giovanni Lago's interview with Breakout star Miles Katten.
0:17.2	Followed by my interview with the Oscar nominated cinematographer Autumn Dorald Akrapar. Followed by Will Mavity's interview with the Oscar-nominated cinematographer, Autumn Dorald Aucrapar.
0:22.6	Followed by Will Mavity's interview with the Oscar-nominated visual effects team,
0:27.3	including visual effects producer James Alexander and visual effects supervisor Michael Rala.
0:32.2	And then we end with my interview with the Oscar-nominated sound team, production sound mixer Chris Weckler,
0:37.3	supervising sound editor, Benny Burt, and re-recording mixers, Brandon Proctor, and
0:41.3	Steve Bodaker. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes love.
0:46.0	We've been gone a long time. We back now.
0:53.0	You twins? No, we cousins.
0:56.0	Okay, well, Delroy, it's an honor.
0:58.0	I'm in the camp of many who, uh,
1:02.0	we all think you should have been nominated for the Five Bloods.
1:06.0	And so, yeah.
1:08.0	We're hoping it happens this year, and this is just a magical performance right there. I appreciate that. Thank you very much. Thank you. Yeah. We're hoping it happens this year, and this is just a magical performance right there.
1:12.0	I appreciate that.
1:12.8	Thank you very much.
1:13.7	Thank you.
1:14.5	So there's a couple great moments for you that could be your Oscar nomination clip.
1:21.1	And I think, you know, the first one I'm going to mention, and that's the scene in the car where you're describing your character's
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