As Sinners sets a course to bring genre into awards season , actress Wunmi Mosaku and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, a frequent Ryan Coogler collaborator, discussed amplifying the filmmaker’s vision through aesthetic and decorative choices.

Mosaku’s character, Annie, plays a pivotal role in the fight to vanquish the vampire invasion of her town; she’s determined to protect those she loves, especially her estranged partner Smoke (Michael B. Jordan). Using her Hoodoo practice and deep ancestral magic, Annie is the film’s MVP, supporting the brawn and violence of twin brothers Smoke and Stack’s defense against undead supernatural supremacy in the South.

Carter shared with Deadline how Annie’s strength, as described in Coogler’s screenplay, was a key inspiration in

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