Although Wunmi Mosaku’s searing portrayal of Annie in Sinners has propelled her into the Oscars race, when she talks about how the role transformed her life, it becomes clear that the greatest impact on the Nigerian-British actress was personal, not professional.

“This year, being a part of Sinners, (writer-director) Ryan Coogler gave me one of the greatest gifts of my career in Annie. Annie provided me with the opportunity to connect deeper with myself, my present, my ancestry, my past, my purpose, my future,” Mosaku said as she collected yet another honor this week, this time at the San Francisco Film Awards.

” Learning Annie meant learning, and more importantly, unlearning so many things that have come from colonization, from being an immigrant and the want to assimilate,” she added.

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