Watch Ryan Coogler Get Emotional After Meeting Young 'Black Panther' Fan

Black Panther was released a year ago this month, but the film is still making headlines due to the seven Academy Award nominations it recently garnered. And while the film's critical acclaim stems from its awesome storytelling, its cultural impact is even more admirable.

With a black director and nearly an all-black cast, the movie was a significant step in diversifying the big screen, and assuring that all young fans will see superheroes that look like them, too. That is a reality that's not lost upon director Ryan Coogler.

With a video that has now gone viral, a fan shared tweeted a clip of Coogler meeting a young Black Panther fan being interviewed. The fan, a young black girl dressed as Shuri, T'Challa's younger sister, adorably told Coogler that her favorite film is Black Panther.

“Oh my god, what’s your name, sweetheart?,” Coogler asks. “Black Panther’s sister,” the young girl, whose parents told Coogler she watches the film three times a day, replied.

"It's beautiful," Coogler replied, visibly struck over his film's impact. Plenty of fans on social media were emotional over the clip that personifies the importance of media representation.

Others tweeted that this moment must've been important to Coogler and made the long, stressful process of directing an MCU film all worth it.

Among Black Panther's seven Oscar nominations, the film is in contention for Best Picture at Sunday's award show, making it the first superhero flick to achieve such an honor.