Oscar Nominations 2026 - Reactions, Surprises, and Snubs

About this episode

The episode discusses the Oscar nominations for 2026, highlighting reactions, surprises, and snubs in various categories.

Let’s talk about those Oscar Nominees! In 2025, movies began with an incredibly slow start, indicating a worrisome year. The Summer was met with real blockbusters and quickly fueled trust in moviegoers again. The Fall and Winter brought upon some of the best quality films, with a variety of unique stories, perspectives, and innovative filmmaking from directors, actors, composers, and crews. 2025 reminded us that the film industry can thrive not only on sequels, and why we need both financially and culturally. With the official Oscar Nominees upon us, join Popcorn for Breakfast as we anticipate the best, worst, and forgotten nominees in the most prestigious categories. Show Open [00:00:00] Best Supporting Actress [00:03:05] Best Supporting Actor [00:05:08] Best Actress [00:09:10] Best Actor [00:14:39] Best Casting [00:19:40] Best Original Score [00:23:20] Best Production Design [00:26:20] Best Cinematography [00:28:40] Best Film Editing [00:32:16] Best Animated Feature [00:34:56] Best International Feature [00:38:11] Best Original Screenplay [00:43:43] Best Adapted Screenplay [00:47:18] Best Director [00:49:47] Best Picture [00:53:33] Show Close [01:00:21] Thanks for listening…

Topics covered

• Oscar Nominations
• film industry
• movie reviews

Keywords

• 2025 films
• blockbusters
• unique stories
• film categories

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