Steamrollers, record breakers, and late surges: Inside the 2026 Oscar nominees
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This week, Kim Masters is joined by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s Executive Editor of Awards, for a deep dive into the 2026 Oscar nominees. Feinberg unpacks the debut of the new Best Casting category and explains the strategy behind Warner Bros.' support for its Best Picture frontrunners One Battle After Another and Sinners.
Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni dig into the power shifts at Disney, including Josh D’Amaro’s appointment as CEO and Dana Walden’s elevation to president and chief creative officer of The Walt Disney Company. They also unpack Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’s trip to Capitol Hill for a Senate antitrust hearing, and why Paramount’s David Ellison chose to sit this one out during his own trip to Washington.
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