2026 Oscar Contenders I: Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design, and Production Design

Now that this year’s crop of Oscar nominees has been announced, follow along as Nick and Sophia embark on their extensive Contenders series leading up to the 98th Academy Awards in March. They discuss every person nominated for every film in all 24 categories and showcase their talents by sharing astounding facts and details that help create the collaborative artwork onscreen. In this first episode, they look at Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design (33:29), and Production Design (56:19).

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2026 Oscar Contenders I: Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design, and Production Design is an episode from Oscar Wild by Sophia Ciminello & Nick Ruhrkraut.

This episode is 84:22 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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