2026 Oscar Contenders VII: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Casting, Director, and Picture

5 weeks, 7 episodes, 24 categories, 50 films, 232 nominees! On the final Contenders episode of the season, Sophia and Nick break down the nominees for the final five categories: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay (18:48), Casting (36:14), Director (48:09), and last but not least, Best Picture (1:01:35). And that’s all she wrote…for now. Thank you for following along on this journey through the nominees and stay tuned for final nomination predictions before the telecast on Sunday, March 15th!

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2026 Oscar Contenders VII: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Casting, Director, and Picture is an episode from Oscar Wild by Sophia Ciminello & Nick Ruhrkraut.

This episode is 75:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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