2026 Oscar Shortlists Recap (ft. Bennett Prosser)

Between critics groups and different awards bodies, we can finally glean some much needed information about the Academy’s true love love from this year’s diverse slate of films. How predictable will the list of inaugural Best Casting nominees be? Will Neon be able to successfully nominate all five of the international films in their slate? What were the biggest surprises announced? And most importantly, will Diane Warren earn her 17th (!!!) nomination? Tune in for this and much more as Sophia and Nick debate and analyze all 12 feature film shortlists with frequent guest and Original Song extraordinaire, Bennett Prosser. Follow Bennett on Letterboxd and Bluesky @bennettprosser

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2026 Oscar Shortlists Recap (ft. Bennett Prosser) is an episode from Oscar Wild by Sophia Ciminello & Nick Ruhrkraut.

This episode is 73:11 long.

This episode was published on Dec 19, 2025.

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