#oscars-2026

#oscars-2026

Nominations for the 2026 Oscars are out, with leading the pack with a record 16 nominations for an individual movie. Star Michael B. Jordan, who played twins Smoke and Stack in the horror film set in 1930s Mississippi, was nominated for his first time. The film also garnered nods for best picture, best original screenplay, best directing and more. The previous nominations record for an individual movie was 14.

Cashing Out sees Nadel interview four people who were in some way involved with the industry during the AIDS crisis: his father Phil, who bought into the industry in the early '90s; Scott Page, who brokered the sale of his partner Greg's life insurance policy so Greg could live out the rest of his life securely; Sean O. Strub, who sold his policy and set up HIV/AIDS magazine POZ; and DeeDee Chamblee, a Black trans woman who had no life insurance policy to sell, and was forced to protect herself and her community through other means.

Among the Best Score shortlist nominees are Nine Inch Nails for Tron: Ares, Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) for Marty Supreme, Kangding Ray for Sirât, Bryce Dessner for Train Dreams, Max Richter for Hamnet, Jonny Greenwood for One Battle After ­Another, and Ludwig Göransson for Sinners. As for Best Song, shortlist nominees include Nine Inch Nails' "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" from Tron: Ares, Nick Cave's theme song to Train Dreams, Miley Cyrus' "Dream As One" from Avatar: Fire and Ash, Ariana Grande's "The Girl in the Bubble" from Wicked: For Good, Billy Idol's "Dying to Live" from Billy Idol Should Be Dead, and more.