<description>This year’s Oscars nominations are here, and we’re unpacking record-breaking nominations for &lt;em&gt;Sinners&lt;/em&gt;, plus nominations for &lt;em&gt;One Battle After Another&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Hamnet&lt;/em&gt;. And as always, there’s an eclectic mix of heavy favorites, left-field surprises, and the dreaded snubs. We give a broad sense of this year’s major storylines, while also lamenting a few decisions we found baffling.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;By the way, you can check out our episodes on the nominees here:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/Ga3myq"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Bugonia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/6aM0RU"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;F1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/RxrXrn"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Frankenstein&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/1O2jS6"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Hamnet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/5EQ9kX"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Marty Supreme&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/amFGxn"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;One Battle After Another&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/37wSB1"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;The Secret Agent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/9iGlht"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Sentimental Value&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://lnk.to/tra0wG"target="_blank" &gt;&lt;em&gt;Sinners&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://plus.npr.org/happy"target="_blank" &gt;Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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2026 Oscar Nominations

JAN 22, 202619 MIN
Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026 Oscar Nominations

JAN 22, 202619 MIN

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This year’s Oscars nominations are here, and we’re unpacking record-breaking nominations for Sinners, plus nominations for One Battle After Another and Hamnet. And as always, there’s an eclectic mix of heavy favorites, left-field surprises, and the dreaded snubs. We give a broad sense of this year’s major storylines, while also lamenting a few decisions we found baffling.By the way, you can check out our episodes on the nominees here:BugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret Agent Sentimental ValueSinnersSubscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhourLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy