Today on “The Sunday Daily,” The Times’s chief movie critic, Manohla Dargis, talks with the “Daily” host Michael Barbaro about this year’s batch of Oscar nominees, which — according to her — are uncommonly good.
They discuss the performances that Dargis believes deserve to win, the dark horses that might pull off upsets, and the ambitious films that give her hope for Hollywood’s future.
 
On Today’s Episode:
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/manohla-dargis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Manohla Dargis</a>, Chief Film Critic for The New York Times.
 
Background Reading:
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000010747181/hamnet-scene.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Hamnet’ | Anatomy of a Scene</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/movies/delroy-lindo-sinners-oscar-nominations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Delroy Lindo on ‘Sinners,’ Speaking Up and the Power of Affirmation</a>
 
Photo: A24; Warner Bros. Pictures; Sabrina Lantos/Sony Pictures Classics
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