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March 14, 2026 
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Welcome back to The Weekender, where you’ll find a batch of the week’s top stories about culture and the way we live today.
Roll out the red carpet and finalize your bets: The Oscars are on Sunday night. Tomorrow, stars will brave a wall of camera flashes in their fanciest and perhaps skimpiest attire for a chance to take home the coveted statuette. But is it really an honor just to be nominated? I had the pleasure of speaking with Diane Warren — who enters the weekend with her 17th Oscar nomination for best original song but without a single win — about just that. She has basically every other award in the book, so I was curious if she even felt she needed the win anymore. The answer, in essence: Uh, yeah, it sure would be nice! Our conversation is below.
If you’re looking for more fun movies coverage before Hollywood’s main event, head to our lists of the best food scenes put to film (including “Big Night,” which brought me to tears over an omelet) and the worst casting decisions in movie history. Commenters really wanted to see Jack Black in “The Holiday” on that one, but I vehemently disagree. Vote on those and I’ll see you next weekend(er).
—Kellina
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This edition of The Weekender was edited by Farah Miller and Kellina Moore. Reach our team at weekender@nytimes.com.
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