TDS Time Machine | Oscar Nominees 2026

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 22 March 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

As awards season comes to a close, take a look back at this year's nominees through their visits to The Daily Show desk. Best Director winner Paul Thomas Anderson joined Jon Stewart to discuss his then latest film, The Master. Best Actor nominee Ethan Hawk sat with Jordan Klepper to talk Blue Moon. Best Director (and Original Screenplay winner) Ryan Coogler visited Trevor Noah to talk Creed. Best Actress nominees Emma Stone and Rose Byrne both stopped by the desk. Best Director nominee discussed his movie Sentimental Value. Best Supporting Actor winner Sean Penn dug into writing his novel. Best Actor nominee Wagner Moura talked Secret Agent, and, finally, Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan joined Trevor to talk about his process, and looking ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:17.9	Welcome about my guest tonight, a director and a screenwriter,
0:20.4	known for such films as Boogie Nights Magnolia,
0:21.6	and There Will Be Blood. His latest is The Master.
0:25.6	These problems you have?
0:26.6	I don't have any problems. I don't know what I told you,
0:31.6	but if you have work for me to do, I can do it.
0:35.6	You seem so familiar to me.
0:38.3	Yeah.
0:43.3	What do you do?
0:46.3	I do many, many things.
0:49.3	I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher.
0:55.0	But above all, I am a man.
0:59.0	Hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.
1:04.0	I will follow you.
1:06.0	Please welcome Paul Thomas Anderson!
1:09.0	Oh, man. I don't even know where to start.
1:20.6	So I'm just going to start.
1:21.6	I'm an enormous fan of yours.
1:23.6	And I'm just going to start on the performance end of it for the actors.
1:28.1	Forget about the beautiful writing,
1:30.6	the shooting, the cinematography,
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