The 18th Annual Screenwriting Nominees Q&A
The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith
Jeff Goldsmith
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🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 81 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Well, with this episode, the annual screenwriting nominees' Q&A turns 18 this year, which means we could vote like in other elections, not the Oscars. We're not an Oscar voter. But we could vote. We're 18. Howdy. I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A. My agenda is simple. Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insight into the creative process of storytelling. And folks, |
| 0:21.3 | it's true. This is our 18th year of doing the screenwriting nominees Q&A, which is an episode |
| 0:27.7 | that brings together Oscar nominees for Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplay to chat |
| 0:33.6 | amongst themselves and with me about their works during the height of the award season |
| 0:37.6 | when voting is open. This year we have collected a great panel of really cool screenwriters. |
| 0:43.0 | We have alphabetically by film Blue Moon with Robert Kaplow, Begonia with Will Tracy, and |
| 0:50.0 | Train Dreams with co-writer, director Clint Bentley. And really, I'm pleased as punch with this group because it's two nominees. |
| 0:56.7 | It is their first time with Oscar nominations. |
| 0:59.7 | And Clint, of course, was here last year. |
| 1:01.7 | This is his second nomination, the second year in a row, which is just awesome. |
| 1:05.4 | These writers had a lot to say about their creative process and what it took to get their |
| 1:09.4 | films made, so I know you'll dig this |
| 1:11.7 | episode. But before we get into it, I wanted to thank the sponsor of today's episode, Final Draft, |
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| 1:36.9 | today to learn more. And while you're surfing around online, I hope you also check out |
| 1:41.6 | Backstory Magazine. We published our Oscars issue, so there is a ton of |
| 1:46.2 | stuff to explore in there. In Issue 58, we feature interviews with Oscar nominated screenwriters, |
| 1:52.6 | Oscar nominated cinematographers, Oscar nominated editors. We also have animation writing. We have foreign |
| 1:59.0 | film nominees. And of course course we have our regular lineup of |
| 2:02.9 | film and television interviews as well. So there is a lot to explore in this issue. And because it's |
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