First-time Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another") lost her voice from screaming with joy, Kate Hudson ("Song Sung Blue" was hand-delivered coffee by her mom, Goldie Hawn, and Ethan Hawke got a congratulatory email from his 27-year-old daughter Maya's preschool teacher. On the morning of the 2026 Oscar nods, Variety spoke to this year's contenders [...]