What Nicole Sperling has said about It Was Just an Accident
1 quote · 1 episode · Dec 28, 2025
Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles-based New York Times culture reporter covering the movie business, has been quoted on It Was Just an Accident once in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on December 28, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
- Didn’t happen
Sperling predicts Jafar Panahi will receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
“Panahi, I believe, will likely get a director nomination from the Academy this year”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 34:47
Predictions
- Didn’t happen
Sperling predicts Jafar Panahi will receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
“Panahi, I believe, will likely get a director nomination from the Academy this year”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 34:47 · It Was Just an Accident
When Oscar nominations were announced on January 22, 2026, the five Best Director nominees were Chloé Zhao, Josh Safdie, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joachim Trier and Ryan Coogler, so Jafar Panahi was not nominated; CBS News called his omission one of the biggest snubs. 'It Was Just an Accident' was instead nominated for Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay.
Sources: 98th Academy Awards Nominations List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2026 News · Oscar nominations for 2026 announced. See the full list of nominees here. - CBS News · Iranian filmmakers head to the Oscars as war engulfs their country
Checked Oct 31, 2026
Episodes
Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025The Daily · Dec 28, 2025 · 54 min
Gilbert Cruz, Alissa Wilkinson and Nicole Sperling review 2025's best and biggest movies, Warner Bros.' banner year amid its sale, and play a film quiz.
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