The Envelope spoke to the writers of five of this year’s Oscar-nominated screenplays to discover the secrets behind their note-perfect endings. In 2022, while reviewing behind-the-scenes footage from Trier’s 2011 movie “Oslo, August 31st,” they noticed how Trier was closely consulting with actor Anders Danielsen Lie after that film’s emotional finale. I said to Joachim, ‘Couldn’t that be our ending?’”“Sentimental Value’s” final shot, which similarly shows Nora and Gustav conversing, neatly tied together the movie’s themes of family, fiction and forgiveness. Mechanic Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) returns to his shop after releasing the man, nicknamed Peg Leg (Ebrahim Azizi), who tortured him in prison. Writer Robert Kaplow wanted to end the film on an upbeat note — he credits Hawke with a key suggestion during rehearsals.

Source: The Times February 17, 2026 15:31 UTC