EW sr. movies editor Joshua Rothkopf and writer Lauren Huff join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to examine the Best Actor race, where Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, and Austin Butler have all emerged as winners this awards season — and Fraser sits down with EW's Joey Nolfi for a thoughtful and reflective conversation about his body of work and this career-changin ... Show More
Oct 22
Oscar season dark horses, 'Being Heumann' star Ruth Madeley
Ruth Madeley chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about the inspiring and true story behind 'Being Heumann,' about the 'mother' of the disabled rights movement, Judy Heumann. She reflects on the historic sit-in Judy led in 1977 in San Francisco and discusses the late activist's c ... Show More
1h 13m
Oct 15
Two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange, Kelly Clarkson's Birdgate
More than 30 years after her last Oscar nomination and win, Jessica Lange is on the hunt for her eighth nomination, this time for a role that won her a Tony in 2016, for 'Long Day's Journey Into Night.' Awardist host Gerrad Hall chats with the stage and screen legend about repris ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 8
2027 Oscar season kick-off: Early Best Picture and acting category predictions, what happened to Tom Cruise's Digger, and more
We're kicking off a new season of The Awardist taking a look at where things stand six months out from the 2027 Oscars. Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW Sr. Editor Joyce Eng have their very early predictions in the Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actor and Actress ca ... Show More
58m 5s
Jan 2025
Michelle Yeoh, Adrien Brody: Oscar Winners And Oscar Nominations
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast brings you not one but two Oscar winners, as first Chris Hewitt sits down with Michelle Yeoh to talk about her new Star Trek movie, Section 31, and how the Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once changed her life [20:56 - ... Show More
1h 47m
Dec 2022
The Snubs and Surprises of the Golden Globe Noms, ‘The Whale,’ and the Brendan Fraser Hall of Fame
Zach Baron joins Sean and Amanda for an action-packed episode that hits on the Golden Globe nominations; Will Smith’s new movie, ‘Emancipation’; and the new Brendan Fraser film, ‘The Whale.’
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Zach Baron
Producer: Bobby Wagner
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1h 51m
Feb 2023
Best Picture Power Rankings and a Deeply Weird Best Actress Investigation
With less than five weeks until the Academy Awards, Joanna Robinson joins Sean and Amanda to dive deep into the Andrea Riseborough nomination controversy (1:00), sort an unpredictable pair of Best Actor and Best Actress races, and power rank the Best Picture contenders one last t ... Show More
1h 27m
Dec 2023
Best in Show: Inside the Actor’s Studio with Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott and Jeffrey Wright
<p>This special episode features multiple interviews with award-winning actors: first up, London editor Ella Kemp speaks with Oscar nominee and Letterboxd pal Paul Mescal about <a href="https://boxd.it/Bz3C"><em>All of Us Strangers</em></a><em>,</em> his wider reflections on awar ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2019
THR Pundits Preview 91st Oscars
Scott Feinberg, THR's awards columnist, is joined by THR's tech editor Carolyn Giardina, executive editor (features) Stephen Galloway, senior editor (film) Rebecca Keegan and film editor Gregg Kilday for a discussion about the show's controversies, contenders and consequences.
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1h 6m
Mar 2023
“The Winner Takes It All At Once” w. Lukas Gage
Ira, Louis, and guest host Michael Schulman (author of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears”) discuss the 95th Academy Awards including Michelle Yeoh’s historic win, Angela Bassett’s unsurprising loss, Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser’s bittersweet comeback ... Show More
1h 40m
Apr 2021
Best Actor Goes to Who??? The Winners, Losers, and WTFs of the Academy Awards.
After 15 long months, the Oscars are here. Sean and Amanda break down every award, the in-person ceremony, the weirdest moments of the night, and more.
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Producer: Bobby Wagner
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1h 10m
Nov 2022
Oscars Watch Begins: Front-Runners, Story Lines, and the ‘Top Gun’ Debate
With awards season ramping up, Matt is joined by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg to discuss his forecast for the upcoming Oscars, including front-runners for best picture, best actor, and best actress, as well as which movies and actors could sneak their way into a nomina ... Show More
32m 27s