EW sr. writers Joey Nolfi and Maureen Lee Lenker join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans and his chances of winning the Best Director Oscar, who they think should've been in the category but was shut out, and nominated actors Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch, who both speak with The Awardist about their memorable performan ... Show More
Jan 22
2026 Oscar nominations analysis: Sinners' history-making day, plus snubs & surprises
The 2026 Oscar nominations have been announced, and 'Sinners' dominated the day, earning a historic 16 nominations, breaking the previous record of 14 held by 'La La Land,' 'Titanic' and 'All About Eve.' Along the way, the movie scored a surprise nod for supporting actor Delroy L ... Show More
53m 37s
Jan 15
Our Golden Globes reactions, final Oscar nom predictions
It's all been building up to this. Who will land 2026 Oscar nominations? Awardist host Gerrad Hall, EW Sr. Writer Joey Nolfi, Sr. Editor Joyce Eng, and Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez debate the big 6 categories — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 8
SAG's Actor Award nominations reaction, 'Song Sung Blue' star Kate Hudson
Golden Globe and Actor Award (formerly called SAG Award) nominee Kate Hudson chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about her performance in 'Song Sung Blue,' the true story of Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder — including why she thought she wouldn't get the role, the ... Show More
1h 9m
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
Oct 11
#622 - Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Laura Dern & More on Is This Thing On?
Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, and Christine Ebersole join NYFF selection committee member Florence Almozini to discuss this year’s Closing Night selection, Is This Thing On? Will Arnett and Laura Dern play a couple whose separation leads to unpredictable mid ... Show More
34m 44s
Feb 2025
The 10 Best Movies at Sundance, and the Astonishing ‘Nickel Boys’
Sean and Amanda discuss the evolving story of Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets (1:00) and what it might portend for the ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar hopes. Then, they discuss an underwhelming Sundance 2025 (12:00) before diving deep into one of the best movies of 2024, ‘Nickel Boys’ (44:0 ... Show More
1h 42m
Sep 2024
Elaine Stritch - Summer Staff Picks
It’s time for the final episode in our Summer Staff Picks series, highlighting our favorite conversations from the Here’s The Thing archives. This week, we revisit Alec Baldwin’s 2013 conversation with “The First Lady of Broadway,” Elaine Stritch. Alec sat down with the late stag ... Show More
44m 42s