Moviegoers: Oscar season is already upon us. And, of course, Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast has you covered. From the early contenders to the unexpected gems, we are tracking it all. Join EW’s editorial director Gerrad Hall, and his opinionated co-hosts every Thursday to keep up with EW’s Oscars heat index, our predictions, and awards news. Each episode of The Awardist features an exclusive interview with the stars and filmmakers where we get in-depth, behind-the-scenes insight ...
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The Outrun and Blitz star Saoirse Ronan, and Dìdi's Joan Chen
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Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about her two movies that have pushed her into the 2025 Oscar race — The Outrun and Blitz — and she looks back on the importance of movies including Little Women and Brooklyn in her personal and professional growth. Plus, Dìdi actress Joan Chen reflects on her career and exp…
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Anora writer/director Sean Baker and star Mikey Madison, supporting acting category analysis
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After winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and wowing audiences at Telluride and Toronto film festivals, Anora is poised to land director Sean Baker his first Oscar nomination — perhaps a couple (he wrote, directed, produced, and edited the film). Baker and his star Mikey Madison sit down with Awardist host Gerrad Hall for an in-depth …
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Oscar nominee predictions, Piece by Piece star Pharrell Williams
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With the road to the 2025 Oscars is officially underway, EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi is serving up his first round of nominee predictions in the Best Picture, Director, Lead Actress, and Lead Actor categories. Plus, Piece by Piece star Pharrell Williams and director Morgan Neville sit down with Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss the singer/songwr…
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Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle
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What did it take to pull off a movie about the wild 90 minutes leading up to the series debut of SNL? Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss the making of that film — and LaBelle reveals whether it was more intimidating to play a version of Steven Spielberg in a movie directed by the…
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Challengers star Zendaya, Fall Festival recap, and emerging frontrunners
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For the first episode of the 2025 Oscars season, we welcome Challengers star and producer Zendaya, who chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about the Luca Guadagnino film, which became a pop culture moment and offered the actress a very different opportunity than how we're used to seeing her. Plus, Gerrad and EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi dissect t…
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The Awardist Oscars Season 2025 starts October 3rd, 2024
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Moviegoers: Oscar season is already upon us. And, of course, Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast has you covered. From the early contenders to the unexpected gems, we are tracking it all. Join EW’s editorial director Gerrad Hall, and his opinionated co-hosts every Thursday to keep up with EW’s Oscars heat index, our predictions, and awards …
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Best and worst moments of the 2024 Emmys, breaking down Hacks' win over The Bear
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Awardist host Gerrad Hall, EW Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez, and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin (in an X Space conversation) break down the bigger winners of the 2024 Emmys — Shōgun, The Bear, Hacks, and Baby Reindeer — analyze Hacks' surprise Outstanding Comedy Series win over The Bear, and discuss the best and worst moments of the ceremony, includi…
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Final Emmy winner predictions, roundup of Toronto Film Festival interviews
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Shōgun and The Bear are off to a strong start thanks to the Creative Arts ceremony — Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin break down that winners there and offer final predictions for the televised ceremony. Plus, we recap our trip to the Toronto International Film Festival with a preview of our upcoming interviews with 2025 O…
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Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, Reality category winner predictions
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Fellow Travelers stars and Emmy nominees Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey chat with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about the scenes they were most nervous to film and the emotional complexities of their characters' decades-long journeys. Plus, Gerrad and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin discuss the announcement of Eugene and Dan Levy as Emmys hosts, break dow…
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True Detective stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, plus Limited Series winner predictions
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True Detective: Night Country Emmy nominees Jodie Foster and Kali Reis chat with EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin about their difficult shoot — including cold conditions and complex characters. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez break down the Limited/Anthology Series categories and offer their winner predictions. And …
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Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph, inside the guest actor and actress categories
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, who won an Emmy in 2022 for Abbott Elementary and earned her third nomination this year, joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall for a look back at some of her biggest moments in season 3 — from discovering Barbara's petty side to that Mother's Day episode and her unforgettable line delivery. Plus, Gerrad and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin …
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Hacks stars Jean Smart and Kaitlin Olson, who will win the Comedy categories
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Jean Smart, who's already won two Emmys for her work on Hacks, and her TV daughter Kaitlin Olson, who earned her second nomination for the series, chat with Awardist host Gerrad Hall and reflect on their mother/daughter relationship on season 3 of the Max comedy — from that roast where daughter DJ stole the show with her catchphrase "What a c---" t…
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The Crown Emmy nominee Elizabeth Debicki, drama winner predictions
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Elizabeth Debicki just scored her second Emmy nomination for her performance as Princess Diana on The Crown — she joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall to look back on the daunting task of playing the beloved, late royal, what she thought about those 'Ghost Diana' reports, and more. Plus, Gerrad and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin break down the Outstanding…
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Emmy nomination snubs and surprises, plus nominees Nava Mau and Kali Reis
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The 2024 Emmy nominations have been announced, and Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin are breaking down the top contenders, as well as the snubs (I'm a Virgo! Devery Jacobs!) and surprises (The Traitors! Reservation Dogs!). Plus, Baby Reindeer's Nava Mau and True Detective: Night Country's Kali Reis join us during our live X…
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Final predictions for 2024 Emmy nominations
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Will The Bear dominate? Can The Morning Show land its first Best Drama Series nomination? Will Reservation Dogs FINALLY make the cut for its final season? Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin run through the major categories and offer up final predictions for the 2024 Emmy nominations, which will be announced July 17. Learn mo…
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Jerrod Carmichael, winners of Reality TV critics' awards, more
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The Critics Choice Association revealed its winners for the Sixth Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards — we break down what it could mean for shows including 'The Traitors' and its host Alan Cumming. Plus, EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin chats with comedian Jerrod Carmichael about his provocative series, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show. Learn more abou…
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I'm a Virgo star Jharrel Jerome, Mr. & Mrs. Smith star Maya Erskine and co-creator Francesca Sloane
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After winning the Lead Actor in a Limited Series Emmy in 2019, Jharrel Jerome is in consideration again, this time for Lead Comedy Actor for I'm a Virgo — EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin chats with the actor about his work in that series. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall talks to Mr. & Mrs. Smith star Maya Erskine and series co-creator/showrunner Franc…
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SNL guest host and Loot star Maya Rudolph, The Gilded Age's Carrie Coon
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She told us to call her "Mother" in her Saturday Night Live host monologue, and who are we to say no? Maya Rudolph joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall for a chat about her return to Studio 8H and her starring role on the comedy series Loot. Plus, EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin chats with The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon. And EW Sr. TV Editor Samantha High…
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With the Tony Awards quickly approaching, EW Sr. Writer Maureen Lee Lenker chats with nominees Shaina Taub (Suffs), Shoshana Bean (Hell's Kitchen), Sky Lakota-Lynch (The Outsiders), Brian d'Arcy James (Days of Wine and Roses), Amy Ryan (Doubt), and Sarah Pidgeon (Stereophonic), for a wide-ranging roundtable conversation about the biggest challenges…
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Abbott Elementary's Lisa Ann Walter and Chris Perfetti, plus One Day's Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod
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Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW TV Critic Kristen Baldwin shares their underdog picks for the shows and performances they think should be on Emmy voters' radars, including comedy, drama, limited, and reality series. Plus, Gerrad chats with Abbott Elementary stars Lisa Ann Walter and Chris Perfetti, as well as One Day stars Leo Woodall and Ambika M…
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Shōgun moves to drama, plus Reservation Dogs star Devery Jacobs
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With Shōgun's move from limited to drama series, we take a look at what that means for both categories — who's moves up in limited, who moves out in drama — with EW TV critic Kristen Baldwin's updated nomination predictions. Plus, Olivia Colman is ineligible for guest actress in a drama for appearance in The Crown series finale — so who gets her sl…
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Slow Horses star Gary Oldman, plus the shows and actors who SHOULD be nominated
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We've broken down EW critic Kristen Baldwin's Emmy nominations predictions, now it's time to stump for the actors and shows we think are more deserving of voters' attention and worthy of being nominationed — EW sr. writer Devan Coggan and writer Sydney Bucksbaum join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to advocate for some of the best of the past year. Plus,…
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Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning, plus reality nominee predictions
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Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd and his costar Jessica Gunning chat with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about the enormous success of their Netflix limited series based on Gadd’s own experience with a stalker and sexual abuse. Plus, EW critic Kristen Baldwin breaks down her predictions for Emmy nominees in the reality categories. And we want…
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Comedy and drama guest-actor nominee predictions, plus Shōgun stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai
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The comedy and drama guest-actor categories are stacked with big-name stars. The Bear and SNL could take a large portion of those in the comedy races — EW critic Kristen Baldwin reveals who she thinks stands the best chances of getting a nod. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall chats with the stars of the hit FX limited series Shōgun, Hiroyuki Sanada a…
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Supporting actor and actress nomination predictions, plus Ripley star Andrew Scott
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With The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, Barry, and other series no longer in the mix, the supporting actor and actress categories have lots of openings to fill — EW critic Kristen Baldwin shares her predictions for contenders from The Morning Show, The Gilded Age, Abbott Elementary, The Bear, True detective, Fargo, and more. Plus, Ripley star and producer…
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