All Of It with Alison Stewart

[AIRED ON MARCH 17, 2022] We speak with Amber Richards, who is nominated for her work as a set decorator on "The Power of the Dog." She joins us to discuss her role on the film, and the special significance placed on the decorations within the home where much of the drama takes place.

This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

[AIRED ON MARCH 21, 2022] Prolific songwriter Diane Warren earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1988, for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from "Mannequin." This year, she is up for her 13th nomination for the song, "Somehow You Do," from "Four Good Days." As part of our series, "The Big Picture," highlighting Oscar nominees who are not actors or directors, she joins us to discuss her career, as well as her "debut" album from last year, Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vol. 1, a collection of new original songs featuring contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Maren Morris, John Legend, Luis Fonsi, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, and more.

[AIRED ON MARCH 23, 2022] We speak with costume designer Luis Sequeira, who is nominated for an Oscar for his work on the film, "Nightmare Alley." He joins us to discuss nailing the period costumes and his process for dressing each character as part of our series "The Big Picture." 

[AIRED ON MARCH 11, 2022] We kicked off our series "The Big Picture" with Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, who are nominated for their work editing the film, "tick, tick... BOOM!"

[AIRED ON MARCH 14, 2022] We speak with production designer Stefan Dechant, who is nominated for his work on "The Tragedy of Macbeth," creating eerie sets of interiors and exteriors entirely on a soundstage.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

[AIRED ON MARCH 23, 2022] As part of our series "The Big Picture," we speak with Jon Spaihts, who had the monumental task of adapting Frank Herbert's Dune for the big screen. He is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and he joins us to discuss the film, as well as the forthcoming second installment of "Dune."

[AIRED ON MARCH 17, 2022] The documentary "Summer of Soul" has swept nearly all awards from the Sundance Awards, to the Indie Spirits, and is now up for Best Documentary at the Oscars. As part of our "Big Picture" series, where we spotlight the stars that make magic behind the camera, we speak to the film's producer, Joseph Patel.

This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

First:[REBROADCAST FROM March 9, 2022] Actress Aunjanue Ellis, well known for her acting career on stage as well as critically acclaimed performances in HBO's recent series, "Lovecraft Country" and Netflix's "When They See Us," joins us to talk her first Oscar nomination. Ellis received a Best Supporting Actress nod this year for her performance as Oracene "Brandy" Price, mother to Venus and Serena Williams, in "King Richard," in which she starred opposite to Will Smith's Richard Williams.

Then:[REBROADCAST FROM December 16, 2021] “King Richard” received six academy award nominations including including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song and an Oscar nomination for Will Smith’s performance as Richard Williams, the father and first coach of Venus and Serena Williams. Screenwriter Zach Baylin joins us to discuss the film, his first feature, which was featured in the second slot in the 2018 Black List.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 2, 2022] "The Worst Person in the World" has made the Oscar's shortlist for Best International Feature Film, as Norway's official submission for this year's competition. The movie follows four years in the life of Julie, a young woman struggling to navigate her dating life and figure out the right career path. The Guardian calls it "an instant classic." Writer and director Joachim Trier and star Renate Reinsve join us to discuss the film.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 4, 2021] Pablo Larraín's new film, "Spencer," documents three days of the late Princess Diana's life, ten years into her marriage, as she spends the Christmas holidays with the royal family. Starring Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart as a haunted Diana, the film unfolds as a speculative drama, attempting to showcase how Diana might have felt, surrounded by a disintegrating marriage and a suffocating royal family, but still grounded by her love for her children. Director Larraín joins us to discuss his film.