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By Entertainment Weekly
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Fresh off their summer blockbuster, Deadpool & Wolverine star, writer, and producer Ryan Reynolds, star Hugh Jackman, and director, writer, and producer Shawn Levy join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to chat about the movie's success — and their nerves about putting it out into the world. Gerrad also chats Oscar winner Kate Winslet about Lee, which she produced and stars as famed war correspondent Lee Miller. Plus, Gerrad and EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi break down the big batch of original songs in contention for those five nominations.
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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 explains why the praise around this movie means so much to her. And PEOPLE Sr. Editor Andrea Mandell joins Gerrad to chat about the Gotham Awards nominees and shares her early predictions for Best Picture. We want to hear your thoughts and questions — call or text 657-799-1566 to leave us a message, and we may play or read it during an episode.
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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 discussion about the film. Plus, we break down the supporting actor and actress categories to see where those currently stand in the race to the Oscars.
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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/songwriter/producer's documentary told via Lego. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call or text 657-799-1566 to leave us a message.
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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 legend, or playing SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels. Plus, EW Sr. Writer Maureen Lee Lenker shares her favorite movies and performances from the Telluride and Toronto film festivals, and the performance from earlier this year that she thinks should get a nomination. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call or text 657-799-1566 to leave us a message.
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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 the Fall Festival season and discuss which movies emerged with momentum and which performances are standing out in a very crowded pack. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call 657-799-1566 to leave us a message.
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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 news.
Each episode of The Awardist features an exclusive interview with the stars and filmmakers where we get in-depth, behind-the-scenes insight into this year’s contenders … and we’re gonna have some laughs along the way too.
You’ll hear from Zendaya, Barry Keoghan, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, Jude Law and Nicholaus Hoult and many more.
The Awardist drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts, and visit ew.com/theawardist for more.
Follow The Awardist now so you don’t miss a thing.
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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, including hosts Eugene and Dan Levy, that SNL tribute, and the awkward product integration.
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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 Oscar contenders.
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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 down the Reality categories, and more. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call 657-799-1566 to leave us a message.
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