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Prestige Junkie
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A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.
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First, Elaine Low joins Christopher Rosen and Katey to look at the biggest contenders in this year's Emmy race, and what any of it can tell us about the state of the TV industry these days. Then Katey talks to director Steven Soderbergh about his new film The Christophers, how it's made him think about his own legacy as a filmmaker, and how it all led to his next project — an app about the making of Jaws. Really!
00:00 Intro
01:20 Kicking Off Emmy Season
01:49 The Vibe Around TV Right Now
04:09 Emmy Streaks & The Pitt
10:36 Euphoria's Return
13:22 Netflix's Stranger Things Finale
16:05 Comedy Contenders & Hacks
19:09 Rooting for Reggie Dinkins
24:12 Netflix & Limited Series
29:16 Death by Lightning
30:00 Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
30:50 Elaine's Early Pick
31:24 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
33:40 Next: Steven Soderbergh
35:41 Origins of the Christophers
37:46 Walking Back Retirement
40:20 Adapting to the Industry
42:04 Writing Like It's 1989
44:02 Redefining Artistic Success
46:30 Discovered Precision on Set
51:16 The Public Viewing Diary
53:39 Cash Poor, Property Rich
56:33 The Myth of Bad Behavior
58:26 A Jaws Directing Clinic
01:04:00 The Director's Moral Contract
01:10:11 Beta Testing with Spielberg
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Katey and Chris are joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-hosts Chris Feil and Joe Reid to once again take a way-too-early look at next year's Oscar hopefuls, from practically guaranteed contenders like Dune Part 3 and The Odyssey to the potential curveballs. Plus, they take a look back at last year's predictions, which were very right about One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme and very, very wrong about many others. But what fun is predicting if you don't take some risks?
00:00 Intro
00:56 Predicting the 2027 Oscars
01:29 Looking Back at Last Year's Picks
39:57 Turning the Page to This Year's Picks
40:19 Expectations for Dune 3
44:54 Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine
47:37 Josephine's Sundance Buzz
52:19 Tom Cruise in Digger
56:25 Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
01:00:22 Awards 2027 Speculation
01:03:19 Robert Pattinson in Lance Oppenheim's Next Film
01:04:36 2026 Biopic Roundup
01:08:12 Revisiting Project Hail Mary's Chances
01:10:37 David Fincher's The Adventures of Cliff Booth
01:13:50 Cannes Contenders
01:16:24 James Gray's Paper Tiger
01:17:05 Tony Gilroy's Behemoth
01:19:03 Aaron Sorkin Returns With The Social Reckoning
01:22:43 Jesse Eisenberg's Untitled Musical Comedy
01:24:30 Tom Ford's Star-Studded Cry to Heaven
01:26:12 Almodóvar and Mike Leigh at Cannes
01:26:58 Joel Coen's Jack of Spades
01:27:43 Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day
01:29:31 Greta Gerwig Takes on Narnia
01:30:25 Greg Kwedar's Saturn Return
01:31:51 Clarissa: A Reimagining of Mrs. Dalloway
01:33:03 Anton Corbijn's Switzerland
01:34:02 Final Best Picture Winner Predictions
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Katey and Chris discuss the new sci-fi adventure, which isn't just a great movie but, thank goodness, a hit. Then Katey talks to screewnriter Drew Goddard about how it all came together, from the friendship he formed with Andy Weir when adapting The Martian to how they navigated the movie through six years, a corporate takeover, and all the tiny rewrites it took to make something this good.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Review & Box Office Expectations
03:45 March Sci-Fi Release Corridor
05:51 Ryan Gosling's Star Power
08:14 Evolution Of Gosling's Comedy
13:30 Chemistry With Sandra Hüller
14:49 Rocky The Alien
16:07 Lord & Miller's Directing
18:40 2027 Oscar Potential
21:28 Winning An Oscar As A Movie Star
23:20 Drew Goddard
25:15 Origins Of The Movie
27:19 Balancing TV And Features
29:28 Developing An Epic During Covid
31:33 Writing The First Draft
34:13 Writing Rocky The Alien
36:20 Teaming Up With Lord & Miller
37:51 Surviving Studio Shuffles
39:27 Writing For IMAX & Theaters
47:13 Sandra Hüller As Stratt
51:16 Are Screenwriters Endangered?
54:27 Managing Big Budget Anxiety
56:25 Opening Weekend Emotions
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Katey and Chris cap off their epic Oscar watchalong with a recap of everything that happened at the 98th Academy Awards, from the One Battle After Another triumph to some major, thrilling surprises. It's all over! Here's what we thought in the end.
00:00 Intro & The 98th Academy Awards Reactions
01:27 One Battle After Another And Sinners
03:43 Michael B. Jordan's Best Actor Win
07:16 Casting & Cinematography Surprises
10:21 A Beautiful In Memoriam Segment
12:08 Musical Performances
13:48 Conan O'Brien
20:01 Best Presenters
20:57 Kumail Nanjiani Handles an Oscar Tie
23:41 Sean Penn's Absence & Kieran Culkin's Speech
26:37 Did the Oscars Get It Right?
33:21 Timothée Chalamet's Tough Night
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Katey and Chris share their final predictions in all 24 Oscar categories, including plenty of debate and some last-minute changing of minds, especially in those three challenging acting categories. Then, Katey catches up with Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Lynette Howell Taylor, revealing what happens in the last-minute preparations for the Oscars, how the Academy pulls off big changes like moving to YouTube, and some of their all-time favorite Oscar moments.
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Katey and Chris Rosen dissect the genuine surprises from the Actor Awards, the Sinners surge, and why this is all good for Wagner Moura, too. Then they dig into the 15 films nominated across the three short film categories, and try to predict who might win — though be warned, watching the shorts is sometimes incredibly unhelpful for actually predicting who will win.
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The best actress Oscar nominee returns to the podcast to share what it means that her heartfelt musical became a box office sensation, and reveals when she'll finally find the time to process the craziness of awards season — she has a specific time and date in mind, believe it or not.
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Katey and Chris Rosen gather just hours after the BAFTA Awards to discuss some thrillingly surprising acting wins, and look ahead to how it might predict the Actor Awards and Producers Guild Awards coming up this weekend. Then Katey talks to best supporting actress nominee Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas about how starring in a huge international hit can change your life — and how to protect yourself in the process.
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The Blue Moon star joins to talk about the big risk he and his old friend Richard Linklater took to make their film about Lorenz Hart, and why he always leaves the Sundance Film Festival eager to make his next movie.
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Jacqueline Coley, awards editor at Rotten Tomatoes and host of Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley, joins Katey to dive deep into the Independent Spirit Awards, look ahead to the BAFTA and Actor Awards, and figure out which Oscar races have the most upset potential. Then Wunmi Mosaku joins to talk about how she found her way to her character Annie in Sinners, and what she's taken away from the whirlwind awards season process that came next.
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What does it really feel like to be an Oscar nominee, and what do they all talk about when they get together? We went to the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon to find out for ourselves.
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Film critic Katie Walsh joins Katey to talk about meteoric rise of Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the intense fandom that's developed around them, and what their sudden stardom ought to teach Hollywood. Then Katey talks to Harry Melling about his bold and surprisingly sweet romance Pillion, which required some predictable risks — working with a first-time director, learning to ride a motorcycle — but also the unexpected terror of shaving his head for the first time.
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Mike Hogan joins Katey and Chris to talk about the surprising optimism he found on the ground at Sundance, plus some of the festival's buzziest titles like I Want Your Sex and Josephine. Then, K-Pop Demon Hunters co-director Maggie Kang looks back at the tiny details she fought hard to include in the breakout film, and how she and her collaborators kept reminding themselves to make a film that was both heartfelt and "kind of stupid."
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Katey and Chris Rosen check in on the latest Oscar buzz since the nominations announcement, and then Alison Brower joins direct from Park City to share the news from the ground at Sundance, from starry chess matches to the ways real-world politics are breaking through the festival bubble.
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Katey and Chris Rosen share their Oscar predictions in 21 categories (everything except the shorts), try to see the surprises coming, and admit that in some categories — we’re looking at you, best supporting actress— a surprise is basically guaranteed.
Join us live on Substack or The Ankler’s YouTube page to watch the nominations announcement live on Thursday morning!
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Chapters:
00:00:00 INTRO
00:03:49 BEST CASTING
00:07:53 BEST ORIGINAL SONG
00:12:11 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
00:14:49 BEST SOUND
00:16:58 BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
00:19:55 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
00:22:58 BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
00:26:12 BEST COSTUME DESIGN
00:28:23 BEST FILM EDITING
00:30:21 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
00:34:42 BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
00:37:24 BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
00:40:08 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
00:42:44 BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
00:45:52 BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
00:48:25 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
00:52:32 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
00:57:20 BEST ACTOR
01:02:05 BEST ACTRESS
01:05:26 BEST DIRECTOR
01:09:09 BEST PICTURE
Katey and Chris Rosen gather the morning after the Golden Globes to talk about the night’s big winners and surprises, the state of the Oscar race and voting begins, and why we’re not seeing the same political speeches we had during the first Trump era.
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Katey and Chris Rosen break down the biggest surprises of the Critics Choice Awards, and preview the busy week of awards events ahead, all leading up to Sunday night's Golden Globes, which they'll be watching live on Substack — see you there! Then, Katey talks to Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominee Michael B. Jordan about how he captured two distinctly different twin characters in Sinners, and what he's taken from his collaboration with Ryan Coogler as he builds a directing career himself.
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The star and director/co-writer of the bold new musical join Katey to talk about how they built the initial bond that got them through the challenges— both expected and not— of ambitious indie film production.
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Richard Rushfield and Christopher Rosen join Katey to share their top 10 films of the year, a countdown that ranges from animated blockbusters to underseen indies to, yes, some major Oscar contenders. Then, Katey talks to Amy Madigan about her transformative turn as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, how she convinced the child actors she worked with on set not to be scared of her, and how she's handling this major moment in what's already been a thrilling decades-long career.
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Tyler Coates joins Katey to look back at the year in awards news, including the blockbuster deal between the Oscars and YouTube. Then Katey talks to Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve about her reunion with director Joachim Trier, why she cried the first time she even knew the story behind the film, and what happened after The Worst Person in the World made her an international star seemingly overnight.
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