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'Task' star Tom Pelphrey, 'Hacks' and 'Widow's Bay' make final push for Best Comedy Emmy win
The End of Oak Street (2026) · Aug 13, 2026
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' record-breaking opening, 'Shrinking' star Michael Urie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Aug 6, 2026
'The Diplomat' star Allison Janney, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' preview
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Jul 30, 2026
'Big Mistakes' star/co-creator Dan Levy, TCA nominations, sizing up 'Toy Story 5' and 'Disclosure Day' Oscar potential
Toy Story 5 (2026) · Jun 18, 2026
BONUS EPISODE: 'Disclosure Day' and 'The Four Seasons' star Colman Domingo, live at the Tribeca Film Festival
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 16, 2026
BONUS EPISODE: 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' star Sally Field
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) · Jun 12, 2026
‘Love Story’ stars Naomi Watts and Paul Anthony Kelly, inside the ‘Summer House’ drama
Love Story (1970) · Jun 4, 2026
‘Beef’ star Charles Melton, inside the limited series race
Beef (2025) · Apr 16, 2026
2026 Oscars recap, analysis, best and worst moments, and more — plus a look ahead to potential 2027 Best Picture contenders
One Battle After Another (2025) · Mar 19, 2026
BAFTAs controversy and winner impact, Actor Award predictions, 'Sentimental Value' stars Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve
Sentimental Value (2025) · Feb 26, 2026
'One Battle After Another' star and Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor, inside the Oscar nominees luncheon
One Battle After Another (2025) · Feb 12, 2026
'Sinners' star and Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo, BAFTA nominations analysis
Sinners (2025) · Jan 29, 2026
'Marty Supreme' star Gwyneth Paltrow, thoughts on Oscars moving to YouTube
Marty Supreme (2025) · Dec 23, 2025
‘Wicked: For Good’ star Cynthia Erivo, Oscar shortlists, remembering Rob Reiner
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Dec 18, 2025
'One Battle After Another' stars Chase Infiniti & Regina Hall, Golden Globes snubs and surprises
One Battle After Another (2025) · Dec 11, 2025
'Sinners' star Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler, first reaction to 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · Dec 4, 2025
'Bugonia' star Jesse Plemons and director Yorgos Lanthimos, 'Wicked: For Good' dominates box office
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Nov 25, 2025
'The Smashing Machine' stars Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt, inside the Governors Awards
The Smashing Machine (2025) · Nov 20, 2025
'Die My Love' stars Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson, why Sydney Sweeney's 'Christy' flopped
Die My Love (2025) · Nov 13, 2025
'Frankenstein' star Jacob Elordi, sizing up the Supporting Actor race
Frankenstein (2007) · Nov 6, 2025
First 'Wicked: For Good' reaction, 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' star Rose Byrne
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Oct 30, 2025
'KPop Demon Hunters' stars Arden Cho & May Hong, and remembering Diane Keaton
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · Oct 16, 2025
'The Lost Bus' star America Ferrera, Timothée Chalamet's big boost for 'Marty Supreme'
The Lost Bus (2025) · Oct 9, 2025
Sizing up 'One Battle After Another,' 'Hamnet,' and other early 2026 Oscar frontrunners — and can 'KPop Demon Hunters' get a Best Picture nomination?
Hamnet (2025) · Oct 2, 2025
'Severance' star Adam Scott, Colbert's renewed Emmy chances, remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ozzy Osbourne
Severance (2022) · Jul 24, 2025
Maria's Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín, Unstoppable's Jharrel Jerome
Unstoppable (2023) · Dec 12, 2024
Maria's Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín, Unstoppable's Jharrel Jerome
Maria (2023) · Dec 12, 2024
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal, The Piano Lesson's Danielle Deadwyler and Malcolm Washington
Gladiator II (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal, The Piano Lesson's Danielle Deadwyler and Malcolm Washington
The Piano Lesson (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle
Saturday Night (2022) · Oct 10, 2024
I'm a Virgo star Jharrel Jerome, Mr. & Mrs. Smith star Maya Erskine and co-creator Francesca Sloane
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) · Jun 13, 2024
Best Actor nominee Paul Giamatti, and inside the Oscar nominees luncheon
The Holdovers (2023) · Feb 15, 2024
Oscar is Billie Eilish and Finneas' to lose after Grammys wins, plus Rustin nominee Colman Domingo
Rustin (2023) · Feb 8, 2024
The discourse over 'Barbie' snubs, Oscar winner predictions
Barbie (2023) · Jan 25, 2024
Golden Globe winner predictions, plus Maestro's Carey Mulligan and May December's Charles Melton
Maestro (2023) · Jan 4, 2024
Past Lives star Greta Lee, inside the Best Actress race
The Color Purple (2023) · Nov 22, 2023
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone on Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Nov 16, 2023
Inside Elemental's Oscar chances and if Annette Bening can land best actress nomination
Elemental (2023) · Nov 2, 2023
How many Oscar nominations can Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer get?
Oppenheimer (2023) · Oct 12, 2023
Barbie director Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling — plus, our predictions for Barbie's Oscar nominations
Barbie (2023) · Oct 5, 2023
Daniel Radcliffe on playing Weird Al, inside the limited series/movie categories
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) · Jun 19, 2023
Black Panther star Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Top Gun's chances, more
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Feb 20, 2023
Breaking down Steven Spielberg's Best Director chances, plus Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch chat with The Awardist
The Fabelmans (2022) · Feb 13, 2023
"The impact of Globes, SAG nominations, more on the race, plus Olivia Colman, Sam Mendes, and S.S. Rajamouli "
Empire of Light (2022) · Jan 16, 2023
Top Gun: Maverick's Best Picture chances, plus Babylon's Margot Robbie and Causeway's Brian Tyree Henry
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Dec 19, 2022
'She Said' stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, and our latest Heat Index update
She Said (2022) · Nov 21, 2022
Viola Davis & Co. on 'The Woman King,' we break down their Oscar chances
The Woman King (2022) · Nov 15, 2022
‘Severance’ stars Adam Scott & Patricia Arquette, ‘We Own This City’s Jon Bernthal
Severance (2022) · Jun 6, 2022
Jane Campion joins us to talk ‘The Power of the Dog’
The Power of the Dog (2021) · Mar 21, 2022
Kristen Stewart joins us to discuss her career-best turn as Princess Diana in 'Spencer'
Spencer (2021) · Mar 14, 2022
Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis supply the fire to the inspirational sports drama 'King Richard'
King Richard (2021) · Mar 7, 2022
Nicole Kidman discusses her Oscar-nominated turn as Lucille Ball in 'Being the Ricardos'
Being the Ricardos (2021) · Feb 28, 2022
Oscar Nominations Reactions and Kirsten Dunst is finally an Oscar nominee with ‘The Power of the Dog’
The Power of the Dog (2021) · Feb 8, 2022
Jon Bernthal goes pro as a tennis coach to prodigies in the awards powerhouse ‘King Richard’
King Richard (2021) · Jan 24, 2022
Cate Blanchett's double threat of an Oscar season with Nightmare Alley and Don’t Look Up
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Jan 17, 2022
Cate Blanchett's double threat of an Oscar season with Nightmare Alley and Don’t Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021) · Jan 17, 2022
Halle Berry discusses her directorial debut, Bruised
Bruised (2020) · Dec 20, 2021
Lady Gaga talks her much-buzzed performance in ‘House of Gucci’
House of Gucci (2021) · Dec 13, 2021
Jessica Chastain talks about her deep dive in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) · Dec 6, 2021
Questlove, Kenneth Branagh and Mike Mills: Three Directors With Serious Awards Buzz
C'mon C'mon (2021) · Nov 15, 2021
Questlove, Kenneth Branagh and Mike Mills: Three Directors With Serious Awards Buzz
Belfast (2021) · Nov 15, 2021
Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby on "Pieces of a Woman," plus SAG Awards Reactions
Pieces of a Woman (2020) · Apr 5, 2021
Delroy Lindo and SAG Awards predictions
Da 5 Bloods (2020) · Mar 29, 2021
Steven Yeun on "Minari," and this year’s must-watch Oscar contenders
Minari (2021) · Feb 15, 2021
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth on "Supernova," plus the TV side of the Golden Globes
Supernova (2020) · Feb 8, 2021
Kate Winslet Discusses "Ammonite," plus Golden Globe and SAG Nominations!
Ammonite (2020) · Feb 5, 2021
The Emmys: Last Looks
Last Looks (2022) · Sep 15, 2020
Matt Berry of "What We Do in the Shadows" on the scene that made him go weak in the knees
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) · Aug 18, 2020
Regina King on challenging revisionist history in "Watchmen" & Jean Smart on the big, blue elephant in the room / Outstanding Lead Actress & Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Watchmen (2009) · Jul 7, 2020
‘Parasite' leads history-making Oscars, and a conversation with Bong Joon Ho
Parasite (2019) · Feb 11, 2020
SAG and PGA surprises pave way for ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite,’ plus Tom Hanks, Marielle Heller, and Joanne Rogers
Parasite (2019) · Jan 22, 2020
SAG and PGA surprises pave way for ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite,’ plus Tom Hanks, Marielle Heller, and Joanne Rogers
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) · Jan 22, 2020
Academy Awards nominations, plus Thomasin McKenzie talks ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Jan 13, 2020
Greta Gerwig on her film ‘Little Women,’ and final predictions for the Golden Globes
Little Women (2019) · Dec 31, 2019
Jamie Foxx (‘Just Mercy’) and Jonathan Pryce (‘The Two Popes’) — plus, the current state of the Oscar race
Just Mercy (2019) · Dec 17, 2019
Golden Globes nominations are here, plus nominee Cynthia Erivo talks ‘Harriet’
Harriet (2019) · Dec 10, 2019
Lorene Scafaria (‘Hustlers’) and Lulu Wang/Shuzhen Zhao (‘The Farewell’)
Hustlers (2019) · Dec 3, 2019
Lorene Scafaria (‘Hustlers’) and Lulu Wang/Shuzhen Zhao (‘The Farewell’)
The Farewell (2019) · Dec 3, 2019
Robert Pattinson on ‘The Lighthouse,’ and what the Indie Spirit nominations could mean for the Oscars
The Lighthouse (2019) · Nov 26, 2019
‘Parasite’ director Bong-Joon Ho and other unexpected Oscar contenders
Parasite (2019) · Nov 12, 2019
Early Golden Globes & Oscars contenders, plus Taron Egerton on ‘Rocketman’
Rocketman (2019) · Nov 5, 2019
From ‘The Favourite’ costume design to ‘Roma’ cinematography, below-the-line standouts at the Oscars
The Favourite (2018) · Feb 5, 2019
From ‘The Favourite’ costume design to ‘Roma’ cinematography, below-the-line standouts at the Oscars
Roma (2018) · Feb 5, 2019
Adam McKay talks ‘Vice,’ plus more ‘Green Book’ controversy and who’s leading the race for Oscars best director
Green Book (2018) · Jan 15, 2019
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ director Rob Marshall and the best musical movies of 2018
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) · Dec 18, 2018
Golden Globes nominations and ‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama
Destroyer (2018) · Dec 11, 2018
John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are in too many good films
Stan & Ollie (2018) · Dec 4, 2018
John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are in too many good films
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) · Dec 4, 2018
John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are in too many good films
The Sisters Brothers (2018) · Dec 4, 2018
Indie films and awards season: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ interview and Spirit Awards nominations
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) · Nov 20, 2018
Hayley Atwell is a natural in 'Howards End'
Howards End (1992) · Jun 18, 2018
Freddie Highmore delivers the perfect dose on 'The Good Doctor'
The Good Doctor (2011) · Jun 4, 2018