Prestige Junkie
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🎧 Noah Wyle Manages the Young Docs of ‘The Pitt’ Onscreen & Off
The Gen X star on handling the show’s millennials and Gen Zers — and why he won’t say, ‘you know what we used to do…’
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21 Best Emmy Nominations This Year, Ranked — Zendaya to Kimmel
My favorites and why, as voting comes to an end this week
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🎧 Kate Hudson’s Wild Oscar Ride: ‘It Doesn’t Come Along Often’
The nominee talks betting on herself, bringing grown-up dramas back to theaters and that no career ‘has a crystal ball’
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The Brazilian Wave Hits the Oscars
How ‘Train Dreams’ cinematographer Adolpho Veloso became this season’s symbol — along with Wagner Moura — for a nation’s movie moment
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🎧 The Hug That Helped Make an Oscar Nominee
‘Sentimental Value’ best supporting actress contender Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas tells me how she created the film’s enduring moment
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BAFTA Shockwaves Hit the Oscar Race
The acting races blew open — but a racial slur quickly overshadowed the celebration; plus: an interview with casting director Francine Maisler
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🎧 ‘Blue Moon’ Pushed Ethan Hawke Harder Than Ever
The best actor nominee opens up about self-doubt in his latest collaboration with Richard Linklater
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The Man Who Built ‘Marty Supreme’ (and Won Over Chalamet)
Jack Fisk is ‘the finest production designer on the planet,’ the star said. I talk to the legend about a career working with Iñárritu, de Palma, Lynch & Malick
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🎧 Ryan Coogler Wrote ‘Sinners’ for Wunmi Mosaku — She Just Didn’t Know It
The Oscar-nominated star on her breakout role. Plus: Which Spirit Award wins really matter
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🎧 What It Really Feels Like to Be an Oscar Nominee
I talk to 16 of this year’s contenders — including Amy Madigan and Rose Byrne — to find out
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The Only Day Every Oscar Nominee Wins
My Nominees Luncheon dispatches, and exclusive photos and video, from inside the Beverly Hilton
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🎧 The Death of Sex on Screen Was Greatly Exaggerated
‘Pillion’ actor Harry Melling is a breakout thanks to the sweet (yes!) BDSM story as romance in all forms revs up
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President Nolan, a DGA Love Fest & ‘The Secret Agent’ Moment
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho on his unlikely rise and Brazil’s global recognition
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Oscar Dirty Tricks in the Social Media Age
Team ‘Marty Supreme’ and an awards oppo machine far beyond Harvey Weinstein’s Machiavellian moves
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🎧 ‘KPop Demon Hunters’: Maggie Kang on Rumi’s Skateboard Origins
The Oscar-nominated co-director on turning a personal sketch into a global phenomenon — and trusting her instincts
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The Surprise ‘Avatar’ Costume Design Nom, Years in the Making, in an AI Era
Deborah L. Scott on an ‘uphill’ battle to earn recognition
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The Most Competitive Oscar Races: Part Two
A ‘Sinners’ sweep? Four below-the-line contests could point the way. Plus, the balance of power shifts in international feature
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.