Prestige Junkie
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‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Crashes the Best Actress Race
Plus: ‘Task’ and ‘The Gilded Age’ director Salli Richardson-Whitfield on her history-making Emmy noms
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🎧 ‘Task’ Star Tom Pelphrey’s Worst Emmy Birthday Is Behind Him
‘You cannot make it up,’ the nominee tells me of the year he was a sure thing — until he wasn’t
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Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor in a Romantic Film: A Years-Long Gamble
‘The History of Sound’ director Oliver Hermanus tells me how he snagged two of the hottest ascending stars: ‘It will always be a major memory’
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My TIFF Finale: Seyfried, Moura & the Stories That Stuck With Me
The last of my 50 (!) interviews close out the fest — as do my hopes for ‘Train Dreams’
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🎧 Star Wars to ‘Train Dreams’: Joel Edgerton Live from TIFF
I talk to the Australian actor about his career and new Netflix indie darling
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TIFF Day 5: Crying at ‘Hamnet’ & Elordi on ‘Frankenstein’
Some huge premieres as major talent hits the final day in our studio
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TIFF Day 4: Portman, Ansari, Luhrmann & The Ankler x Letterboxd Party
A full recap of our studio and shindig that had me up way past my bedtime
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TIFF’s Saturday Night 4-Way Showdown!
It was ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ vs. ‘Roofman’; ‘Rental Family’ vs. ‘Good Fortune’; in our studio: Daniel Craig, Rian Johnson, Tessa Thompson, Maude Apatow & more
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Skarsgård, ‘KPop’, & the Obamas’ Latest in Our Studio
TIFF day 2: Katey reveals her conversations with top awards contenders and tonight’s showdown; Rushfield takes in ‘The Lost Bus’
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TIFF Day 1: Netflix’s ‘Golden’ Moment & the Most Toronto-y Movie Ever
Katey watched the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ cast sing karaoke; plus: Rushfield’s Midnight Madness report
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Clooney Charm to Chloé Zhao Heartbreak: The Telluride to Toronto Buzz
+ I reunite with my former ‘Little Gold Men’ hosts David Canfield & Richard Lawson to survey the nascent Oscar race
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‘Relay’: The Late-Summer Gem You Absolutely Shouldn’t Overlook
My conversation with director David Mackenzie about his thrilling throwback. Plus: Our big plans for Telluride as fall festivals begin
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🎧 Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Have Been Preparing Since Middle School
‘The Studio’ masterminds explain their process. Plus: Is it finally Netflix’s best shot to win best picture?
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Giancarlo Esposito Keeps Breaking Bad — When Will Emmy Voters Notice?
The 6-time nominee on menacing ‘The Boys’ and filling Andre Braugher’s shoes. Plus: The animated feature Oscar race goes uber-auteur
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🎧 Nate Bargatze is About to Face His Toughest Audience
America’s best-selling touring comic is about to trade arenas (but not personality) for one night on the Emmys stage: ‘I’ve got to do just me’
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Drumroll… My Year’s Top 10 Emmy Nominations!
I end my three-part series by counting down to my No. 1 with love for Ayo Edebiri, Stephen Colbert & my beloved ‘Andor’
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My Year’s 30 Best Emmy Nominations, Ranked: Part 2
Today: Shoutouts for Colman Domingo, Cristin Milioti & more. Plus: I’ve got big plans at TIFF next month
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.