Prestige Junkie
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The Santos & Whitaker Moment You Missed on ‘The Pitt’
Isa Briones and Gerran Howell reunite to tell me about deleted scenes and what’s next for their characters
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Dan Levy’s ‘Big Mistakes’ & Crime’s New Comedy Boom
The Schitt’s Creek creator and Taylor Ortega on their Netflix caper — part of a spree of shows on the wrong side of the law
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🎧 Drew Goddard, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Whisperer
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter on adapting Andy Weir novels into blockbusters
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Oscars 2026: So What Did We Learn?
The fests flailed, the Globes didn’t matter and A24’s ‘Marty’ season from hell
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The Oscars Got It Right
‘One Battle’ and ‘Sinners’ deserved to dominate the night, and my big takeaways
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My Final Oscar Predictions: Part 2
Who will win the ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle’ showdowns, and the acting category primed for an upset
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🎧 How the Oscars Actually Happen
Academy heads Lynette Howell Taylor & Bill Kramer (almost) tell me their secrets. Plus: My final predictions!
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My Final Oscar Predictions: Part 1
Is the ‘Sinners’ wave real? Can anything beat ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? Plus: Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar season can’t end fast enough
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Taking Stock of the ‘Sinners’ Vibe Shift
The surge of enthusiasm for Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster can make a difference — just ask ‘Parasite’ and ‘Everything Everywhere’
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🎧 Two Days Out: Oscar Shockers, Shorts and Second Thoughts
Need help winning your Oscar pool? I’ve got you covered
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Michael B. Jordan’s Big Night Happened at the Exact Right Time
The ‘Sinners’ star’s speech at the Actor Awards may have just made him the Oscar frontrunner
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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
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.














