Prestige Junkie
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Could Robert Pattinson Really Get Four Oscar Nominations?
Plus: Richard Jenkins is back in Emmy contention, and the TIFF docs to know
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🎧 Jane Schoenbrun’s Slasher Movie Is a Really Good Time in the Dark
The filmmaker on their horror satire with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Plus: studio plans for Oscar season
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🎧 Morgan Neville on Pharrell, Legos and a ‘Magical Thinker’
The Oscar-winning documentarian reveals what went into ‘Piece by Piece’ and why he took the project on
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‘Organized Chaos’: Remaking ‘SNL’ Brick by Brick
Jason Reitman, Jon Batiste and the ‘Saturday Night’ team on the immersive set, anarchy and music as ‘the villain in the film’
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🎧 Cristin Milioti on Staying Sane in ‘Crazy-Making’ Hollywood
‘The Penguin’ star goes deep on playing an unlikable character and the lingering toll of 2023’s strikes
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So Donald Trump Threatened to Sue Your Movie — Now What?
‘The Apprentice’ writer Gabriel Sherman tells me how he captured the person before he became the persona. Plus: Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ hangover
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Oscar’s Ground Game of Retail Politics
Strategists’ campaign roadmap? Regional festivals (hello, Middleburg!), social issues, and then, of course, the Governors Awards. Plus: The Zendaya question
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🎧 ‘The Wild Robot’ Director on the Hit’s Handmade Wonder
Chris Sanders explains the personal artistry that makes his animated film so immersive
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The Next Oscar Scandal is Already Brewing
Are we on the verge of an #OscarsSoMale redux? Plus: What’s vibing at NYFF
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Demi Moore and 6 Best Actress Narratives to Watch
The comeback, the overdue vet, the discovery: the stories that could power Moore, Adams, Jolie, Kidman and others to a nomination
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🎧 Will Ferrell and Harper Steele: Friendship Without Limits
The old pals and collaborators tell me about their bonding road trip doc, ‘Will & Harper’. Plus: Richard Rushfield’s early Oscar predictions
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5 More Films to Watch: The Best Picture Fight Starts Now
‘Conclave’, ‘Saturday Night’, ‘The Wild Robot’, ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘The Piano Lesson’ race to catch on in the next two months
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3 Strong Best Picture Contenders Emerge from Toronto (Maybe)
‘The Life of Chuck’ People’s Choice Award win puts a longstanding awards season winning steak in question. Plus: More from ‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofia Gascón
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🎧 The Magnetic Star of Netflix’s New Oscar Contender
Karla Sofia Gascón shares how she came to embody the title role in ‘Emilia Pérez’. Plus: Inside the Disney Emmys afterparty
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‘Hacks’ Beating ‘The Bear’ Was Exactly What the Emmys Needed
Plus 7 other takeaways, including my thoughts on drama series drama, terrible product placement and who should host the next awards show
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Pixar’s Pete Docter Doesn’t Know Where Cinema is Going Either
Even after a $1.6B hit, the animation giant’s creative leader tells me over avo toast how he worries about ‘problematic’ AI and pines for more ‘weird hallway interactions’
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.