Prestige Junkie
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The Clues Pointing to ‘Widow’s Bay’ Beating ‘Hacks’
The toughest Emmy race to call — unless you know where to look
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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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9 Cannes Movies I Can’t Wait to See — Even as American Films Lag
Neon is all over the just-announced lineup. Plus: Why the Oscars had to stay in March
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🎧 Steven Soderbergh on Art, Commerce & Legacy
The renaissance filmmaker on his new film, ‘The Christophers.’ Plus: An early Emmy season primer
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The Spinoff Trap: ‘Testaments’ Puts Emmy’s Old Habits to the Test
From ‘Better Call Saul’ to ‘House of the Dragon,’ voters rarely reward the follow-up
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Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and the Art of Promoting Everything at Once
‘The Drama’ costars have two more blockbusters together this year — a flex, and a warning, about modern stardom
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🎧 Recklessly Early Oscar Predictions for 2027
From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to ‘The Odyssey,’ it’s never too soon to start thinking about next year’s top contenders
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‘The Comeback’ vs. ‘Hacks’: A Battle of Hollywood’s Last Women Standing
Lisa Kudrow and Jean Smart’s characters are ruthless commentary on aging, AI and the humiliations — and triumphs — of staying relevant
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‘Love Story’ Brings the Emmy Race Back to the ’90s
Breakout stars, buzzy controversy and Naomi Watts’ Jackie O — why the FX series could be a major contender this spring
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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
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Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.