A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.
First, Katey catches up with Premiere Party's Richard Lawson from across town in Cannes, where they talk about festival hits like Club Kid and Hope and why this festival has been an especially weird one. Next, Katey talks to Daniel Radcliffe about his turn toward TV comedy with The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, his earliest comedy influences, and how he learned that he too could be funny. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Welcome To Cannes 01:57 Paper Tiger Leads Oscar Buzz 05:32 Adam Driver's Career-Best? 08:19 Predicting The Palme D'or 10:22 The Booing Tradition 12:50 Why Club Kid Won Cannes 15:24 Hope's Big Budget Action 17:09 Big Spectacle Vs Quiet Art 19:25 Coward Could Be A Contender 20:49 The Queer Palm 23:35 Our Favorite Films So Far 28:04 Next: Daniel Radcliffe 29:13 Why He Couldn't Say No To Reggie 32:14 Playing Arthur Tobin 34:32 The Comedies That Shaped Him 38:51 Finding His Comedic Voice 42:34 Hosting SNL At 21 47:17 Learning To Dance On Demand 49:36 The Truth About The Car Jump Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The host of KCRW's Sam Sanders Show joins Katey to look ahead to some unexpected highlights of the summer movie calendar. Then Chris Rosen talks to Wonder Man's star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II about making a very different kind of Marvel show, and one with a lot to say about Hollywood itself. 00:00 Intro 00:52 Why Summer Movies Still Matter 03:15 Devil Wears Prada 2 Surprises 04:41 What Makes a Movie a Hit 05:54 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 06:53 Cannes and the Endless Awards Tour 08:39 Enough With the Star Wars 09:16 Toy Story 5 Backlash 11:00 Is God Is Breaks the Mold 12:13 Amazon Bets on Theatrical 13:54 Seth Rogen Enters Clooney Territory 15:44 Keke Palmer Deserves Better 17:22 Josh O'Connor's Big Summer 18:37 The Academy's Instagram Revenge Tour 19:50 One Night Only's Rules? 22:02 Zendaya Needs a Central Role in a Movie 24:35 The Odyssey Will Start the Biggest Fights 26:08 Power Ballad 28:01 Next: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 29:08 Joining the Marvel Universe 31:10 Playing an Actor on Screen 32:40 The Struggle to Be Seen 35:05 Acting Origins 36:39 Building the Relationship With Ben Kingsley 39:24 Pulling Back the Curtain on Acting 42:08 What's Next for Simon 43:41 Staying Humble 45:14 Building a Production Company Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey is joined by The Ringer's Joanna Robinson to catch up on a lot of Emmy contenders that premiered earlier in the season, from smash hits like Pluribus and Task to the smaller shows we're still rooting for. Then, Christopher Rosen catches up with Industry's dynamic duo about what might be next for Harper and Yasmin, and how the London-set tech show keeps throwing out new surprises. 00:00 Intro 01:12 New Oscar Rules! 02:06 International Feature Rule Change 03:53 Crediting the Director 05:13 Double Acting Nominations 06:48 Double Acting Examples 08:57 AI Rules 11:44 How to Process This Much TV 13:02 The Gamble of What to Pick to Cover 15:13 Covering Widows Bay 17:51 Task and Tom Pelphrey 18:42 Building Non-IP Cornerstones 22:57 The Lowdown & FX's Identity 27:00 The Comedy Actor Race 28:08 Overdue Emmy Narratives 29:58 Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus 32:05 The Scale of Pluribus 34:02 Lead Actress in The Pitt 34:41 Zendaya's Euphoria Future 38:24 All Her Fault & Limited Series 39:12 The Diplomat 41:07 Next: Marisa Abela & Myha'la 41:37 Marisa Abela & Myha'la 42:37 Approaching the Finale Breakup 44:26 Harper's Complete Depletion 47:31 Evolving After Four Seasons 48:49 Yasmin's Voicemail Scene 52:24 Filling in the Subtext 56:33 Yasmin's Volcanic Temper 58:35 Harper's Hollow Success 01:01:53 Saying Goodbye to Eric 01:05:49 Fan Expectations Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey is joined by Indiewire's chief film critic David Ehrlich to talk about the final season of Hacks, whether it will cruise to victory at the Emmys, and why it's so hard to find TV comedies that actually make you laugh. Then Katey talks to Patrick Ball about moving from season 2 of The Pitt to Broadway, his viral story about paying off his student loans, and — very important to some of us, at least — North Carolina sports loyalties. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Bingeing Hacks 04:48 Bingeing vs Weekly Watching 06:05 Ava and Deborah's Push-Pull 08:08 Heading for Madison Square Garden 09:51 Writing Fictional Comedians 12:36 The Strong Supporting Cast 17:18 Evaluating the Cameos 17:58 The Comedy Emmy Race 19:45 Catching Up on Euphoria 22:27 The Bill Lawrence Universe 24:48 Hannah Einbinder at Cannes 26:31 Next: Patrick Ball 27:44 Juggling Broadway and the Pitt 29:24 Meeting the Pitt Fans 30:42 Gifts for Dr. Langdon 31:41 Navigating Fan Expectations 33:47 Filming the Neck Reset 37:20 The Finale Confrontation 39:14 The Cliffhanger Ending 39:59 Playing Early Recovery 43:05 The Struggling Actor Years 48:10 North Carolina Roots Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Chris Murphy joins Katey to talk about the return of HBO's Euphoria, how much the show has changed since it first premiered back in 2019, and whether it might earn Zendaya a remarkable third Emmy. Then talks to Matthew Macfadyen about playing yet another "slightly excitable Midwesterner" on Death by Lightning, but one who feels a long, long way from Tom Wambsgans. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Euphoria Returns 02:18 Minting New Movie Stars 04:59 Euphoria's Zoomer Aesthetics 06:28 The Idol Experiment 09:35 Season Three's Visual Shift 15:33 Rooting for Rue 18:10 Zendaya's Superstardom 21:17 Drama Actress Emmy Race 23:58 Colman Domingo's Impact 26:50 The Wider Drama Race 29:01 Next: Matthew Macfadyen 30:40 Origin of Death by Lightning 32:16 The Death by Lightning Beard 32:53 Evaluating New Scripts 34:27 Understanding Charles Guiteau 35:47 Researching a Forgotten Era 36:51 Playing a Delusional Narcissist 38:34 Acting Moment by Moment 41:20 The Thrill of the Unknown 42:25 Clashing Scene Dynamics 43:53 Fame and the Desire to Belong 45:24 Life Imitating Art on Set 46:24 The Comfort of Being a Gun for Hire 48:06 Leaving It to the Editors 48:59 The Artist's Right to Fail 50:07 Finding the Show's Tone 52:33 A Break from Excitable Characters Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
First, Katey is joined by Richard Lawson to take a close look at the new season of Beef and its fellow limited series Emmy hopefuls, plus a quick conversation about the newly announced Cannes lineup. Then Katey talks to Jean Smart about how she came around to loving the Hacks finale, and just how much TV comedy has changed since the days of Designing Women. 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Cannes Lineup 02:21 Anticipated Cannes Premieres 06:36 Battle of Japanese Auteurs 11:13 Reviewing Beef Season Two 20:16 The Limited Series Race 25:18 Limited Actress Predictions 28:43 The State of Peak TV 31:30 Next: Jean Smart 32:55 The End of Hacks 34:32 Designing Women Memories 35:51 The Multi-Cam Experience 41:30 Welcoming Guest Stars 45:07 Slapping Hannah Einbinder 48:30 AI & the Future of Acting 51:34 A Return to Theater Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
First, Elaine Low joins Christopher Rosen and Katey to look at the biggest contenders in this year's Emmy race, and what any of it can tell us about the state of the TV industry these days. Then Katey talks to director Steven Soderbergh about his new film The Christophers, how it's made him think about his own legacy as a filmmaker, and how it all led to his next project — an app about the making of Jaws. Really! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Kicking Off Emmy Season 01:49 The Vibe Around TV Right Now 04:09 Emmy Streaks & The Pitt 10:36 Euphoria's Return 13:22 Netflix's Stranger Things Finale 16:05 Comedy Contenders & Hacks 19:09 Rooting for Reggie Dinkins 24:12 Netflix & Limited Series 29:16 Death by Lightning 30:00 Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed 30:50 Elaine's Early Pick 31:24 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 33:40 Next: Steven Soderbergh 35:41 Origins of the Christophers 37:46 Walking Back Retirement 40:20 Adapting to the Industry 42:04 Writing Like It's 1989 44:02 Redefining Artistic Success 46:30 Discovered Precision on Set 51:16 The Public Viewing Diary 53:39 Cash Poor, Property Rich 56:33 The Myth of Bad Behavior 58:26 A Jaws Directing Clinic 01:04:00 The Director's Moral Contract 01:10:11 Beta Testing with Spielberg Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris are joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-hosts Chris Feil and Joe Reid to once again take a way-too-early look at next year's Oscar hopefuls, from practically guaranteed contenders like Dune Part 3 and The Odyssey to the potential curveballs. Plus, they take a look back at last year's predictions, which were very right about One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme and very, very wrong about many others. But what fun is predicting if you don't take some risks? 00:00 Intro 00:56 Predicting the 2027 Oscars 01:29 Looking Back at Last Year's Picks 39:57 Turning the Page to This Year's Picks 40:19 Expectations for Dune 3 44:54 Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine 47:37 Josephine's Sundance Buzz 52:19 Tom Cruise in Digger 56:25 Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey 01:00:22 Awards 2027 Speculation 01:03:19 Robert Pattinson in Lance Oppenheim's Next Film 01:04:36 2026 Biopic Roundup 01:08:12 Revisiting Project Hail Mary's Chances 01:10:37 David Fincher's The Adventures of Cliff Booth 01:13:50 Cannes Contenders 01:16:24 James Gray's Paper Tiger 01:17:05 Tony Gilroy's Behemoth 01:19:03 Aaron Sorkin Returns With The Social Reckoning 01:22:43 Jesse Eisenberg's Untitled Musical Comedy 01:24:30 Tom Ford's Star-Studded Cry to Heaven 01:26:12 Almodóvar and Mike Leigh at Cannes 01:26:58 Joel Coen's Jack of Spades 01:27:43 Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day 01:29:31 Greta Gerwig Takes on Narnia 01:30:25 Greg Kwedar's Saturn Return 01:31:51 Clarissa: A Reimagining of Mrs. Dalloway 01:33:03 Anton Corbijn's Switzerland 01:34:02 Final Best Picture Winner Predictions Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris discuss the new sci-fi adventure, which isn't just a great movie but, thank goodness, a hit. Then Katey talks to screewnriter Drew Goddard about how it all came together, from the friendship he formed with Andy Weir when adapting The Martian to how they navigated the movie through six years, a corporate takeover, and all the tiny rewrites it took to make something this good. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Review & Box Office Expectations 03:45 March Sci-Fi Release Corridor 05:51 Ryan Gosling's Star Power 08:14 Evolution Of Gosling's Comedy 13:30 Chemistry With Sandra Hüller 14:49 Rocky The Alien 16:07 Lord & Miller's Directing 18:40 2027 Oscar Potential 21:28 Winning An Oscar As A Movie Star 23:20 Drew Goddard 25:15 Origins Of The Movie 27:19 Balancing TV And Features 29:28 Developing An Epic During Covid 31:33 Writing The First Draft 34:13 Writing Rocky The Alien 36:20 Teaming Up With Lord & Miller 37:51 Surviving Studio Shuffles 39:27 Writing For IMAX & Theaters 47:13 Sandra Hüller As Stratt 51:16 Are Screenwriters Endangered? 54:27 Managing Big Budget Anxiety 56:25 Opening Weekend Emotions Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris cap off their epic Oscar watchalong with a recap of everything that happened at the 98th Academy Awards, from the One Battle After Another triumph to some major, thrilling surprises. It's all over! Here's what we thought in the end. 00:00 Intro & The 98th Academy Awards Reactions 01:27 One Battle After Another And Sinners 03:43 Michael B. Jordan's Best Actor Win 07:16 Casting & Cinematography Surprises 10:21 A Beautiful In Memoriam Segment 12:08 Musical Performances 13:48 Conan O'Brien 20:01 Best Presenters 20:57 Kumail Nanjiani Handles an Oscar Tie 23:41 Sean Penn's Absence & Kieran Culkin's Speech 26:37 Did the Oscars Get It Right? 33:21 Timothée Chalamet's Tough Night Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris share their final predictions in all 24 Oscar categories, including plenty of debate and some last-minute changing of minds, especially in those three challenging acting categories. Then, Katey catches up with Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Lynette Howell Taylor, revealing what happens in the last-minute preparations for the Oscars, how the Academy pulls off big changes like moving to YouTube, and some of their all-time favorite Oscar moments. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen dissect the genuine surprises from the Actor Awards, the Sinners surge, and why this is all good for Wagner Moura, too. Then they dig into the 15 films nominated across the three short film categories, and try to predict who might win — though be warned, watching the shorts is sometimes incredibly unhelpful for actually predicting who will win. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The best actress Oscar nominee returns to the podcast to share what it means that her heartfelt musical became a box office sensation, and reveals when she'll finally find the time to process the craziness of awards season — she has a specific time and date in mind, believe it or not. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen gather just hours after the BAFTA Awards to discuss some thrillingly surprising acting wins, and look ahead to how it might predict the Actor Awards and Producers Guild Awards coming up this weekend. Then Katey talks to best supporting actress nominee Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas about how starring in a huge international hit can change your life — and how to protect yourself in the process. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The Blue Moon star joins to talk about the big risk he and his old friend Richard Linklater took to make their film about Lorenz Hart, and why he always leaves the Sundance Film Festival eager to make his next movie. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Jacqueline Coley, awards editor at Rotten Tomatoes and host of Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley, joins Katey to dive deep into the Independent Spirit Awards, look ahead to the BAFTA and Actor Awards, and figure out which Oscar races have the most upset potential. Then Wunmi Mosaku joins to talk about how she found her way to her character Annie in Sinners, and what she's taken away from the whirlwind awards season process that came next. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
What does it really feel like to be an Oscar nominee, and what do they all talk about when they get together? We went to the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon to find out for ourselves. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Film critic Katie Walsh joins Katey to talk about meteoric rise of Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the intense fandom that's developed around them, and what their sudden stardom ought to teach Hollywood. Then Katey talks to Harry Melling about his bold and surprisingly sweet romance Pillion, which required some predictable risks — working with a first-time director, learning to ride a motorcycle — but also the unexpected terror of shaving his head for the first time. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Mike Hogan joins Katey and Chris to talk about the surprising optimism he found on the ground at Sundance, plus some of the festival's buzziest titles like I Want Your Sex and Josephine. Then, K-Pop Demon Hunters co-director Maggie Kang looks back at the tiny details she fought hard to include in the breakout film, and how she and her collaborators kept reminding themselves to make a film that was both heartfelt and "kind of stupid." Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen check in on the latest Oscar buzz since the nominations announcement, and then Alison Brower joins direct from Park City to share the news from the ground at Sundance, from starry chess matches to the ways real-world politics are breaking through the festival bubble. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen share their Oscar predictions in 21 categories (everything except the shorts), try to see the surprises coming, and admit that in some categories — we're looking at you, best supporting actress— a surprise is basically guaranteed. Join us live on Substack or The Ankler's YouTube page to watch the nominations announcement live on Thursday morning! Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler. Chapters: 00:00:00 INTRO 00:03:49 BEST CASTING 00:07:53 BEST ORIGINAL SONG 00:12:11 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 00:14:49 BEST SOUND 00:16:58 BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 00:19:55 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 00:22:58 BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING 00:26:12 BEST COSTUME DESIGN 00:28:23 BEST FILM EDITING 00:30:21 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 00:34:42 BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 00:37:24 BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE 00:40:08 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE 00:42:44 BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 00:45:52 BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 00:48:25 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 00:52:32 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 00:57:20 BEST ACTOR 01:02:05 BEST ACTRESS 01:05:26 BEST DIRECTOR 01:09:09 BEST PICTURE
Katey and Chris Rosen gather the morning after the Golden Globes to talk about the night's big winners and surprises, the state of the Oscar race and voting begins, and why we're not seeing the same political speeches we had during the first Trump era. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen break down the biggest surprises of the Critics Choice Awards, and preview the busy week of awards events ahead, all leading up to Sunday night's Golden Globes, which they'll be watching live on Substack — see you there! Then, Katey talks to Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominee Michael B. Jordan about how he captured two distinctly different twin characters in Sinners, and what he's taken from his collaboration with Ryan Coogler as he builds a directing career himself. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The star and director/co-writer of the bold new musical join Katey to talk about how they built the initial bond that got them through the challenges— both expected and not— of ambitious indie film production. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Richard Rushfield and Christopher Rosen join Katey to share their top 10 films of the year, a countdown that ranges from animated blockbusters to underseen indies to, yes, some major Oscar contenders. Then, Katey talks to Amy Madigan about her transformative turn as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, how she convinced the child actors she worked with on set not to be scared of her, and how she's handling this major moment in what's already been a thrilling decades-long career. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Tyler Coates joins Katey to look back at the year in awards news, including the blockbuster deal between the Oscars and YouTube. Then Katey talks to Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve about her reunion with director Joachim Trier, why she cried the first time she even knew the story behind the film, and what happened after The Worst Person in the World made her an international star seemingly overnight. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The director and co-writer of Jay Kelly joins Katey to talk about how the challenging production of White Noise led him to this story, and a new collaborator in Emily Mortimer. Plus, he loves shooting on soundstages, his own weird experiences at film festivals, and why Laura Dern in this movie leaves you wanting more. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Natalie Jarvey, the author of the Like and Subscribe newsletter, gathered on Substack Live to discuss why the Academy struck a deal with YouTube to air the Oscars, who might win the most in this deal, and what kind of changes we might expect for the Oscars going forward. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris break down the newly announced Oscar shortlists in 11 categories, from how the brand new casting Oscar might affect the race to the surprising results for Sirat. Then Katey talks to Song Sung Blue star Kate Hudson about the big leap of faith that went into her new movie, and how she looks back at 25 years of her career. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Richard Rushfield, Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen taped a special Prestige Junkie episode to discuss what Richard rightly hailed as Rob Reiner's “towering career of a towering presence” in the industry. From his early days as a sitcom star on All in the Family to his remarkable 12-year run of feature films, starting with 1984's This Is Spinal Tap and ending with 1996's The American President — with 1986's Stand By Me, 1987's The Princess Bride and 1989's When Harry Met Sally among those in between — Reiner influenced a generation. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The Golden Globes and Critics Choice-nominated star of Monster: The Ed Gein story reveals that he's still just "a frustrated writer and director" at heart, and shares how his lifelong love of storytelling brought him to the ambitious limited series about the serial killer, plus a whole lot of other projects that seemed like they'd be impossible to make. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris Rosen break down the Golden Globes nominations, from that surprising Wicked snub to the absolute Neon domination. Then, Katey talks to Jeremy Allen White about what a lifetime onscreen has taught him about capturing a character, and why he needed a week of deliberation before he could say yes to Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The Cannes best actor winner is thrilled that his first role in Portuguese in 12 years has gotten him the most acclaim of his career— and that The Secret Agent has shone a light on a part of Brazil that's especially close to his heart. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Christopher Rosen joins Katey to share the scoop from inside the Gotham Awards, from the stars getting the biggest applause to some seriously surprising wins. Katey, meanwhile, dishes on what she can share about the latest Avatar movie, including a look at how it can fit into the Oscar race. After that, hear Katey's conversation with Claire Danes, who is the star as well as the producer of the new Netflix limited series The Beast in Me. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The star of The Smashing Machine has long built his movie career on a philosophy of "audience first," which has led him to immense levels of Hollywood success, but also a nagging feeling somewhere deep in his chest that he could do more. Now that he's pulled off his transformation into MMA fighter Mark Kerr, and his behind-the-scenes collaboration with Benny Safdie, he joins me this week to talk about what else might be next. This is the first of several special Saturday bonus episodes we'll be running through mid-January — enjoy the extra conversations! Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Gregory Elwood of The Playlist joins Katey to look at the week's big releases Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2, plus the flurry of last minute awards campaigning ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Then Katey talks to Hamnet director Chloe Zhao about how she reimagined Shakespeare's life, and the last-minute rewrite that led to the film's stunning final scene. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Rebecca Ford joins Katey to talk about all the highlights of the Academy's Governor's Awards, where virtually every Ocsar hopeful was in attendance and Tom Cruise, now an honorary Oscar winner, was the king of the reaction shots. Then you'll hear the conversation Katey had live in Hollywood last week with Jenny Han, the co-showrunner of The Summer I Turned Pretty, which wrapped its three seasons with a bang this summer — though as you'll hear Jenny explain, the story is far from over. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Joe Reid returns to tell Katey why he's devoted so many of his Prestige Junkie Pundits predictions to underdogs, and who we're both rooting for this season. Then listen to the conversation that Katey and Christopher Rosen had live onstage at the Denver Film Festival last week, talking to director Gus Van Sant about his bracing and darkly funny new film Dead Man's Wire. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Indiewire's Marcus Jones joins Katey to talk about the stress and satisfaction of publishing Oscar predictions online, and why we usually want to be wrong. Then Katey talks to Sydney Sweeney about everything she put into her new film Christy, from training to play the boxer Christy Martin to what she considers her main job as a producer and the first person on the call sheet: making sure everyone on set is taken care of. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
The New Yorker's Michael Schulman joins Katey to talk about the narratives that are already driving this Oscar season, and the drama we expect to continue all the way until the big next. Then Tracy Letts discusses his role as a general in A House of Dynamite, how he juggles an incredibly busy career across screen and stage, and how his role in the new FX series The Lowdown became a homecoming. Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey and Chris check in on the highlights of their time at the Montclair and Middleburg Film Festivals, which for Katey included a live onstage conversation with Zoey Deutch, the star of Richard Linklater's French New Wave tribute Nouvelle Vague Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey reunites with her former Little Gold Men co-host Richard Lawson to look back at the highlights of this year's New York Film Festival, including Bradley Cooper's late-breaking contender Is This Thing On? and a memorable night of people-watching at the Polo Lounge. Then One Battle After Another breakout star Chase Infiniti joins to talk about how she convinces Leo and PTA to participate in TikToks, how she learned to let loose on the film's set, and who she's taking advice from now that she's a truly minted movie star. Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Vanity Fair's Kase Wickman and The Ankler's own Chris Rosen join Katey to explain exactly what Taylor Swift brought to theaters this weekend, and why making her own movie at last might be the last mountain left for the pop icon to conquer. Then Katey talks to Mary Bronstein, whose darkly funny and surreal If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is the result of years of work and struggle — but absolutely zero compromise. Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Richard Rushfield joins Katey to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's movie of the moment and reflect on the wild year for the studio that made it, Warner Bros. Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Check out our newly relaunched Prestige Junkie Pundits to see Katey's full Oscar predictions. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey is joined by Tyler Coates to discuss their biggest burning questions about this year's Oscar race, from how Warner Bros will juggle two seemingly surefire best picture nominees to how our fraught political moment will affect all of it. Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. Subscribe today for just $5 a month. Check out our newly relaunched Prestige Junkie Pundits to see Katey and Tyler's full Oscar predictions. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey Rich and Chris Rosen share their instant reactions to the 77th Annual Emmy Awards, from thrilling victories for Jeff Hiller and Katherine LaNasa to some puzzling choices by host Nate Bargatze. For much more from us on Emmys night, Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can revisit our full three-hour Emmy night watchlong. Subscribe for just $5 a month and join us! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
In front of a live audience at the TIFF Industry conference, I was joined onstage by Joel Edgerton, the star and executive producer of the lyrical new Netflix film Train Dreams. We talked about that gorgeous movie but also so much more, from how he and his brother Nash started making movies together at home in Australia to what it felt like to be a "stowaway" on a Star Wars set early in his career to what he's learned from working for Kathryn Bigelow, Baz Luhrmann, Barry Jenkins and many more directing luminaries. Though he may be most famous as an actor, Joel frequently works as a writer, director and producer, continuing to collaborate with his friends from his early days in Australia and even his brother — five days before our conversation, Nash was on set as his brother's stunt double. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the full video version of our conversation, which also includes some truly excellent audience questions at the end. Thanks to TIFF for partnering with us to make this happen, and thanks to everyone who could be there in person! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Katey reunites with her former Little Gold Men co-hosts David Canfield and Richard Lawson now that they've also wrapped up their time at Vanity Fair but remain very much in the thick of awards season. David, calling from Telluride, explains how Hamnet became such a sensation there while Richard, a veteran of the Venice Film Festival, explains why Jay Kelly may have met such a muted response there. They also indulge in a bit of nostalgia for their old podcast now that all three of them have left it— but we guarantee there are even bigger things ahead. Subscribe to Prestige Junkie After Party for the video version of this podcast. Get tickets to Prestige Junkie Live in Toronto, with special guest Joel Edgerton! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Joyce Eng joins her old podcast co-host Christopher Rosen as well as Katey to look at the slates for the streamers who are diving into the Oscar race. Most of them, yes, are Netflix titles, and some really promising ones at that. But Apple and Amazon both have intrigue ahead— including one of the biggest wild cards of the season. Then Katey talks to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about their longtime directing partnership and how it led to The Studio, which has 23 Emmy nominations and pulls off the miracle of making the Golden Globes far more beautiful than they are in real life. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the video version of this conversation and all of our other podcasts. Join us here! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Nate Bargatze Knows His Best Shot at Making the Emmys GreatThe Emmy nominee for his special, Your Friend Nate Bargatze, is also preparing to host the show on September 15 — and to do so, he's got to translate what works for arenas full of fans into one of the most exclusive rooms in the world. In this special Saturday episode he talks about that, what he learned from many years of working his way up the stand-up ladder, and what he makes of YouTube fame vs. good old fashioned Hollywood stardom. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the video version of this conversation and all of our other podcasts. Join us here! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Live onstage at Televerse, I caught up with the Emmy winning host of Peacock's reality series The Traitors, which just wrapped production on its fourth season. While keeping mum about a few things, Cumming revealed plenty of secrets from within those castle walls, including the odd relationship he builds with the contestants, how he balances his work as a producer on the set as well as hosting, and what he gets to do in character as the show's host that he can't do anywhere else. Subscribers to Prestige Junkie After Party can watch the full video of this conversation as well as the panel that came immediately before it, where I got to catch up with a truly all-star lineup of Traitors contestants: Bob the Drag Queen, Boston Rob Mariano, Cirie Fields, Kate Chastain, Parvati Shallow, and Phaedra Parks. Subscribe now to watch! Thank you to Peacock for making this episode possible. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
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