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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.
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- 5 days ago1h 34m
Supporting Actor Power Rankings with Erik Anderson and Ryan McQuade, Plus Ruth Madeley on Being Heumann
Our acting race deep dives return with Awards Watch’s Erik Anderson and Ryan McQuade joining to wonder which Odyssey contender is the strongest, which Oscar winners might be in the hunt for round two, and how to make sense of Robert Pattinson’s role in the race. Then Katey talks to Being Heumann star Ruth Madeley about the whirlwind of starring in her first Hollywood film, how she went from an activist for disability rights to a thriving acting career, and what she has in common with Judy Heumann, whom she plays in the film. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Inside A Busy Awards Week 04:21 A Wide Open Supporting Race 06:03 The Case For Steve Buscemi 09:07 Tom Holland's Odyssey Push 11:58 Elliot Page's Hades Scene 13:31 Skyler Gisondo's Big Moment 17:00 Ruffalo On Ruth's Coattails 17:59 Adam Driver In Paper Tiger 21:10 Riz Ahmed And Digger 24:35 Everyone's Lists Converge 27:51 Leguizamo Wants It Badly 31:57 Edward Norton's Invite Monologue 34:14 Colman Domingo Plays Joe Jackson 37:22 Andrew Garfield's Villain 43:06 Sam Rockwell: Co-Lead Contender 48:42 Is Paul Giamatti Vulnerable? 54:45 Why Guitarricadelafuente Is Surging 01:02:18 The Robert Pattinson Wildcard 01:07:48 Coming Up: Ruth Madeley 01:08:36 Academy Museum Gala Whirlwind 01:10:18 Leading A Hollywood Movie 01:12:07 Stumbling Into Acting 01:14:06 Activism Meets On-Set Collaboration 01:15:24 Building An Accessible Set 01:17:44 Finding Judy With The Director 01:20:47 Stubborn Like Judy Heumann 01:21:49 Number One On The Call Sheet 01:24:34 Casting And Disabled Joy 01:26:29 Intimacy And Disability On Screen 01:28:32 Writing Alongside Acting 01:29:48 Mastering Judy's Accent And Asl Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
You Can See Everything and Festival Hype, Plus Alden Ehrenreich on His Very Big Year
David Canfield joins Katey and Chris to recap the biggest hits of the Montclair and Middleburg film festivals, plus the endless buzz around the new releases You Can See Everything and La Bola Negra. Then Katey talks to Alden Ehrenreich about jumping into his new film A Talent for Murder, how he wound up running an independent playhouse in Los Angeles, and how he’s grown since he started his career as a teenager. 00:00 Intro 01:36 'You Can See Everything' Breaks Containment 06:56 Will The Doc Branch Snub It? 11:02 Can A24 Land Four Best Picture Slots? 15:25 Netflix Reports Box Office For 'La Bola Negra' 20:37 Is Guitarricadelafuente A Real Acting Contender? 22:19 Taylor Swift Works The Academy Museum Gala 25:36 Inside Montclair Film Festival 28:54 'Wicker' Is The Surprise Crowd Pleaser 33:15 Middleburg Gossip And What's Next 36:41 Next: Alden Ehrenreich 36:50 The Movie That Came Back 37:59 Letting Go Of What You Can't Control 38:37 When The Edit Doesn't Track The Performance 41:26 Why Open A Theater 43:48 Starting Out With Coppola 46:17 Who Do You Actually Listen To? 48:46 The Risk Of La Theater 52:26 Rotten Tomatoes And Star Meters 53:59 How He Picks Directors 56:00 After Oppenheimer 58:40 The Ripley We Can't Name
- 2 weeks ago59 min
Oscar History Lessons with Joyce Eng, Plus Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Project Hail Mary
Bringing back our favorite recurring feature, in which we compare this year's Oscar race to previous years and see what we can learn. How is Matt Damon like Peter O'Toole? What if Inde Navarette's Oscar campaign is like Jennifer Lopez's? Joyce Eng joins Katey and Chris to explain it all. Then, Katey catches up with Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller about the nerves headed into their springtime box office hit, how they balance earnestness and comedy across their work, and the Hollywood legend who inspired Sandra Huller's unconventional onscreen style. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Coming Up... 01:49 Oscar Nerds Assemble: Historical Comps 02:18 Nobody Knows Anything Yet 04:21 Digger Box Office Bombs 07:50 Why Hollywood Is Rallying For Tom Cruise 10:37 Cruise's Path To A Nomination 14:01 Best Actor's Crowded Field 16:07 Is Project Hail Mary The Martian? 19:13 The Odyssey Comps 21:27 Could The Odyssey Get Snuck Up On? 24:01 Supporting Actress Wide Open 27:03 Julianne Moore And The Pattinson Gamble 30:13 Artificial And Festival Goggles 34:32 Can Ai Headlines Boost The Film? 35:37 Up Next: Phil Lord And Chris Miller 36:25 March Release, Maximum Pressure 37:19 Selling A Movie You Can't Pitch 39:42 Have Audiences Changed? 40:25 Optimism Versus Comedy 42:09 Why Getting Along Is Spectacular 44:19 Asking Collaborators To Be Scared 46:10 'A Film By A Lot Of People' 48:21 Directing As Two Minds 50:00 Ryan Gosling's Wild Instincts 51:34 Sandra Huller's Cozy Power 53:43 The Yellow Raincoat Theory 55:27 What You Leave In Someone's Head 57:29 The Stories That Make Us Cry Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
- 3 weeks ago1h 11m
Best Actress Power Rankings with Jacqueline Coley, Plus Rosalind Eleazar's Fight to Play Misty Green
Katey, Chris and Jacqueline share the ten actresses they think are likeliest to get Oscar nominations — and though they all agree on #1, there's a lot of debate otherwise. Then, Katey talks to Rosalind Eleazar about how she broke all of her own rules about auditioning while trying to get the lead role in Chris Rock's Misty Green. 00:00 Intro 01:27 Best Actress Deep Dive Begins 02:16 The Bias Against International Performances 03:33 Governors Awards Star Power 04:41 Taylor Swift Vs Jesse Eisenberg 05:30 Diane Warren And The Pig 07:32 Number Ten: The Picks 09:50 Zendaya's Banner Year Problem 13:33 Carrie Coon, The Chameleon 15:11 Gentle Monster And Netflix's Strategy 18:58 Rosalind Eleazar, Surprise Breakthrough 20:24 Sandra Huller's Many Paths 22:33 Romantasy Goes To The Oscars 24:52 The Undeniable Child Performance 26:26 Zendaya's Riskiest Role Yet 28:33 A Three-And-A-Half Hour Homer Pick 30:40 The Break Out Stars 32:29 The Palme Winner Nobody's Placing 34:03 Advocacy Picks: Madley And Bailey 37:06 The Indy Navarette Phenomenon 38:36 Very Strong Contenders 40:47 Olivia Wilde's Comeback Story 42:33 "Wouldn't That Be Interesting" To "I Guess She's In" 43:16 Second Place Picks 45:41 First Place Picks 48:52 Next: Rosalind Eleazar 49:48 Could She Have Played Misty Earlier? 51:08 Building Misty's Armor 52:28 Inventing 'Red Eye,' Misty's Emmy Show 53:56 Learning The Business Behind The Art 56:15 Controlling What You Can Control 58:27 The Grueling Fight To Land The Role 01:00:44 Bring Back In-Person Auditions 01:02:37 Immersing Herself In La 01:06:11 Hollywood's Brutal Disparity 01:08:47 The Double Feature: 'Bad Lieutenant' And 'Klute' Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
- Sep 29, 20261h 30m
Best Actor Power Rankings with Richard Lawson, Plus Olivia Wilde on The Invite
Richard Lawson joins Katey and Chris as everyone brings in their rankings of the 10 actors most likely to get nominated for best actor — with plenty of surprises, controversy, and movie stars to go around. Then Katey talks to Olivia Wilde about the long theatrical life of her film The Invite, which has had audiences talking — and arguing — since its hit theatrical release this summer. 00:00 Intro 01:16 Best Actor Race Top Tens 03:42 Jaafar Jackson's 'Michael' Gamble 07:20 Seth Rogen's Surprise Push 09:49 Ian Mckellen's Overdue Moment 11:55 Pedro Pascal And 'Behemoth' 14:53 Andrew Garfield Plays Sam Altman 17:52 The Biopic Impersonation Lane 20:38 Is Tom Cruise Really In Play? 26:10 Sebastian Stan And 'Fjord' Backlash 30:44 Robert Pattinson's Respect Problem 34:08 Ryan Gosling, Movie Star 37:21 Everyone Agrees On Turturro 39:58 Gosling Wants It Right Now 42:44 The Academy Is Primed For Tom Cruise 43:44 The Top Three Showdown 47:18 Malkovich Vs. Andrew Scott 49:46 Why Matt Damon Could Win 51:46 Could Scott Make History? 57:27 The Longshots We Forgot 01:02:01 Taking The Movie On Tour 01:04:07 35Mm Prints And Movie Palaces 01:06:02 What Audiences Taught Her 01:08:52 The Horror Of Hosting 01:10:11 The Souffle Shot 01:11:29 Building The Brain Trust 01:14:21 Designing A One-Location Film 01:17:04 How The Script Found Her 01:20:19 Becoming Angela 01:22:47 Performing Adulthood 01:24:21 Is This A Millennial Movie? 01:27:16 The Missing Daughter 01:29:27 The Wasted Night Off Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
- Sep 22, 20261h 12m
Los Javis on the Ambition That Drove La Bola Negra, Plus a Look at TIFF's Big Winners
Katey and Christopher Rosen discuss the Peoples Choice winners from the Toronto International Film Festival, including the big champion La Bola Negra. Then hear the conversation Katey had onstage a day before La bola negra's raucous TIFF premiere with Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, the directing duo also known as Los Javis. In their hourlong conversation they talk about the shared artistic influences that led to their first collaborations, how they created the film's epic scope on a relatively small budget, how they divvy up their roles on set, and some personal influences that made it into La Bola Negra. 00:00 Intro 00:49 The People's Choice Oscar Pipeline 03:08 La Bola Negra Takes It All 05:18 Standing Ovations Invade Tiff 06:11 Elsinore's Strange International Win 09:23 I Play Rocky's Second-Place Problem 12:29 Possible Love's Venice Heat 13:40 What Missed The List 16:55 Who Fills The Second International Slot? 20:25 Netflix's First Audience Award 22:08 Up Next: Los Javis 22:53 Live at TIFF With Los Javis 23:34 Processing the Cannes Best Director Win 28:12 From Actors to Creators 33:51 Why Music Drives Everything 36:27 Writing Like a Novel 38:33 One Small Play Becomes Three Stories 42:11 Making Lorca's Subtext Explicit 43:01 Spain's Unresolved Civil War 46:28 Making a War Epic on a Budget 50:32 Writing the Film for Guitarricadelafuente 54:15 Building Sebastian and Rafael's Bond 57:03 Working With a Family of Collaborators 58:51 How Two Directors Split the Job 01:04:14 Bombing a Town on Camera 01:08:28 Chasing the Bigger Challenge 01:09:47 A Queer Lens on History 01:12:14 Outro Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
- Sep 15, 202626 min
2026 Emmys Recap: Great Wins, Bad Production, and a Widow's Bay Triumph
Fresh from their marathon livestream watchalong of the 2026 Emmys, Katey and Chris — live from their Toronto Airbnb! — recap the highlights and lowlights of the night, from Allison Janney's delightful shock and the Widow's Bay sweep to the bad production choices that led to literal awkward silence onstage. For much more on the night, revisit our livestream on YouTube. 00:00 Intro 00:11 Live From Toronto After The Emmys 00:44 Widow's Bay Sweeps The Night 03:05 Hacks' Disappointing Farewell 04:57 Apple's Comedy Stranglehold 05:54 The Pitt's Divided Victory 10:45 Pluribus And Vince Gilligan's First Emmy 12:38 Beef Flops, Sally Field Surprises 14:32 The Categories They Cut 16:04 How The Broadcast Ran Short 17:59 The In Memoriam Done Right 20:27 McConaughey And Harrelson's Endless Bit 22:14 What We've Done At TIFF 25:28 What's Coming Next Season Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
- Sep 8, 202653 min
Telluride's Great Vibes and Emmy's Early Winners, Plus Andrew Garfield on the Stirring History of The Uprising
Katey catches up with Christopher Rosen as the Telluride Film Festival wraps up, discussing the huge buzz around films like The Debut and La Bola Negra and the one movie everybody seems to love the most. Then Katey talks to Andrew Garfield about his new historical epic The Uprising, what it's like to play a medieval peasant and Sam Altman in the same year, and some tips on how to quit social media — for two weeks, at least. 00:00 Intro 00:53 Telluride Vibes Through The Roof 03:52 Inside 'You Can See Everything' 08:59 What's Left To Know About Elizabeth Holmes? 11:06 Oprah Hugs Andrew Scott: 'Elsinore' 13:33 'Club Kid' Steals The Festival 18:26 A24'S Three Best Picture Plays 19:34 Nothing Flopped — And That's A Problem 21:14 'La Bola Negra': Netflix's Big Swing 23:55 Creative Arts Emmys: Widow's Bay Dominates 25:37 Beef's Brutal Weekend 26:58 Next Stop: Toronto 28:09 Next: Andrew Garfield 29:28 Down The Piers Plowman Rabbit Hole 32:52 Living Like A Medieval Ploughman 33:52 Building A Character Through The Body 36:07 Robin Hood And The Green Man 37:27 You Can't Play A Symbol 40:47 Who The Story Belongs To Now 44:05 Quitting Social Media 46:50 The Artificial State 48:32 A Year Of Back-To-Back Roles 50:42 From Sam Altman To The Ploughman Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
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