Awards Chatter
Napa Valley StreamFest: ‘Shrinking’ Star Jason Segel Set for TV Performance of the Year Award, Live ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast Recording
The A-lister will participate in a career-retrospective interview prior to the award presentation on April 26.
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Film Academy CEO Bill Kramer on 2025 Oscars, Karla Sofía Gascón, AI and Trump’s DEI Crackdown
On THR's 'Awards Chatter' podcast, the head of the 97-year-old organization also discusses his path from Baltimore to Hollywood, the challenges of launching and growing the Academy Museum and the Academy's future.
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Guy Pearce Gets Choked Up Recalling Troubling Encounters With Kevin Spacey While Filming ‘L.A. Confidential’: “He Targeted Me, No Question”
The 'Brutalist' actor got candid about how the #MeToo movement led to a wake-up call: "I broke down and sobbed, and I couldn't stop. I think it really dawned on me the impact that had occurred."
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Oscar Nominee Ariana Grande on Making ‘Wicked’ and Her Greatest Hits, and the Pros and Cons of Being “Popular”
One of the biggest pop stars on the planet reflects on how she broke into showbiz as a kid, how music has helped her through tough times, why she always dreamed of playing Glinda, plus more.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jesse Eisenberg on ‘A Real Pain,’ Acting vs. Writing and Mark Zuckerberg 2.0
The Oscar-nominated writer (he's a finalist for his semi-autobiographical original screenplay about a transformative trip to Poland) and actor (2010's 'The Social Network') talks to THR about his life and career.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod – Edward Norton on ‘A Complete Unknown,’ “Outliving” ‘Fight Club’ Naysayers and Loving “Off-the-Hook” ‘Apprentice’
The three-time Oscar nominee has received Golden Globe, Critics Choice and SAG Awards nominations for his portrayal of Pete Seeger opposite Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan in James Mangold's acclaimed blockbuster.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Tilda Swinton on ‘The Room Next Door,’ Choosing People Over Projects and Her “Bizarre” Oscars Experience
The Oscar-winning performer — she doesn't call herself an actress — chats with The Hollywood Reporter about her life, career and new Pedro Almodóvar-directed film.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths,’ Mysterious Methods, Theatrical vs. Streaming and Loving ‘Anora’
The legendary English filmmaker sat down with THR during a rare trip, taken reluctantly, to Hollywood.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Adrien Brody on ‘The Brutalist,’ His Historic Oscar Win for ‘The Pianist’ and the Roller-Coaster Years In-Between
The 51-year-old, who at 29 became — and remains to this day — the youngest ever best actor Oscar winner, and on Sunday night won a best drama actor Golden Globe, looks back on an odds-defying life and career.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jude Law on ‘The Order,’ Anthony Minghella and the Challenge of “Changing the Narrative of a Public Persona”
The twice Oscar-nominated Englishman has a candid conversation about his life and career with Scott Feinberg.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Lionel Richie on ‘The Greatest Night in Pop,’ His Biggest Hits and Why Love Songs Will Never Go Out of Style
The legendary singer-songwriter sits down with Scott Feinberg in Studio A at the former A&M Studios in Hollywood, where he and 45 other A-listers recorded “We Are the World” almost exactly 40 years ago.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Richard Gere on Reuniting With Paul Schrader on ‘Oh, Canada,’ Almost Passing on ‘Pretty Woman’ and How the Biz Has Changed
On the eve of the release of his latest film, in which he plays a dying documentarian, the 75-year-old, one of Hollywood's top leading men for the last 50 years, reflects on his life and career.
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