The Awardist

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Saltburn writer/director Emerald Fennell, Best Director analysis Nov 30, 2023

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It's one of the most buzzed-about movies of Fall, but will Saltburn's shocking moments be too much for Oscar voters or will they appreciate the story's emotional complexity and commentary on status and class? We break down which categories Emerald Fennell's movie should and could get nominated, including the Best Director race. Awardist host Gerrad Hall also chats with Fennell about her second feature, starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. Plus, post-Gotham Awards analysis and who stands the gain the most from their win.

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Past Lives star Greta Lee, inside the Best Actress race Nov 22, 2023

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First reactions from The Color Purple are declaring it a series contender — Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez share their thoughts on the movie and who stands the best chance for nominations. Plus, the Best Actress race is a heated contest, with a dozen serious contenders — we discuss whether the Academy should expand the category to include more nominees. And Past Lives star Greta Lee chats with Gerrad about her emotional performance that could land her a Best Actress nomination.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone on Killers of the Flower Moon Nov 16, 2023

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Killers of the Flower Moon stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone reflect on their experience making Martin Scorsese's epic about the Osage Reign of Terror in 1920 Oklahoma. Plus, EW writer Lauren Huff joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss Jimmy Kimmel's return as Oscars host, how tributes from film festivals and awards bodies factor into campaigns, and audience reaction to Emerald Fennell's new film Saltburn.

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Supporting actress race heats up with Taraji P. Henson, Julianne Moore, and more Oscars contenders Nov 09, 2023

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This year's supporting actress race is a loaded one: Does Oppenheimer's Emily Blunt have the staying power to land her first nomination? Will The Color Purple score two noms with Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson? Will Da'Vine Joy Randolph's understated and emotionally raw performance take her to the Oscars? Will Julianne Moore add to her list of noms? EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi breaks down the action with Awardist host Gerrad Hall. Plus, thoughts on this year's long movie runtimes, and a look at the many contenders still to come. And EW Sr. Writer Devan Coggan takes us behind the scenes of the cover shoot for The Iron Claw, which is hoping to enter the ring this awards season. **This episode was recorded prior to the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.**

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Inside Elemental's Oscar chances and if Annette Bening can land best actress nomination Nov 02, 2023

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Disney-Pixar's Elemental was a surprise box office hit this summer, rising from the ashes of a disappointing opening weekend — Awardist host Gerrad Hall talks to the movie's director, Peter Sohn, about the movie's reception and complicated road to theaters. And EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi breaks down its chances for an Oscar nomination. Plus, Venice's best actor winner Peter Sarsgaard is now officially in the race with Memory, which just got distribution and will be released in December — we analyze how it could shake things up. And we discuss whether Annette Bening can score her fifth best actress nom for Nyad.

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Priscilla's Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, and the great Killers of the Flower Moon debate Oct 26, 2023

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Inside the debate over Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon — should it have centered more on Osage people or is its focus on those who murdered them for their money and land justified? Plus, EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi reveals which categories he thinks the movie will score nominations. And we chat with Priscilla director Sofia Coppola and stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi about their movie that takes audiences inside the sometimes dark relationship between Priscilla and Elvis Presley.

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Will Taylor Swift go for an Oscar? Plus, Pain Hustlers director David Yates Oct 19, 2023

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film — is it a documentary? A Best Picture contender? EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi shares what we know from our sources about whether the movie will be a contender, and in which category it could compete. Plus, Joey shares his thoughts on movies released in the first half that could be contenders in animation, production design, costumes, and other categories. And Air director Ben Affleck is receiving a special honor from the Gotham Awards — how will it factor into that movie's campaign? Plus, we talk to Pain Hustlers director David Yates about his big pharma movie starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, and Andy Garcia.

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How many Oscar nominations can Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer get? Oct 12, 2023

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Outside of The Dark Knight and The Dark Night Rises, Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan's biggest movie — not to mention one of the best reviewed and most ambitious. We look back on the movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb," with Nolan and stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr., who gathered prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike for EW's Around the Table video series. Plus, EW editor-in-chief Patrick Gomez and Awardist host Gerrad Hall break down the movie's potential Oscar nominations, which could come close to breaking a record.

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Barbie director Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling — plus, our predictions for Barbie's Oscar nominations Oct 05, 2023

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After it's record-breaking, $1-billion-plus worldwide run, we are looking back on Barbie's success this summer and take a look back at our Around the Table interview with director/co-writer Greta Gerwig, and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Michael Cera. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW's resident Oscars expert Joey Nolfi break down the movie's Oscar chances and which categories we think they'll be nominees.

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Early Oscar frontrunners out of fall festivals, Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest star Sandra Hüller Sep 28, 2023

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We kick off the new season of the Awardist by breaking down the fall festivals and discussing the early Oscar frontrunners to emerge from Telluride, Venice, and Toronto — from Poor Things and The Holdovers to American Fiction and Priscilla. Awardist host Gerrad Hall is joined by EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi and Sr. Writer Maureen Lee Lenker to take stock of the current state of the race. Plus, Gerrad chats with Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest star Sandra Hüller about her two very different performances this season.

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