The Awardist

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The Awardist Emmys 2023 coverage starts April 10th, 2023 Apr 03, 2023

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Turn on your TVs, it's EMMYS season!! Join me, EW executive editor Gerrad Hall and other TV obsessed, opinionated EW staffers as we track the winding road to TV’s biggest night. We’ll keep track of all the gasp-worthy moments, break down unforgettable scenes in exclusive interviews with the stars themselves, and make our predictions for who will walk away with a coveted statuette. Will we pick right? Follow along with The Awardist Mondays starting April 10th, 2023 wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to check out ew.com/awardist for more Emmys content.

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The best and worst moments of the 2023 Oscars Mar 13, 2023

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From the domination of Everything Everywhere All at Once and host Jimmy Kimmel to Lady Gaga and the champagne carpet, Awardist host Gerrad Hall is joined by EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez, critic Leah Greenblatt, and awards expert Joey Nolfi on Twitter Space to break down the best and worst moments of the 2023 Oscars.

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Our Oscar winner predictions for Best Picture, Actor, Actress, more Mar 06, 2023

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Austin, Brendan, or Colin? Cate or Michelle? Angela or Jamie? And can anything beat Everything Everywhere All at Once for Best Picture? Awardist host Gerrad Hall is joined by EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez and awards correspondent Dave Karger to break down 10 top categories — Picture, Director, Actor and Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress, Original and Adapted Screenplay, Animated, and Documentary — with our predictions for who will win the Oscar in each.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once's journey, Best Picture analysis Feb 27, 2023

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Awardist host Gerrad Hall is joined by EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez to discuss the impact of the BAFTA and DGA Awards. And we look back on the journey of the Best Picture contender Everything Everywhere All at Once, starting with the movie's world premiere at 2022 South by Southwest, where stars Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu, and co-directors/writers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert sat down for our Around the Table series — a time before they had any idea how well their movie would perform.

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Black Panther star Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Top Gun's chances, more Feb 20, 2023

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Awardist host Gerrad Hall is joined by EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez and sr. writer Devan Coggan to discuss Top Gun: Maverick's Best Picture chances plus its star and producer Tom Cruise, who was the main attraction for many attendees at the Oscar nominees luncheon. Plus, we break down the supporting actor and actress categories and speak with one of those nominees, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Angela Bassett.

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Breaking down Steven Spielberg's Best Director chances, plus Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch chat with The Awardist Feb 13, 2023

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EW sr. writers Joey Nolfi and Maureen Lee Lenker join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans and his chances of winning the Best Director Oscar, who they think should've been in the category but was shut out, and nominated actors Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch, who both speak with The Awardist about their memorable performances.

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Andrea Riseborough's campaign, and The Whale star Brendan Fraser Feb 06, 2023

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EW sr. movies editor Joshua Rothkopf and writer Lauren Huff join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to examine the Best Actor race, where Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, and Austin Butler have all emerged as winners this awards season — and Fraser sits down with EW's Joey Nolfi for a thoughtful and reflective conversation about his body of work and this career-changing role. We also break down the campaign tactics that lead to an investigation of Andrea Riseborough's nomination, share our thoughts about her work in the movie 'To Leslie,' and analyze the Best Actress race, which seems to be a toss-up between Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh.

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Grammy winner predictions, plus host Trevor Noah previews the big show Jan 30, 2023

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Awardist host Gerrad Hall, EW critic Leah Greenblatt, and sr. editor Jason Lamphier break down four of the Grammys biggest categories and give their predictions: Best New Artist, Best Song, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year — what will happen if Beyoncé doesn't win yet again? Plus, Gerrad chats with Grammys host Trevor Noah and executive producer Ben Winston about the performances, whether Beyoncé and Harry Styles will take the stage (and if Ben's daughter, who's heard at the beginning of Styles' 'As It Was,' will also join him), if we might see Noah sing, and more.

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Breaking down the snubs, surprises, and more from the 2023 Oscar nominations Jan 24, 2023

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From Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler to Michelle Williams, Tom Cruise, and Brian Tyree Henry, EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez, sr. movies editor Joshua Rothkopf, and Awardist host Gerrad Hall react on Twitter Space to the snubs, surprises, and more from the 2023 Oscar nominations.

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Final Oscar nomination predictions, plus Bill Nighy and Emma Thompson Jan 23, 2023

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We break down who we think will be nominated in the top six categories, including who could be a surprise and who would be considered a snub. Can a late surge from Andrea Riseborough put her in the Best Actress race? And we discuss how the Critics Choice Awards could affect the Oscar nominations. Plus, EW awards correspondent Dave Karger talks to Living star Bill Nighy and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande star Emma Thompson.

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