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The Awardist

Buckle up, it’s time to turn on the TV for Emmys season!

There’s so much tv to watch and Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast has you covered. From the early contenders to the unexpected gems, we are discussing it all.

Join EW’s editorial director Gerrad Hall, and his opinionated co-hosts every Thursday to keep up with the long road to TV’s biggest night.

The Awardist podcast always brings a star-studded guest list all season long.

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The Awardist drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts, and visit ew.com/theawardist for more.

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Latest Episodes:

Mare of Easttown’s Kate Winslet on wigs, Murdur Durdur, and going grim Aug 02, 2021

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Emmy winner and current nominee Kate Winslet joins The Awardist to talk about her hit HBO limited series Mare of Easttown — why audiences connected to much with her grieving mother character, getting the look just right (that’s a wig!), caring for Jean Smart after an on-set injury, SNL’s Murdur Durdur sketch, and much more. Plus, co-hosts Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall handicap the Limited/Anthology Series or Movie and Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie categories.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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Steven Canals and Mj Rodriguez on Pose’s legendary final season, plus the very dramatic Outstanding Drama Series race Jul 26, 2021

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Pose co-creator/writer/director Steven Canals and star Mj Rodriguez celebrate the show’s 9 Emmy nominations — including Rodriguez’s history-making Lead Actress nod — and explain the finale’s “Sex and the City moment.” Plus, EW’s Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall handicap the Outstanding Drama Series race and the Crown-tastic Lead Actress in a Drama category.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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How Hannah Waddingham manifested her ‘Ted Lasso’ role, and handicapping the Outstanding Comedy Series category Jul 19, 2021

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The Emmy-nominated ‘Ted Lasso’ star reveals how a plea to the universe in her garden resulted in a dream job that shoots 20 minutes from her house. Plus EW’s Gerrad Hall and Kristen Baldwin dive into the Comedy Series and Comedy Supporting Actress races — can anything stop ‘Ted Lasso’?

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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Emmy nomination snubs, surprises, more — and The Crown’s Emma Corrin & Josh O’Connor Jul 14, 2021

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Emmy nominations have been announced, and co-hosts Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall discuss the snubs and surprises, break down some of the top contenders — including The Crown, The Mandalorian, WandaVision, and Ted Lasso — and take a look at some of this year’s double nominees, including Jean Smart and Kenan Thompson. Plus, we talk to The Crown stars Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor — who played Princess Diana and Prince Charles on the fourth season of the Netflix drama — about their most “outlandish” rehearsal, the scenes that was almost ruined by pesky flies, and much more.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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The creator and stars of ‘It’s a Sin,’ and inside the supporting drama categories Jun 21, 2021

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Co-hosts Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall break down the packed supporting actor and actress in a drama categories, plus ‘It’s a Sin’ creator Russell T. Davies and stars Olly Alexander and Lydia West join us to talk about their powerful HBO Max limited series about the rise of HIV/AIDS in England and its impact on one group of friends.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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‘The Flight Attendant’ star and EP Kaley Cuoco reveals the hardest part of playing Cassie, plus how the Drama Series race is shaping up Jun 14, 2021

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Kaley Cuoco talks to The Awardist co-host Kristen Baldwin about coping with a lot of “up and down emotions” as star and exec producer of the HBO Max comedy-thriller The Flight Attendant. Plus, Kristen and co-host Gerrad Hall analyze the hotly-contested Drama categories, featuring everything from The Crown to The Mandalorian.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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Amber Ruffin on bringing musical humor to late night, plus why the variety talk/sketch race needs a shake-up! Jun 07, 2021

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Can you imagine launching a late-night talk show during a global pandemic? Amber Ruffin can! The host of Peacock’s The Amber Ruffin Show talks to The Awardist about breaking through in late night with music, hard truths presented with humor, and beautiful bow ties. Plus, Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall wonder what it will take to mix up the Outstanding Variety Talk and Outstanding Variety Sketch races — no offense to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Saturday Night Live, of course.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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'Chad' star Nasim Pedrad, and we break down the supporting comedy contenders May 24, 2021

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Co-hosts Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall examine the state of the race in the supporting comedy categories, which include the stars of Ted Lasso, Saturday Night Live, and The Flight Attendant. And Chad star Nasim Pedrad joins Gerrad to talk about her TBS comedy and a Persian American high school boy who’s desperate for popularity, reaction to the cringe comedy, her physical and mental transformation, her early career goals, what she learned from SNL, and more!

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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‘Cobra Kai’ star William Zabka, and the latest on the Comedy Series race May 17, 2021

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Co-hosts Gerrad Hall and Kristen Baldwin dive into the packed race for Outstanding Comedy Series, featuring Ted Lasso, The Flight Attendant, black-ish, Cobra Kai and more. Plus, Cobra Kai star and co-exec producer William Zabka on redeeming Johnny Lawrence, comparing bruises with co-star Ralph Macchio, and why he never thought The Karate Kid producers would cast him in the first place.

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The cast and makers of 'WandaVision,' and inside the Limited Series race May 10, 2021

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EW’s Kristen Baldwin and Gerrad Hall examine the very competitive Limited Series race, including The Undoing, The Queen’s Gambit, WandaVision, and more. Plus, WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, and Teyonah Parris, creator/writer/executive producer Jac Schaefer, and director/executive producer Matt Shakman join Gerrad for an extensive chat about the Disney+ Marvel series.

More at ew.com, ew.com/awardist, and @EW.

Host/Producers: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) and Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin); Producer/Editor: Lauren Klein (@ltklein); Executive Producers: Shana Naomi Krochmal (@shananaomi) and Carly Usdin (@carlytron).

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