Awards Chatter Podcast
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Mikey Madison on ‘Anora,’ Her Oscar Nom, Tarantino and Advice for Young Actors
The newly-minted best actress Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner sat down with The Hollywood Reporter in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Guy Pearce on ‘The Brutalist,’ Chasing the Quality of ‘L.A. Confidential,’ Hating Himself in ‘Memento’ and “Sexual Predator” Kevin Spacey
The 57-year-old is a first-time Oscar nominee, in the category of best supporting actor, for his performance opposite Adrien Brody in Brady Corbet's VistaVision epic.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: James Mangold on ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Genre-Hopping and Why He Works So Well with Actors
The 61-year-old is a best director Oscar nominee for the first time in his decades-long career.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Ralph Fiennes on His Oscar-Nominated Performance in ‘Conclave,’ His Unusual Name and Why He May Never Direct Again
In front of an audience at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the revered English stage and screen actor reflects on how an early love of Shakespeare led him to acting, lessons learned from his best directors and playing a religious man experiencing a crisis of faith in Edward Berger's latest film.
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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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Listen to ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast Episodes With 13 of 2025’s Oscar Nominees
Don't miss our career-retrospective conversations with actors (such as Demi Moore and Edward Norton), filmmakers (Sean Baker) and songwriters (Elton John and Diane Warren) and others.
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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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How the ‘Home Alone’ Parents Were Able to Afford That Crazy House, Revealed by Director (Exclusive)
Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,’ also spoke to THR about how a “bizarre” meeting with Chevy Chase led him to the film in the first place and why he decided to cast Macaulay Culkin over 300 child actors.
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