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Prestige Junkie
A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.
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Episodes
Ethan Hawke's Hope for the Future: "We're All So Much Stronger Than We Think" 23.02.2026 30:28
The Blue Moon star joins to talk about the big risk he and his old friend Richard Linklater took to make their film about Lorenz Hart, and why he always leaves the Sundance Film Festival eager to make his next movie. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe...
Oscar Upsets to Look Out for with Jacqueline Coley, Plus Wunmi Mosaku on Her Big Sinners Moment 17.02.2026 1:03:52
Jacqueline Coley, awards editor at Rotten Tomatoes and host of Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley, joins Katey to dive deep into the Independent Spirit Awards, look ahead to the BAFTA and Actor Awards, and figure out which Oscar races have the most upset potential. Then Wunmi Mosaku joins to talk about how she found her way to her character Annie in Sinners, and what she's taken away from th...
Live from the Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Rose Byrne, Ruth Carter, Stellan Skarsgard, and Many More 14.02.2026 48:56
What does it really feel like to be an Oscar nominee, and what do they all talk about when they get together? We went to the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon to find out for ourselves. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junk...
What Heated Rivalry Can Teach Us About Stardom, Plus Harry Melling on the Bold Leap of Pillion 10.02.2026 1:09:49
Film critic Katie Walsh joins Katey to talk about meteoric rise of Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the intense fandom that's developed around them, and what their sudden stardom ought to teach Hollywood. Then Katey talks to Harry Melling about his bold and surprisingly sweet romance Pillion, which required some predictable risks — working with a first-time director, learni...
Sundance's Signs of Life For Indie Film, Plus Maggie Kang on Her K-Pop Demon Hunters Wild Ride 03.02.2026 1:02:01
Mike Hogan joins Katey and Chris to talk about the surprising optimism he found on the ground at Sundance, plus some of the festival's buzziest titles like I Want Your Sex and Josephine. Then, K-Pop Demon Hunters co-director Maggie Kang looks back at the tiny details she fought hard to include in the breakout film, and how she and her collaborators kept reminding themselves to make a film that was...
Oscar Instagram Wars, The Sinners Surge, and the Latest From Sundance 28.01.2026 38:27
Katey and Chris Rosen check in on the latest Oscar buzz since the nominations announcement, and then Alison Brower joins direct from Park City to share the news from the ground at Sundance, from starry chess matches to the ways real-world politics are breaking through the festival bubble. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. ...
Our Final Oscar Nomination Predictions 20.01.2026 1:19:03
Katey and Chris Rosen share their Oscar predictions in 21 categories (everything except the shorts), try to see the surprises coming, and admit that in some categories — we’re looking at you, best supporting actress— a surprise is basically guaranteed. Join us live on Substack or The Ankler’s YouTube page to watch the nominations announcement live on Thursday morning! Subscribe today...
The Golden Globes Winners and What They Mean 14.01.2026 39:36
Katey and Chris Rosen gather the morning after the Golden Globes to talk about the night’s big winners and surprises, the state of the Oscar race and voting begins, and why we’re not seeing the same political speeches we had during the first Trump era. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe...
Critics Choice Winners and the Wild Awards Week Ahead, Plus Michael B. Jordan on His Sinners Double Act 06.01.2026 1:06:55
Katey and Chris Rosen break down the biggest surprises of the Critics Choice Awards, and preview the busy week of awards events ahead, all leading up to Sunday night's Golden Globes, which they'll be watching live on Substack — see you there! Then, Katey talks to Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominee Michael B. Jordan about how he captured two distinctly different twin characters in Sinners, and...
Amanda Seyfried and Mona Fastvold’s Fearless Collaboration on The Testament of Ann Lee 03.01.2026 37:52
The star and director/co-writer of the bold new musical join Katey to talk about how they built the initial bond that got them through the challenges— both expected and not— of ambitious indie film production. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prest...
Our Top 10 Films of the Year, Plus Amy Madigan on How Weapons' Aunt Gladys Set Her Free 30.12.2025 1:27:12
Richard Rushfield and Christopher Rosen join Katey to share their top 10 films of the year, a countdown that ranges from animated blockbusters to underseen indies to, yes, some major Oscar contenders. Then, Katey talks to Amy Madigan about her transformative turn as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, how she convinced the child actors she worked with on set not to be scared of her, and how she's handling thi...
An Awards Season Year in Review, Plus Renate Reinsve on the Emotional Wallop of Sentimental Value 23.12.2025 1:00:23
Tyler Coates joins Katey to look back at the year in awards news, including the blockbuster deal between the Oscars and YouTube. Then Katey talks to Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve about her reunion with director Joachim Trier, why she cried the first time she even knew the story behind the film, and what happened after The Worst Person in the World made her an international star seemingly o...
Noah Baumbach on the Surprising Similarities Between Barbie and Jay Kelly 20.12.2025 24:26
The director and co-writer of Jay Kelly joins Katey to talk about how the challenging production of White Noise led him to this story, and a new collaborator in Emily Mortimer. Plus, he loves shooting on soundstages, his own weird experiences at film festivals, and why Laura Dern in this movie leaves you wanting more. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes...
Bonus Emergency Episode: The Oscars Go to YouTube, with Natalie Jarvey 18.12.2025 19:08
Katey and Natalie Jarvey, the author of the Like and Subscribe newsletter, gathered on Substack Live to discuss why the Academy struck a deal with YouTube to air the Oscars, who might win the most in this deal, and what kind of changes we might expect for the Oscars going forward. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. S...
What the Oscar Shortlists Reveal, Plus Kate Hudson on Being the “Hurricane” of Song Sung Blue 17.12.2025 1:01:14
Katey and Chris break down the newly announced Oscar shortlists in 11 categories, from how the brand new casting Oscar might affect the race to the surprising results for Sirat. Then Katey talks to Song Sung Blue star Kate Hudson about the big leap of faith that went into her new movie, and how she looks back at 25 years of her career. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party...
BONUS EP: Remembering Rob Reiner, 'A Towering Career' 15.12.2025 30:13
Richard Rushfield, Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen taped a special Prestige Junkie episode to discuss what Richard rightly hailed as Rob Reiner's “towering career of a towering presence” in the industry. From his early days as a sitcom star on All in the Family to his remarkable 12-year run of feature films, starting with 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap and ending with 1996’s The American President — w...
Charlie Hunnam on Storytelling and Transforming Himself Into a Monster for The Ed Gein Story 13.12.2025 26:20
The Golden Globes and Critics Choice-nominated star of Monster: The Ed Gein story reveals that he's still just "a frustrated writer and director" at heart, and shares how his lifelong love of storytelling brought him to the ambitious limited series about the serial killer, plus a whole lot of other projects that seemed like they'd be impossible to make. Subscribe today to Prestige J...
The Best and Worst Golden Globes Nominations, Plus Jeremy Allen White On His Springsteen Transformation 08.12.2025 1:08:39
Katey and Chris Rosen break down the Golden Globes nominations, from that surprising Wicked snub to the absolute Neon domination. Then, Katey talks to Jeremy Allen White about what a lifetime onscreen has taught him about capturing a character, and why he needed a week of deliberation before he could say yes to Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie...
Wagner Moura’s Whirlwind Year with The Secret Agent— And What Comes Next 06.12.2025 24:08
The Cannes best actor winner is thrilled that his first role in Portuguese in 12 years has gotten him the most acclaim of his career— and that The Secret Agent has shone a light on a part of Brazil that’s especially close to his heart. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the ...
Gotham Awards and Avatar: Fire and Ash Buzz, Plus Claire Danes on the Surprising Origins of The Beast In Me 03.12.2025 1:16:02
Christopher Rosen joins Katey to share the scoop from inside the Gotham Awards, from the stars getting the biggest applause to some seriously surprising wins. Katey, meanwhile, dishes on what she can share about the latest Avatar movie, including a look at how it can fit into the Oscar race. After that, hear Katey's conversation with Claire Danes, who is the star as well as the producer of the new...
How Dwayne Johnson Learned to Put Himself First 29.11.2025 31:15
The star of The Smashing Machine has long built his movie career on a philosophy of "audience first," which has led him to immense levels of Hollywood success, but also a nagging feeling somewhere deep in his chest that he could do more. Now that he's pulled off his transformation into MMA fighter Mark Kerr, and his behind-the-scenes collaboration with Benny Safdie, he joins me this week to talk a...
Wicked: For Good Shakes Up Awards Season, Plus Chloe Zhao on the Lava That Led to Hamnet 25.11.2025 52:33
Gregory Elwood of The Playlist joins Katey to look at the week’s big releases Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2, plus the flurry of last minute awards campaigning ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Then Katey talks to Hamnet director Chloe Zhao about how she reimagined Shakespeare’s life, and the last-minute rewrite that led to the film’s stunning final scene. Subscribe today to Prestige...
Inside the Starriest Night of Awards Season, Plus Jenny Han on The Summer I Turned Pretty's Grand Finale 18.11.2025 49:37
Rebecca Ford joins Katey to talk about all the highlights of the Academy's Governor's Awards, where virtually every Ocsar hopeful was in attendance and Tom Cruise, now an honorary Oscar winner, was the king of the reaction shots. Then you'll hear the conversation Katey had live in Hollywood last week with Jenny Han, the co-showrunner of The Summer I Turned Pretty, which wrapped its three seasons...
The Oscar Underdogs We're Rooting For, Plus Gus Van Sant on the Secret to Staying Sane on a Movie Set 11.11.2025 58:12
Joe Reid returns to tell Katey why he's devoted so many of his Prestige Junkie Pundits predictions to underdogs, and who we're both rooting for this season. Then listen to the conversation that Katey and Christopher Rosen had live onstage at the Denver Film Festival last week, talking to director Gus Van Sant about his bracing and darkly funny new film Dead Man's Wire. Subscribe today to...
The Weird Science of Oscar Predictions, Plus Sydney Sweeney on Forging Her Own Path to Christy 04.11.2025 52:44
Indiewire's Marcus Jones joins Katey to talk about the stress and satisfaction of publishing Oscar predictions online, and why we usually want to be wrong. Then Katey talks to Sydney Sweeney about everything she put into her new film Christy, from training to play the boxer Christy Martin to what she considers her main job as a producer and the first person on the call sheet: making sure everyone...
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