The Awardist

The Awardist is back, and it’s time to talk Emmys! This week, Henry, Lynette and Kristen look at the potential nominees in two packed categories: Outstanding Leading and Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Plus, Veep’s Anna Chlumsky calls in to share details about the final season, including Amy Brookheimer’s very sexy makeover.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal, Piya Sinha-Roy and Bill Keith break down the very end of a very long awards season following the 2019 Oscars. From ‘Green Book’ to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Olivia Colman to Rami Malek, this year’s Academy Awards winners were…all over the map. Will this be the year that we look back on as a genuine turning point for diversity in front of and behind the camera? Will Academy vo...

EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal, Piya Sinha-Roy and Bill Keith talk through all the telecast drama before the Academy Awards, make one final set of bold predictions for what will happen and who will win, and take a look back at the people who get the very last word that night: the producers who accept for Best Picture. From Brad Pitt to Ben Affleck – to a bunch of guys you’ve probably never heard of – t...

Turner Classic Movie host Ben Mankiewicz joins EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal and Piya Sinha-Roy to definitively determine how an Academy Award-winning movie – or a losing one, or one that never even makes the nominations cut – might eventually become a time-honored, widely respected, and beloved classic film. Plus, we discuss who oddsmakers are predicting will win the big Oscars categories, how many a...

EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal and Joey Nolfi talk about Alfonso Cuaron’s win at the DGAs and the Academy’s slow trickle of teases about what will actually happen at the Oscars broadcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EW editors Shana Naomi Krochmal, Sarah Rodman and Katie Hasty break down the winners from the Screen Actors Guild Awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Academy Awards nominations are here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Vice’ director Adam McKay talks to The Awardist about his absurd, ground-breaking film that chronicles the rise to power of vice president Dick Cheney, starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Golden Globes remain Hollywood’s weirdest, drunkest, loudest, and most unpredictable awards show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EW breaks down the best musical or music-inspired films of 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EW breaks down the Golden Globe nominations and other big announcements about the ceremony with Shana Naomi Krochmal, Devan Coggan and Kristen Baldwin, from hosts Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg to the biggest snubs and surprises in TV and film. Plus: ‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama talks to Shana and Piya Sinha-Roy about her gritty Nicole Kidman film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

John C. Reilly joins The Awardist to talk ‘The Sisters Brothers,’ ‘Stan & Ollie’ and ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ a few of his films out in 2018, with EW’s Piya Sinha-Roy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ director Marielle Heller and co-star Richard E. Grant join The Awardist to talk about the Melissa McCarthy-led biopic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since 2010, when the Academy Awards expanded the Best Picture category to up to 10 nominees, two types of films have typically led the race for the top Oscar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s November and awards season is well underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final episode of the season, Henry, Lynette, and Kristen break down the nominees for the various Reality Competition and Variety Series categories. With The Amazing Race being nominated all 16 times, what are the chances it'll lose it's streak? (Also, why hasn't The Bachelor ever been nominated?!) And since Jeff Probst was snubbed, this may be RuPaul's year to win Best Host for Drag Race. P...

The nominees for Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress are competing on a level playing field now that voting rules have been updated to limit the amount of episodes in which they appear. Henry, Lynette, and Kristen discuss how this change effects who is most likely to take home the trophy in both the Drama and Comedy categories. Does hosting Saturday Night Live guarantee a win? Is Lin-Manuel Mirand...

Drama, drama, drama! It's a tight race for Lead Actor in a Drama, but will Sterling K. Brown edge it out over the stars of Westworld? Elisabeth Moss is likely to win for Lead Actress but Claire Foy and Sandra Oh are strong competition. And what are the chances Game of Thrones doesn't bring home the big trophy? Lynette and Kristen chat all about the Drama categories, plus Yvonne Strahovski joins th...

This week’s episode dives deep into the Limited Series category, from Lead Actor and Actress to the best series or movie. Is Darren Criss guaranteed to win for his role as Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story? Will Judith Light get the credit she deserves? Henry, Lynette, and Kristen break down who deserves the big win and who will most likely take home the trophy. Plus, Laura Dern joins the pod...

Henry, Lynette, and Kristen are back and breaking down all the Comedy categories. Was Alison Brie snubbed for her lead role in Glow? Will Kenan Thompson’s work on SNL finally be recognized? And which sitcom will likely take home the big trophy now that Modern Family and Veep are out of the running? Plus: Aidy Bryant joins the show to chat about her nomination for Best Supporting Comedy Actress for...

The 2018 Emmy nominations have been announced! Lynette and Kristen dissect the major categories and break down which of their predictions were right. Plus, the snubs and surprises that shocked us all. Credits: Hosts: Henry Goldblatt (@henrygoldblatt), Lynette Rice (@lynetterice), and Kristen Baldwin (@kristengbaldwin) Producer/Editor: Patrick Antonetti (@pja477) at Cadence13 Supervising Producer:...

In our final episode, Henry, Lynette, and Kristen discuss the categories of Lead Actress and Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Is this the year someone finally dethrones Julia Louis Dreyfus? Will a streaming service finally still the trophy from the network? Plus, Mayim Bialik joins the show to discuss her role on The Big Bang Theory. She reveals how the wedding episode affected her personally and t...

The category of Outstanding Limited Series is a hot topic this week. Lynette and Kristen discuss why it's time for the rules to be changed, and if this is the year a streaming service will win. Plus, Hayley Atwell joins the podcast to discuss her role on the period drama Howards End. She also reveals who convinced her to take the role and shares some fun behind-the-scenes stories of her love for p...

The Best Comedy category is fierce competition this year. From breakout hits like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Glow to fan favorites like Will & Grace and black-ish, Henry, Lynette, and Kristen debate which show should take home the top prize. Plus, Debra Messing joins the podcast to discuss the return of NBC's Will & Grace. She shares her inital hesitation about returning to the sitcom, and reve...

Henry, Lynette, and Kristen break down this week's category of Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Do Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia both deserve nominations for their roles on This Is Us? Or will Benedict Cumberbatch's star power sway the votes? Plus, the hosts discuss what Roseanne's cancellation could mean for the Emmys this year. Freddie Highmore, the star of ABC's breakout hit The Good Doct...