The Awardist

The time has come — EW Oscars expert Joey Nolfi offers his final predictions for who will win at the 95th Academy Awards. He also shares insights into our annual secret ballot, where four anonymous voters (a director, writer, actress, and marketer) share their picks and why they voted (or didn't) for someone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unlike the 2023 BAFTA Awards, where none of the winners went on to win Oscars, this year's ceremony awarded many of the names we've heard all season — but Best Actor still remains a tight race between Cillian Murphy, who won the BAFTA, and Paul Giamatti, who's won many other precursors. We preview the SAG Awards and offer predictions for the main categories. Plus, Past Lives writer and director Celine Song, Oscar-nominated for her original screenplay, chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about her directorial debut and how her decisions behind the camera worked in service of her script, inspired by her own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Holdovers star and Best Actor nominee Paul Giamatti chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall. Plus, our thoughts on odds for that movie and whether it could pull off an upset over current presumed winner Oppenheimer, inside the Oscar nominees luncheon where Ryan Gosling and Messi, the dog from Anatomy of a Fall, were the big attractions, and which categories we'd love to see a surprise winner on Oscar Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell to Fantasia's Tina Turner tribute and Taylor Swift's big win, we recap highlight of the 2024 Grammys and discuss what Billie Eilish and Finneas' two wins for their Barbie song "What Was I Made For?" mean for their Oscar hopes. Plus, we talk to Rustin star and Best Actor nominee Colman Domingo about his performance at gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, as well as his upcoming roles as Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson and Nat King Cole, the latter of which a movie that he is also writing and directing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, or perhaps someone else be the big winnner at the 66th Grammy Awards? Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW Music Editor Jason Lamphier break down the top categories and offer predictions for who should and will win. Plus, Gerrad chats with The Holdovers Oscar nominees Da'Vine Joy Randolph about her quietly devastating performance in that film, which which she has dominated awards season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi do a deep-dive into the discourse surrounding Best Director and Best Actress snubs for Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, and why it points to a more complex issue within the minds of Academy voters. Plus, Joey offers his Oscar winner predictions for Best Picture, Director, and the four acting categories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW editor-in-chief break down the 2024 Oscar nominations in a live X Space, analyzing the biggest snubs — Barbie director Greta Gerwig, Barbie star Margot Robbie, Killers of the Flower Moon star Leonardo DiCaprio, and more — and surprises — Barbie star America Ferrera, American Fiction star Sterling K. Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off the SAG Awards nominations and Critics Choice Awards ceremony, EW awards expert Joey Nolfi and Awardist host Gerrad Hall analyze how those will impact the race, and Joey offers his Oscar nomination predictions for Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Animated Feature, and Song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four months later...the 2023 Emmys will finally be handed out. EW critic Kristen Baldwin shares her predictions for who she thinks will and should win in the major categories. Plus, our theories about why ratings for the Golden Globes were up and thoughts on Jo Koy's hosting job. And Awardist host Gerrad Hall sits down with for 'Hot Priest' Andrew Scott, who turns in a deeply emotional and profound performance in All of Us Strangers, his highest profile role to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Carey Mulligan or Lily Gladstone win Best Drama Actress? Emma Stone, Margot Robbie, or Fantasia Barrino for Musical or Comedy Actress? And can anyone beat Maestro's Bradley Cooper? We break down the categories we're most excited about at this weekend's Golden Globes. And EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi shares his updated Oscar nomination predictions. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall chats with Maestro star Mulligan, as well as May December's Charles Melton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The one and only Oprah Winfrey sits down with The Awardist for an in-depth chat about the new musical movie version of The Color Purple, which she produces, alongside star Fantasia Barrino, who previously starred in the Broadway version. Plus, we breakdown the Critics Choice Award nominations, where Barbie dominated with 18 total, and we analyze Ryan Gosling's unexpected awards run for his stellar performance as that movie's Ken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We break down the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards and what it means for lead nominees Barbie and Oppenheimer, and whether Killers of the Flower Moon will come out on top. Plus, we sit down with American Fiction writer and director Cord Jefferson, as well as Origin writer and director Ava DuVernay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A handful of movies are making recent leaps ahead in the 2024 Oscars race including Killers of the Flower Moon — along with its director, Martin Scorsese, and star Lily Gladstone — as well as May December supporting star Charles Melton, The Holdovers supporting star Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and All of Us Strangers. We analyze their latest wins and honors. Plus, American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives lead Film Independent's Spirit Awards nominations — we discuss how those could influence Oscar voters. And we sit down with Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos for an in-depth conversation about his latest movie, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's one of the most buzzed-about movies of Fall, but will Saltburn's shocking moments be too much for Oscar voters or will they appreciate the story's emotional complexity and commentary on status and class? We break down which categories Emerald Fennell's movie should and could get nominated, including the Best Director race. Awardist host Gerrad Hall also chats with Fennell about her second feature, starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. Plus, post-Gotham Awards analysis and who stands the gain the most from their win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First reactions from The Color Purple are declaring it a series contender — Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW editor in chief Patrick Gomez share their thoughts on the movie and who stands the best chance for nominations. Plus, the Best Actress race is a heated contest, with a dozen serious contenders — we discuss whether the Academy should expand the category to include more nominees. And Past Lives star Greta Lee chats with Gerrad about her emotional performance that could land her a Best Actress nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices