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Don’t touch that dial, it’s Emmys Season on The Awardist! With the dazzling Oscars season behind us, we are now turning our attention to smaller screens to track which shows are headed to the podium and which shows stopped us in our tracks. Join Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly’s Executive editor and EW’s tv-obsessed staffers every Thursday starting April 4th, as they share opinionated hot takes and insight into the Emmys race. The Awardist will get behind the scenes with the creators and stars themselves during in-depth, can’t miss interviews. Follow the long road to the Emmys with The Awardist podcast Thursdays starting April 4th on your favorite podcast platform and be sure to check out more Emmys coverage at ew.com/awardist. All voicemails become the property of The Awardist. By leaving a voicemail you give The Awardist the absolute right to edit, broadcast, display or otherwise use the voicemail, in whole or in part, on The Awardist, without restriction. Voicemails may be edited for content and/or to anonymize the identity of the caller, at our discretion. All information submitted in the voicemail is subject to our Privacy Policy, available at https://www.dotdashmeredith.com/brands-privacy.

Episode Date
Nomination predictions for lead acting categories, plus Girls5eva star Paula Pell
Apr 18, 2024
Why Ayo Edebiri is making the switch from supporting to lead, plus We Were the Lucky Ones star Joey King
Apr 11, 2024
Top drama, comedy, limited series contenders, plus Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez
Apr 04, 2024
The Awardist starts Emmys coverage April 4th, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
Final Oscar winner predictions, results of our anonymous voter ballot
Mar 07, 2024
SAG Awards predictions, Past Lives Oscar nominee Celine Song
Feb 22, 2024
Best Actor nominee Paul Giamatti, and inside the Oscar nominees luncheon
Feb 15, 2024
Oscar is Billie Eilish and Finneas' to lose after Grammys wins, plus Rustin nominee Colman Domingo
Feb 08, 2024
Grammy winner predictions, and The Holdovers star Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Feb 01, 2024
The discourse over 'Barbie' snubs, Oscar winner predictions
Jan 25, 2024
Oscar nomination reactions, including Barbie snubs and other surprises
Jan 23, 2024
Oscar nomination predictions, SAG nomination and CCA winners analysis
Jan 18, 2024
Emmy winner predictions, All of Us Strangers star Andrew Scott
Jan 11, 2024
Golden Globe winner predictions, plus Maestro's Carey Mulligan and May December's Charles Melton
Jan 04, 2024
The Color Purple producer Oprah and star Fantasia Barrino, analysis of CCA nominations
Dec 21, 2023
Golden Globe nominations, American Fiction's Cord Jefferson, Origin's Ava DuVernay
Dec 14, 2023
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, Spirit Award nominations
Dec 07, 2023
Saltburn writer/director Emerald Fennell, Best Director analysis
Nov 30, 2023
Past Lives star Greta Lee, inside the Best Actress race
Nov 22, 2023
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone on Killers of the Flower Moon
Nov 16, 2023
Supporting actress race heats up with Taraji P. Henson, Julianne Moore, and more Oscars contenders
Nov 09, 2023
Inside Elemental's Oscar chances and if Annette Bening can land best actress nomination
Nov 02, 2023
Priscilla's Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, and the great Killers of the Flower Moon debate
Oct 26, 2023
Will Taylor Swift go for an Oscar? Plus, Pain Hustlers director David Yates
Oct 19, 2023
How many Oscar nominations can Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer get?
Oct 12, 2023
Barbie director Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling — plus, our predictions for Barbie's Oscar nominations
Oct 05, 2023
Early Oscar frontrunners out of fall festivals, Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest star Sandra Hüller
Sep 28, 2023
Oscars 2024 coverage starts September 28th 2023
Sep 14, 2023
Inside best drama category, The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin
Aug 28, 2023
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, and inside the reality categories
Aug 21, 2023
Drama, Limited Series Actor/Actress, plus Jessica Chastain
Aug 14, 2023
Dahmer star Niecy Nash-Betts, plus Limited Series and supporting categories
Aug 07, 2023
Emmys postponed, Best Comedy Series predictions, Jury Duty showrunner Cody Heller
Jul 31, 2023
Actors go on strike, plus Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein
Jul 17, 2023
Snubs, surprises, and more analysis of the 2023 Emmy nominations
Jul 12, 2023
2023 Emmy nomination predictions
Jul 10, 2023
2023 Emmy season highlights — Ayo Edebiri, Christina Applegate, Daniel Radcliffe, more
Jun 26, 2023
Daniel Radcliffe on playing Weird Al, inside the limited series/movie categories
Jun 19, 2023
The Bear star Ayo Edebiri, and inside the guest actor categories
Jun 12, 2023
Succession, Barry, Maisel, Ted Lasso finales, plus Rings of Power Stars
Jun 05, 2023
Mrs. Davis star Betty Gilpin, plus other shows worth watching
May 22, 2023
Dead to Me star Christina Applegate, category flip-floppers
May 15, 2023
Bad Sisters star/co-creator Sharon Horgan, the writers' strike impact, Yellowstone drama *Bad Sisters SPOILER ALERT*
May 09, 2023
Swarm star Dominique Fishback, Liv Hewson's withdrawal from Emmy consideration
May 01, 2023
1923's Helen Mirren, Ghosts stars Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver
Apr 24, 2023
Inside the Comedy Series race, plus ‘Mo’ star/co-creator Mo Amer
Apr 17, 2023
'House of the Dragon' star Paddy Considine, analyzing the Best Drama race
Apr 10, 2023
The Awardist Emmys 2023 coverage starts April 10th, 2023
Apr 03, 2023
The best and worst moments of the 2023 Oscars
Mar 13, 2023
Our Oscar winner predictions for Best Picture, Actor, Actress, more
Mar 06, 2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once's journey, Best Picture analysis
Feb 27, 2023
Black Panther star Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Top Gun's chances, more
Feb 20, 2023
Breaking down Steven Spielberg's Best Director chances, plus Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch chat with The Awardist
Feb 13, 2023
Andrea Riseborough's campaign, and The Whale star Brendan Fraser
Feb 06, 2023
Grammy winner predictions, plus host Trevor Noah previews the big show
Jan 30, 2023
Breaking down the snubs, surprises, and more from the 2023 Oscar nominations
Jan 24, 2023
Final Oscar nomination predictions, plus Bill Nighy and Emma Thompson
Jan 23, 2023
"The impact of Globes, SAG nominations, more on the race, plus Olivia Colman, Sam Mendes, and S.S. Rajamouli "
Jan 16, 2023
A preview of the 2023 Golden Globes, plus guests Claire Foy, Ben Whishaw, and Nina Hoss
Jan 09, 2023
James Cameron’s Best Director chances, plus The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union
Jan 02, 2023
Top Gun: Maverick's Best Picture chances, plus Babylon's Margot Robbie and Causeway's Brian Tyree Henry
Dec 19, 2022
Golden Globe nominations, plus actors Eddie Redmayne and Dolly De Leon
Dec 12, 2022
Will Smith & his Emancipation costars, latest on the lead actress race
Dec 05, 2022
Aftersun Paul Mescal, and breaking down the Best Actor category
Nov 29, 2022
'She Said' stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, and our latest Heat Index update
Nov 21, 2022
Viola Davis & Co. on 'The Woman King,' we break down their Oscar chances
Nov 15, 2022
2023 Oscar season kicks off with our hot takes on contenders — and Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’
Nov 07, 2022
The Awardist Oscars 2023 coverage starts November 7th, 2022
Oct 31, 2022
The 2022 Emmys: Best and Worst Moments, the Biggest Winners, and more
Sep 13, 2022
2022 Emmy winner predictions: Succession, Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus
Sep 05, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race winners Willow Pill, Jinkx Monsoon, Kylie Sonique Love, and Symone dish on season 14
Aug 29, 2022
SNL alums Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Martin Short, and Kate McKinnon, and Emmys host Kenan Thompson
Aug 22, 2022
Hacks stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, Nailed It host Nicole Byer
Aug 16, 2022
Ted Lasso stars Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein, and The White Lotus' Murray Bartlett
Aug 08, 2022
'Succession' star Sarah Snook, Lizzo on disrupting the industry
Aug 02, 2022
Squid Game creator and stars on the hardest games to film, playing unlikeable people
Jul 25, 2022
Breaking down the 2022 Emmy nomination snubs and surprise, plus Hacks star/co-creator Paul W. Downs
Jul 12, 2022
Who will get Emmy nominations? Our predictions in the comedy, drama, limited series categories
Jul 11, 2022
Only Murders in the Building star Selena Gomez, and the cast and creator of Pachinko
Jun 27, 2022
RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 trans queens on their herstoric season
Jun 24, 2022
Anne Hathaway, Julia Garner, Amanda Seyfried, Adrienne Warren, more true-story limited series actress in conversation
Jun 20, 2022
Bonus Ep: Julie Andrews on her finding her new voice, her leading men, AFI tribute, more
Jun 16, 2022
'Abbott Elementary' stars Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Janelle James, plus 'Dr. Death' star Joshua Jackson
Jun 13, 2022
‘Severance’ stars Adam Scott & Patricia Arquette, ‘We Own This City’s Jon Bernthal
Jun 06, 2022
Tony nominees Sutton Foster, Jesse Williams, more on internet critics
May 30, 2022
'1883' stars Tim McGraw & Faith Hill look back on emotional finale
May 23, 2022
‘Ptolemy Grey’ star Samuel L. Jackson, and ‘The Other Two’ leads Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver
May 16, 2022
‘Killing Eve’ and ‘The Chair’ star Sandra Oh, ‘Station Eleven’s Mackenzie Davis & Himesh Patel
May 09, 2022
'This Is Us’ Milo Ventimiglia, plus the cast of Yellowjackets and its Best Drama chances
May 01, 2022
'Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney kicks off Emmy season, plus early thoughts on top categories
Apr 25, 2022
The 2022 Emmys Awardist Coverage Starts April 25th, 2022
Apr 18, 2022
2022 Grammys predictions — and a chat with nominee Jon Batiste
Mar 31, 2022
2022 Oscars: Unpacking historic wins, reunions, and the slap heard 'round the world
Mar 28, 2022
Jane Campion joins us to talk ‘The Power of the Dog’
Mar 21, 2022
Kristen Stewart joins us to discuss her career-best turn as Princess Diana in 'Spencer'
Mar 14, 2022
Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis supply the fire to the inspirational sports drama 'King Richard'
Mar 07, 2022
Brandi Carlile sings ‘Smelly Cat,’ talks being a Grammy nominee
Mar 04, 2022
Nicole Kidman discusses her Oscar-nominated turn as Lucille Ball in 'Being the Ricardos'
Feb 28, 2022
Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hands join us to chat about Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated 'Belfast'
Feb 21, 2022
West Side Story's Ariana DeBose is on her way to the Oscars
Feb 14, 2022
Oscar Nominations Reactions and Kirsten Dunst is finally an Oscar nominee with ‘The Power of the Dog’
Feb 08, 2022
Dakota Johnson and Penélope Cruz sit down with us to discuss the best roles of their careers to date.
Feb 07, 2022
Oscar Isaac and Jodie Comer gave two performances that Oscar should be paying more attention to
Jan 31, 2022
Jon Bernthal goes pro as a tennis coach to prodigies in the awards powerhouse ‘King Richard’
Jan 24, 2022
Cate Blanchett's double threat of an Oscar season with Nightmare Alley and Don’t Look Up
Jan 17, 2022
H.E.R. on being a Grammy Artist
Jan 13, 2022
Actress Ruth Negga discusses her Oscar-buzzed performance in Passing
Jan 10, 2022
St Vincent's Annie Clark talks Daddy's Home and The Grammys
Dec 30, 2021
Halle Berry discusses her directorial debut, Bruised
Dec 20, 2021
Lady Gaga talks her much-buzzed performance in ‘House of Gucci’
Dec 13, 2021
Jessica Chastain talks about her deep dive in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'
Dec 06, 2021
Benedict Cumberbatch chats about his front-runner performance in The Power of the Dog
Nov 22, 2021
Questlove, Kenneth Branagh and Mike Mills: Three Directors With Serious Awards Buzz
Nov 15, 2021
Oscars Season 2022: Coming November 15th!
Nov 10, 2021
Lovecraft Country cast on bittersweet nominations after cancellation
Aug 23, 2021
SNL’s Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang on Jeanine Pirro, the Titanic Iceberg, more
Aug 16, 2021
A boisterous conversation with black-ish nominees Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross
Aug 09, 2021
Mare of Easttown’s Kate Winslet on wigs, Murdur Durdur, and going grim
Aug 02, 2021
Steven Canals and Mj Rodriguez on Pose’s legendary final season, plus the very dramatic Outstanding Drama Series race
Jul 26, 2021
How Hannah Waddingham manifested her ‘Ted Lasso’ role, and handicapping the Outstanding Comedy Series category
Jul 19, 2021
Emmy nomination snubs, surprises, more — and The Crown’s Emma Corrin & Josh O’Connor
Jul 14, 2021
The creator and stars of ‘It’s a Sin,’ and inside the supporting drama categories
Jun 21, 2021
‘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
Amber Ruffin on bringing musical humor to late night, plus why the variety talk/sketch race needs a shake-up!
Jun 07, 2021
'Chad' star Nasim Pedrad, and we break down the supporting comedy contenders
May 24, 2021
‘Cobra Kai’ star William Zabka, and the latest on the Comedy Series race
May 17, 2021
The cast and makers of 'WandaVision,' and inside the Limited Series race
May 10, 2021
Emmy Season 2021: Coming May 10th!
May 04, 2021
Leslie Odom Jr, Plus the Highs and Lows of the Weirdest Oscars Ever!
Apr 27, 2021
Promising Young Woman’s Carey Mulligan, and final Oscar predictions
Apr 19, 2021
Sound of Metal's Riz Ahmed and More Oscar Trailblazers
Apr 12, 2021
Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby on "Pieces of a Woman," plus SAG Awards Reactions
Apr 05, 2021
Delroy Lindo and SAG Awards predictions
Mar 29, 2021
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discusses "The Trial of the Chicago 7," plus: what will the 2021 Oscars look like?
Mar 22, 2021
Oscar Nominee Maria Bakalova on "Borat," plus a breakdown of the nominations!
Mar 15, 2021
Mank’s Amanda Seyfried, and Oscar nomination predictions
Mar 08, 2021
Andra Day on playing Billie Holiday, and how the Golden Globes change the race
Mar 01, 2021
Cherry’s Tom Holland and Oscars’ Greatest Mistakes
Feb 22, 2021
Steven Yeun on "Minari," and this year’s must-watch Oscar contenders
Feb 15, 2021
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth on "Supernova," plus the TV side of the Golden Globes
Feb 08, 2021
Kate Winslet Discusses "Ammonite," plus Golden Globe and SAG Nominations!
Feb 05, 2021
Oscar Season 2021: Coming February 5th!
Jan 28, 2021
Emmys Reactions
Sep 23, 2020
The Emmys: Last Looks
Sep 15, 2020
BONUS Episode: Multi-Nominated Emmy Contender Roundtable
Sep 08, 2020
BONUS Episode: EW's Emmy roundtable with Robin Thede, Sam Jay, Amber Ruffin, X Mayo and Kristen Bartlett
Sep 01, 2020
Andre Braugher of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" & Kenan Thompson of "SNL"
Aug 25, 2020
Matt Berry of "What We Do in the Shadows" on the scene that made him go weak in the knees
Aug 18, 2020
Holland Taylor of "Hollywood" on how she'd like to be more like Ellen Kincaid / A Female-Centric Year of Nominations
Aug 11, 2020
Breaking Down the Emmy Nominations
Jul 29, 2020
Cate Blanchett on the "incredibly isolating" experience of playing Phyllis Schlafly in "Mrs. America" / Outstanding Limited Series
Jul 13, 2020
D'Arcy Carden's emotional reaction to the finale of "The Good Place" & Manny Jacinto shares his mementos / Outstanding Lead Actress & Actor in a Comedy Series
Jul 10, 2020
Regina King on challenging revisionist history in "Watchmen" & Jean Smart on the big, blue elephant in the room / Outstanding Lead Actress & Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jul 07, 2020
Nicole Kidman's secret language & Bob Odenkirk on the most physically difficult shoot of his performing career / Outstanding Drama Series
Jun 30, 2020
Matthew Macfadyen on trying not to crack up while shooting "Succession" / Outstanding Lead Actress & Actor in a Drama Series
Jun 23, 2020
Ted Danson on how "The Good Place" made him a better person / Outstanding Comedy Series
Jun 16, 2020
Emmy Season 2020: Coming June 16th!
Jun 10, 2020
‘Parasite' leads history-making Oscars, and a conversation with Bong Joon Ho
Feb 11, 2020
Who will win vs. who should win at the Oscars — plus nominee Laura Dern
Feb 04, 2020
SAG and PGA surprises pave way for ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite,’ plus Tom Hanks, Marielle Heller, and Joanne Rogers
Jan 22, 2020
Academy Awards nominations, plus Thomasin McKenzie talks ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Jan 13, 2020
What the Golden Globes tell us about this year’s Oscars — plus, Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins talk ‘1917’
Jan 07, 2020
Greta Gerwig on her film ‘Little Women,’ and final predictions for the Golden Globes
Dec 31, 2019
Jamie Foxx (‘Just Mercy’) and Jonathan Pryce (‘The Two Popes’) — plus, the current state of the Oscar race
Dec 17, 2019
Golden Globes nominations are here, plus nominee Cynthia Erivo talks ‘Harriet’
Dec 10, 2019
Lorene Scafaria (‘Hustlers’) and Lulu Wang/Shuzhen Zhao (‘The Farewell’)
Dec 03, 2019
Robert Pattinson on ‘The Lighthouse,’ and what the Indie Spirit nominations could mean for the Oscars
Nov 26, 2019
Lupita Nyong’o and other Oscar-worthy transformations – plus, what even is a ‘foreign film’?
Nov 19, 2019
‘Parasite’ director Bong-Joon Ho and other unexpected Oscar contenders
Nov 12, 2019
Early Golden Globes & Oscars contenders, plus Taron Egerton on ‘Rocketman’
Nov 05, 2019
Emmys 2019 wrap-up
Sep 23, 2019
Top 10 Emmy Moments
Sep 17, 2019
Hugh Grant on the ‘high comedy’ and ‘tragedy’ of ‘A Very English Scandal’
Aug 23, 2019
‘The Big Bang Theory’ director Mark Cendrowski on crafting the series finale
Aug 19, 2019
‘Pose’ star Billy Porter on the many shades of Pray Tell
Aug 13, 2019
‘Barry’ standout Anthony Carrigan on NoHo Hank, texting with Bill Hader
Aug 06, 2019
Emmy nominations are here!
Jul 16, 2019
Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actors in a Drama
Jul 09, 2019
Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actresses in a Drama
Jul 02, 2019
Connie Britton talks ‘Dirty John,’ her TV future
Jun 24, 2019
Grey’s Anatomy producers Krista Vernoff and Elisabeth R. Finch on their groundbreaking episode
Jun 17, 2019
Bonus Episode: A conversation with Queer Eye’s Fab 5
Jun 13, 2019
‘The Other Two’ creators talk Instagays, reveal their favorite season 1 joke
Jun 11, 2019
Ricky Gervais talks After Life (and why people need to toughen up)
Jun 04, 2019
Anna Chlumsky on Veep’s final season (and Amy’s makeover)
May 28, 2019
Oscars cap off awards season with history-making wins – and some unfinished business
Feb 26, 2019
Last looks before the Oscars – plus producers Gabriela Rodriguez and Kevin Feige on potential Best Picture wins
Feb 16, 2019
How a Best Picture winner (or loser) becomes a classic film
Feb 12, 2019
From ‘The Favourite’ costume design to ‘Roma’ cinematography, below-the-line standouts at the Oscars
Feb 05, 2019
SAG Awards chart a course toward the Oscars, plus documentary nominees
Jan 29, 2019
Oscars nominations are here, from ‘Black Panther’ to Barry Jenkins
Jan 22, 2019
Adam McKay talks ‘Vice,’ plus more ‘Green Book’ controversy and who’s leading the race for Oscars best director
Jan 15, 2019
What Golden Globes upsets mean for the Oscars awards race
Jan 08, 2019
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ director Rob Marshall and the best musical movies of 2018
Dec 18, 2018
Golden Globes nominations and ‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama
Dec 11, 2018
John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are in too many good films
Dec 04, 2018
Indie films and awards season: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ interview and Spirit Awards nominations
Nov 20, 2018
The ‘Best Picture’ big picture: Realism vs. escapism
Nov 13, 2018
Golden Globes to Oscars: Awards season is here
Nov 08, 2018
Best Reality & Variety Show: What Will and Should Win?
Aug 20, 2018
Best Guest Star: Who Will and Should Win?
Aug 13, 2018
Best Drama: Who Will and Should Win? (Plus: Yvonne Strahovski)
Aug 06, 2018
Best Limited Series: Who Will and Should Win? (Plus: Laura Dern)
Jul 30, 2018
Best Comedy: Who Will and Should Win? (Plus: Aidy Bryant)
Jul 23, 2018
The Emmy nominations are here!
Jul 12, 2018
Mayim Bialik on how 'The Big Bang Theory' changed her life
Jun 25, 2018
Hayley Atwell is a natural in 'Howards End'
Jun 18, 2018
Debra Messing returns home to 'Will & Grace'
Jun 11, 2018
Freddie Highmore delivers the perfect dose on 'The Good Doctor'
Jun 04, 2018
Christine Baranski puts up a 'Good Fight'
May 29, 2018
Milo Ventimiglia on the impact of 'This is Us'
May 21, 2018
Constance Zimmer is 'UnREAL' and in control
May 14, 2018
'Westworld' star Jeffrey Wright is unbreakable
May 07, 2018
Bill Hader hits his mark on 'Barry'
Apr 30, 2018
Introduction to Chasing Emmy
Apr 20, 2018