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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.

tv & film film interviews

All Episodes

53:46

Karina Longworth on Hollywood's Unpredictable Old...

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2025/04/15

First, Katey talks to fellow long-time podcaster Karina Longworth about the latest season of her show You Must Remember This, which looks back at how iconic directors like John Huston and William Wyler adapted to the changes in Hollywood in the 1960s — and what we can learn from their struggles. Then, The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn and his co-writer James Schamus talk about their unusual collaboration, working together to remake a film Schamus co-wrote in 1993 with Ang Lee, and update it

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46:47

Lesli Linka Glatter and Jane Rosenthal Can See The...

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2025/04/10

Live on stage at NAB Show in Las Vegas, Katey talks to the prolific filmmakers about their long friendship, hard-won lessons, and what's next for Hollywood, technology and storytelling.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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67:22

Jason Isaacs on the End of the White Lotus Bubble,...

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2025/04/08

First, Natalie Jarvey, the author of the Ankler's Like and Subscribe newsletter, joins Katey to talk about how Hollywood is trying once again to partner with some of the Internet's most popular creators — and why those creators still want Emmy recognition, too. Then Katey talks to Jason Isaacs, fresh off watching the finale of The White Lotus alongside his cast mates, about the wild ride of being on the most talked-about show in television, and some hard-won lessons from a career

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36:28

The White Lotus, Southern Accents and Who Gets It...

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2025/04/01

Mississippi’s own Landon Bryant— better known on the Internet as Landon Talks— joins Katey to talk about his hometown hero Parker Posey and her divisive, instantly iconic performance on the current season of The White Lotus. They also talk about the actors who have nailed their Southern accents over the years, and Hollywood might be able to work with creators like Landon to truly get it right going forward.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The

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44:44

Welcome to Emmy Season, With Elaine Low and Manori...

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2025/03/25

With splashy TV premieres everywhere you look and many more to come, it really is officially Emmy season, but maybe a little too early to get into the weeds of who will win. So instead we're kicking things off with a look at the world of prestige TV, Ankler-style, with two of our Series Business authors, Elaine Low and Manori Ravindran, joining me to talk about the world of TV overall. How do this year's contenders reflect all the anxiety and contraction we're seeing in the industry? How are so many

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54:49

Way Too Early Predictions for the 2026 Oscars

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2025/03/18

Chris Feil and Joe Reid return to join Katey for a broad overview of the most exciting films ahead this year, from new work from greats like Paul Thomas Anderson, Celine Song and Yorgos Lanthimos to, yes, Wicked: For Good. They also continue their annual tradition of making irresponsibly early best picture predictions, and share some hopes that Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott and even some non-Irish actors will have a huge year ahead of them.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie

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77:28

The Final Word on the 2025 Oscars

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2025/03/11

With the 97th Academy Awards finally in the rearview, Katey gathers a murderers' row of former guests to share their final takeaway from this topsy turvy season. Answering the question "What did you learn from this year's Oscars?" are Esther Zuckerman, Jordan Hoffman, Richard Rushfield, Tyler Coates, Michael Shulman, Sam Adams, Rebecca Ford, Shirley Li, Matt Patches, David Canfield, Chris Murphy, Sean Fennessey, Alison Brower, and Chris Feil. Join us, and then you never have to think about this

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44:54

Oscars 2025: The Morning After with Tyler Coates

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2025/03/03

Anora wins big, Conan wins over the crowd, and everyone wonders what's next for Demi Moore. It's the morning-after Oscars report with Katey and Tyler, with highlights from the red carpet, the Anora after-party, and everything in between.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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106:36

Final Oscar Predictions with Joe Reid, Plus Oscar...

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2025/02/25

Katey and Joe Reid go through their final picks in all 23 Oscar categories, from the guaranteed wins to the true toss-up categories — and of course, the eternally unpredictable best picture race. Then Katey talks to Oscar executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan about the frantic final days before the show, what to expect from Conan O'Brien's first time as host, and how some classic Oscar traditions will be turned on their head this year.Join the Prestige Junkie Oscar pool. Subscribe to

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41:35

Why the Best Actress Race Is Always the Most...

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2025/02/18

Dan D'Addario, Variety's chief correspondent and the author of the upcoming book The Talent, joins Katey to take stock of this year's Oscar season as final voting ends, and ponder which actors did the best job of giving what Dan calls "the performance after the performance" on the campaign trail. Dan's new novel The Talent, out in bookstores February 25, follows five best actress nominees across a fictional awards season, which brings up the question: why is the best actress race the one that

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65:15

Your Guide to the Oscar-Nominated Shorts with Chris...

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2025/02/15

Your Guide to the Oscar-Nominated Shorts with Chris Feil, Plus Monica Barbaro's Voice LessonsChris Feil and Katey watched all fifteen of the Oscar-nominated short films, and though we recommend you see them yourself in theaters, we've also got a cheat sheet for how to pick them in your Oscar pool. Then Katey talks to Monica Barbaro about becoming a singer to play Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, and the advice about taking care of your voice that she learned — and if her voice coach asks, she's

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47:06

How Anora Became the Awards Season Cinderella, with...

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2025/02/11

Kyle Buchanan joins Katey, who has lost most of her voice after a big awards season weekend in Los Angeles, to break down three huge recent victories for Sean Baker’s Anora— and what, if anything, might still be standing between it and best picture. They also look back at the outsized role played this awards season by online fans, and whether that will be the new normal going forward. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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52:38

So What Actually Deserves to Win Best Picture This Year?

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2025/02/08

David Sims joins Katey to look broadly at the best picture field after the Emilia Perez fallout, the Complete Unknown surge, and everything else that’s made this season so impossible to predict. What actually deserves to win best picture after all this? What will look like a good win in 10 years? We get into all of it.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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66:13

Inside the Emilia Pérez Scandal With Sam Adams, Plus...

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2025/02/04

After a whirlwind few days of scandal and seemingly endless interviews from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón, Slate's Sam Adams join Katey to figure out how it all played out, how fervent fan bases have played outsize roles in this awards season, and where Emilia Pérez's Oscar hopes can go from here. Then Katey talks to Anora's director, writer, co-producer and editor Sean Baker about his very particular way of making movies, how he challenged himself with Anora and where he'll go from

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67:11

How the Oscars Learned to Love Horror with Joanna...

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2025/02/01

The Ringer's Joanna Robinson returns to join Katey and look at the Oscar success of not just The Substance but also Nosferatu, and why it's good for everyone when there's a popular genre movie that the Oscars can already embrace. Then, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet calls from London, where he reflects on the long promotional campaign he's still in the middle of, what the future of Hollywood and AI should actually look like, and what he'll do on March 3 when this awards season rush is all

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36:59

The Best of Sundance So Far: Stars, Docs, and At...

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2025/01/28

The Ankler's Alison Brower joins Katey from Park City to talk about the highlights from the first few days of Sundance, which as usual is heavy on excellent docs and has plenty of hit-or-miss star vehicles. Luckily for the rest of us, there are at least a few surefire hits to look forward to.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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53:39

2025 Oscar Nominations: The Good, The Bad, and the...

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2025/01/23

Katey shares instant reactions to this year’s Oscar nominations with Esther Zuckerman, then shares segments of a Substack Live session with Richard Rushfield, asking some of the bigger questions about what this years nominations mean for Hollywood. Want to be part of our next Substack Live? Become a paid subscriber to The Ankler and join us!Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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66:36

Awards Season in the Time of Wildfires with Tyler...

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2025/01/14

It feels like an eternity since last week’s Golden Globes, and with all of Los Angeles focused on the wildfires and their aftermath, awards season has taken a backseat— but hasn’t ended entirely. Tyler Coates joins Katey to talk about the impact of all this turmoil, and how awards season might boost the city’s recovery once it finally returns.Then Katey talks to Robert Eggers, the director of stylish horror films who just had his biggest hit ever with Nosferatu, a movie he’s spent more than a

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29:17

Fernanda Torres Finds Hope In Dystopic Times

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2025/01/11

The Golden Globe-winning star of I’m Still Here on reuniting with Walter Salles for their acclaimed historical drama, and how she learned from her mother how to prepare for a run through awards season.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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30:19

LIVE with Inside Out 2 Director Kelsey Mann

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2025/01/08

Katey sits down in front of a live audience in Hollywood with the director of the animated sensation, discussing what it took to make his directorial debut after years at Pixar, the many versions of the film that existed before the one we see today, and the emotions driving his console these days.Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.

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