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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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61:31

Actor Awards Shockers, Plus an Essential Guide to the...

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2026/03/03

Katey and Chris Rosen dissect the genuine surprises from the Actor Awards, the Sinners surge, and why this is all good for Wagner Moura, too. Then they dig into the 15 films nominated across the three short film categories, and try to predict who might win — though be warned, watching the shorts is sometimes incredibly unhelpful for actually predicting who will win.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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26:40

Kate Hudson On Her Wild Oscar Season Ride and Taking...

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2026/02/28

The best actress Oscar nominee returns to the podcast to share what it means that her heartfelt musical became a box office sensation, and reveals when she'll finally find the time to process the craziness of awards season — she has a specific time and date in mind, believe it or not.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to

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65:57

Did BAFTA Just Upend Several Oscar Races? Plus, Inga...

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2026/02/24

Katey and Chris Rosen gather just hours after the BAFTA Awards to discuss some thrillingly surprising acting wins, and look ahead to how it might predict the Actor Awards and Producers Guild Awards coming up this weekend. Then Katey talks to best supporting actress nominee Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas about how starring in a huge international hit can change your life — and how to protect yourself in the process.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus

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30:28

Ethan Hawke's Hope for the Future: "We're All So Much...

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2026/02/21

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 to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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63:52

Oscar Upsets to Look Out for with Jacqueline Coley,...

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2026/02/17

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 the whirlwind awards season process that came next.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to

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48:56

Live from the Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Rose Byrne,...

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2026/02/14

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 Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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69:49

What Heated Rivalry Can Teach Us About Stardom, Plus...

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2026/02/10

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, learning to ride a motorcycle — but also the unexpected terror of shaving his head for the first

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62:01

Sundance's Signs of Life For Indie Film, Plus Maggie...

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2026/02/03

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 both heartfelt and "kind of stupid."⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie

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38:27

Oscar Instagram Wars, The Sinners Surge, and the...

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2026/01/28

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to

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79:03

Our Final Oscar Nomination Predictions

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2026/01/20

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 to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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39:36

The Golden Globes Winners and What They Mean

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2026/01/14

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 to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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66:55

Critics Choice Winners and the Wild Awards Week...

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2026/01/06

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 what he's taken from his collaboration with Ryan Coogler as he builds a directing career

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37:52

Amanda Seyfried and Mona Fastvold’s Fearless...

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2026/01/03

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 Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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87:12

Our Top 10 Films of the Year, Plus Amy Madigan on How...

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2025/12/30

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 this major moment in what's already been a thrilling decades-long career. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe

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60:23

An Awards Season Year in Review, Plus Renate Reinsve...

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2025/12/23

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 overnight.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just

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24:26

Noah Baumbach on the Surprising Similarities Between...

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2025/12/20

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 for just $5 a month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to

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19:08

Bonus Emergency Episode: The Oscars Go to YouTube,...

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2025/12/18

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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61:14

What the Oscar Shortlists Reveal, Plus Kate Hudson on...

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2025/12/17

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 episodes for just $5 a

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30:13

BONUS EP: Remembering Rob Reiner, 'A Towering Career'

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2025/12/15

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 — with 1986’s Stand By Me, 1987’s The Princess Bride and 1989’s When Harry Met Sally among those in between

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26:20

Charlie Hunnam on Storytelling and Transforming...

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2025/12/13

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 Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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