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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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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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68:39

The Best and Worst Golden Globes Nominations, Plus...

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2025/12/08

Katey and Chris Rosen break down the Golden Globes nominations, from that surprising Wicked snub to the absolute Neon domination. Then, Katey talks to Jeremy Allen White about what a lifetime onscreen has taught him about capturing a character, and why he needed a week of deliberation before he could say yes to Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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24:08

Wagner Moura’s Whirlwind Year with The Secret Agent—...

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2025/12/06

The Cannes best actor winner is thrilled that his first role in Portuguese in 12 years has gotten him the most acclaim of his career— and that The Secret Agent has shone a light on a part of Brazil that’s especially close to his heart.⁠⁠⁠⁠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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76:02

Gotham Awards and Avatar: Fire and Ash Buzz, Plus...

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2025/12/03

Christopher Rosen joins Katey to share the scoop from inside the Gotham Awards, from the stars getting the biggest applause to some seriously surprising wins. Katey, meanwhile, dishes on what she can share about the latest Avatar movie, including a look at how it can fit into the Oscar race. After that, hear Katey's conversation with Claire Danes, who is the star as well as the producer of the new Netflix limited series The Beast in Me.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party

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31:15

How Dwayne Johnson Learned to Put Himself First

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2025/11/29

The star of The Smashing Machine has long built his movie career on a philosophy of "audience first," which has led him to immense levels of Hollywood success, but also a nagging feeling somewhere deep in his chest that he could do more. Now that he's pulled off his transformation into MMA fighter Mark Kerr, and his behind-the-scenes collaboration with Benny Safdie, he joins me this week to talk about what else might be next.This is the first of several special Saturday bonus episodes we'll be

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52:33

Wicked: For Good Shakes Up Awards Season, Plus Chloe...

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2025/11/25

Gregory Elwood of The Playlist joins Katey to look at the week’s big releases Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2, plus the flurry of last minute awards campaigning ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Then Katey talks to Hamnet director Chloe Zhao about how she reimagined Shakespeare’s life, and the last-minute rewrite that led to the film’s stunning final scene. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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49:37

Inside the Starriest Night of Awards Season, Plus...

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2025/11/18

Rebecca Ford joins Katey to talk about all the highlights of the Academy's Governor's Awards, where virtually every Ocsar hopeful was in attendance and Tom Cruise, now an honorary Oscar winner, was the king of the reaction shots. Then you'll hear the conversation Katey had live in Hollywood last week with Jenny Han, the co-showrunner of The Summer I Turned Pretty, which wrapped its three seasons with a bang this summer — though as you'll hear Jenny explain, the story is far from

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58:12

The Oscar Underdogs We're Rooting For, Plus Gus Van...

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2025/11/11

Joe Reid returns to tell Katey why he's devoted so many of his Prestige Junkie Pundits predictions to underdogs, and who we're both rooting for this season. Then listen to the conversation that Katey and Christopher Rosen had live onstage at the Denver Film Festival last week, talking to director Gus Van Sant about his bracing and darkly funny new film Dead Man's Wire. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a

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52:44

The Weird Science of Oscar Predictions, Plus Sydney...

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2025/11/04

Indiewire's Marcus Jones joins Katey to talk about the stress and satisfaction of publishing Oscar predictions online, and why we usually want to be wrong. Then Katey talks to Sydney Sweeney about everything she put into her new film Christy, from training to play the boxer Christy Martin to what she considers her main job as a producer and the first person on the call sheet: making sure everyone on set is taken care of.⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for

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61:27

The Oscar Season Stories We Love Most, Plus Tracy...

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2025/10/28

The New Yorker's Michael Schulman joins Katey to talk about the narratives that are already driving this Oscar season, and the drama we expect to continue all the way until the big next. Then Tracy Letts discusses his role as a general in A House of Dynamite, how he juggles an incredibly busy career across screen and stage, and how his role in the new FX series The Lowdown became a homecoming.Prestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe

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44:56

All the Buzz from Middleburg and Montclair, Zoey...

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2025/10/21

Katey and Chris check in on the highlights of their time at the Montclair and Middleburg Film Festivals, which for Katey included a live onstage conversation with Zoey Deutch, the star of Richard Linklater’s French New Wave tribute Nouvelle VaguePrestige Junkie After Party subscribers can watch the full video version of this podcast. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠ for just $5 a month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey

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58:08

The Best of the New York FIlm Festival with Richard...

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2025/10/14

Katey reunites with her former Little Gold Men co-host Richard Lawson to look back at the highlights of this year's New York Film Festival, including Bradley Cooper's late-breaking contender Is This Thing On? and a memorable night of people-watching at the Polo Lounge. Then One Battle After Another breakout star Chase Infiniti joins to talk about how she convinces Leo and PTA to participate in TikToks, how she learned to let loose on the film's set, and who she's taking advice from now that

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