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Awardist podcast collage with Teyana Taylor, Amy Madigan, Michael B Jordan, Rose Byrne, Jessie Buckley and Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi, Michael B. Jordan, Amy Madigan, Teyana Taylor, and more — every 2026 Oscars episode of The Awardist podcast

Awardist podcast collage of Jessie Buckley in Hamnet

Jessie Buckley explains why playing the Bride of Frankenstein before filming Hamnet ended up being an unexpected 'gift'

The Awardist collage with Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor is setting the record straight on her One Battle After Another character — and reveals the day on set that 'hit hard'

Awardist podcast collage with Delroy Lindo in Sinners

Delroy Lindo sees Sinners as more than just horror — and how he crafted one of the movie's most profound scenes

John Davidson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England.

BAFTA attendee who shouted N-word at Sinners stars explains what led to outburst and why he couldn't suppress it

By Ryan Coleman

Google 'deeply sorry' after N-word written out in news alert about BAFTA Film Awards drama

By Mekishana Pierre

Alan Cumming and John Davidson at 2026 BAFTAs

BAFTA says it tried to warn audience of potential Tourette's outbursts containing offensive language before show

Michael B. Jordan attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England., John Davidson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England., Delroy Lindo attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England.

Tourette's activist John Davidson speaks out after saying racial slur at BAFTAs: 'Deeply mortified'

By Shania Russell

Delroy Lindo attending the 79th British Academy Film Awards

Delroy Lindo calls out BAFTA response after racial slur was yelled at awards ceremony

By Shania Russell

Alan Cumming, Hannah Beachler, John Davidson at 2026 BAFTA Awards

Sinners production designer speaks out on 'throw away apology' amid BAFTAs N-word controversy

Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo present the Special Visual Effects Award on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England.

BBC apologizes for not removing BAFTAs N-word incident from tape-delayed broadcast

By Shania Russell

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming apologizes for 'strong language' shouted by Tourette syndrome advocate during ceremony

BAFTAs host Alan Cumming apologizes for 'strong language' shouted by Tourette syndrome advocate during ceremony

By Ryan Coleman

Smoke (Michael B. Jordan) and Sammie (Miles Caton) in 'Sinners'

Sinners and director Ryan Coogler make BAFTA Awards history

By Shania Russell

Jessie Buckley, Wunmi Mosaku, and Leonardo DiCaprio

2026 BAFTA Awards winners announced: See the full list

Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson wants to bring mom Goldie Hawn as her Oscars date 56 years after she won but missed the ceremony

By Mekishana Pierre

2026 Oscar winners predictions: Who will win at the 98th Academy Awards?

2026 Oscar winner predictions: Who will win Best Picture, Best Actor, and more among top Academy Awards contenders?

Mark Ruffalo as Paul in The Kids Are All Right

Mark Ruffalo was going to step away from acting before Oscar nomination: 'Everything changed'

Julia Roberts, Daniel Moder and Teyana Taylor attend the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.

Why Teyana Taylor told Julia Roberts 'don't come an inch closer' when they first met on Golden Globes red carpet

By Shania Russell

Michelle Yeoh in 'Wicked: For Good'

Michelle Yeoh reacts to Wicked: For Good being snubbed at the Oscars

By Wesley Stenzel

Grammys 2026 winners Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar

Grammy Awards 2026: See full winners list as Bad Bunny makes history for Latin artists

Awardist collage with Bad Bunny, Doechii, HUNTR/X, Lady Gaga and Adison Rae

Our 2026 Grammys predictions: Who will win (and who should)

By Jason Lamphier

2026 BAFTA Awards nominations: Leonardo DiCaprio in 'One Battle After Another' and 'Wicked: For Good'

2026 BAFTA Awards nominations: Wicked: For Good makes the cut after Oscars shutout, One Battle After Another leads nominees

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2026

Kirsten Dunst reacts to husband Jesse Plemons' Oscar snub

By Wesley Stenzel

2026 Oscar nominations: Michael B. Jordan in 'Sinners' ; Timothée Chalamet in 'Marty Surpeme'

2026 Oscar nominations announced: See the full list as Sinners dominates, Wicked: For Good completely shut out

Awardist collage of Leonardo DiCaprio, Stellan Skarsgrd, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Timothe Chalamet, and Rose Byrne with an Oscar statue in the center

EW's final Oscar nomination predictions — we debate who'll make the cut

Daniel Day Lewis and Kate Hudson in Nine

Kate Hudson reveals letters Daniel Day-Lewis used to send to her dressing room written in character: 'An experience'

By Emlyn Travis

Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director

Paul Mescal shares why he drank to get into character for 'devastating' Hamnet scene: I didn't want to be 'acting drunk' (exclusive)

Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good' and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'One Battle After Another'

2026 Oscar predictions: Who will be nominated at the 98th Academy Awards?

2026 Golden Globes winners Timothée Chalamet, Noah Wyle, Amy Poehler

2026 Golden Globes winners: See the full list as Timothée Chalamet takes Oscars lead, The Pitt, The Studio score TV wins

Kesha and Diane Warren seen onstage at Deadline's 2025 Sound & Screen Film held at UCLA's Royce Hall on November 05, 2025

Diane Warren reveals how bullies and mean girls inspired her song 'Dear Me' — and why Kesha was the only person to sing it

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie

The best and worst moments from the 2026 Golden Globes

By Samantha Highfill

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie

Heated Rivalry stars get UFC bodyguards, joke about 'you know' at Golden Globes

Hudson Williams gagging Gayle King on the Golden Globes 01.11.26.

Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams shocks Gayle King with horny reply on Golden Globes red carpet

The Awardist Tout with Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue

Kate Hudson opens up about her Song Sung Blue role: 'She's incredibly resilient, but she really does struggle'

Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone arrives at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California.

Jennifer Lawrence wants Emma Stone to apologize for 'beating' her with SAG nom: 'Why are you not saying sorry?'

By Shania Russell

Michael B. Jordan in 'Sinners' ; Actor Awards statuette; Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good'

SAG's 2026 Actor Awards nominations revealed: See the full list as Cynthia Erivo snubbed, Sinners soars

2025-26 awards calendar dates for Oscars, Grammys, more

2025-2026 awards season calendar: See key dates for Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, and more

LEONARDO DICAPRIO as Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another

2026 Critics Choice Awards: See the full winners list

By Jillian Sederholm

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 16th Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on November 16, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (

Leonardo DiCaprio forced to miss major event over Trump strike on Venezuela

By Shania Russell

Tonatiuh Elizarraraz and Jennifer Lopez 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' premiere, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, USA - 26 Jan 2025

Tonatiuh on his Kiss of the Spider Woman transformation — and trying not to step on Jennifer Lopez's toes

By Patrick Gomez and Maureen Lee Lenker

Gwyneth Paltrow recalls ‘tense’ filming of Glee musical number 'Singing in the Rain/Umbrella'

Gwyneth Paltrow recalls 'tense' filming of Glee musical number 'Singing in the Rain/Umbrella'

By Patrick Gomez

Gwyneth Paltrow holding her Oscar

No, Gwyneth Paltrow never really used her Oscar as a doorstop — but she did hide it away for 25 years

By Patrick Gomez

Jonathan Bailey bts in Scarecrow makeup

The surprising details of Jonathan Bailey's transformation from Fiyero into Scarecrow in Wicked: For Good

By Patrick Gomez

Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts in 'Iron Man 3'

What has Pepper Potts been up to since Avengers: Endgame? Gwyneth Paltrow isn't sure — she still hasn't seen those movies

By Wesley Stenzel

Jesse Plemons FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 201

Jesse Plemons was 'as shocked as everyone' about Landry killing a guy on Friday Night Lights

By Shania Russell

Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine

Dwayne Johnson reveals how his parents' personal struggles influenced one of his heartbreaking movie scenes

Gwyneth Paltrow wins Best Actress at the 1999 Oscars for 'Shakespeare in Love'

Gwyneth Paltrow addresses discourse over Shakespeare in Love winning Best Picture Oscar over Saving Private Ryan

Kate Hudson on Watch What Happens Live, Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone

Kate Hudson clarifies misconception about appearing in Home Alone 2

By Jordan Hoffman

Gwyneth Paltrow; Marty Supreme

Gwyneth Paltrow reveals how Timothée Chalamet reacted when she offered advice for the acne scarring on his face

Ethan Slate Tin Man

The Wicked: For Good details you may have missed as Boq transformed into Tin Man

By Patrick Gomez

The cast of television's "Dawson's Creek" poses for a photo in 1997. From left to right are Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams, and Joshua Jackson

Michelle Williams tells Dawson's Creek costars Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes she's available for their new movie

By Jordan Hoffman

Awardist podcast collage of Gwyneth Paltrow in Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme's Gwyneth Paltrow on matching wits with Timothée Chalamet's Marty Mauser: 'Don't f--- with me'

Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana, Kieran Culkin at 2026 Oscars

Are Oscars voters really watching all movies? Anonymous insiders predict '1,000 percent chance' they'll lie (exclusive)

EW COVER TOUT - Hedda

Power play: Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss unpack Hedda, their mischievous and sensual take on a literary classic

Laurie Metcalf on 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'

Laurie Metcalf on what she learned from a surprising career first in Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Awardist podcast collage of Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good

Cynthia Erivo on her rewarding but taxing Wicked shoot: 'What else can I put myself through?'

The Oscars are moving from ABC to YouTube — and I think that's a good thing

By Patrick Gomez

An Oscar statue is pictured at the red carpet of the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 28, 2025

Oscars make shocking announcement breaking 76 years of tradition

By Shania Russell

Awardist podcast collage of Chase Infiniti and Regina Hall in One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another star Chase Infiniti explains that Sean Penn scene, and Regina Hall shares cut scene with Teyana Taylor

Michael B. Jordan in Sinners

Double take: Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan recall the day the director 'almost lost my mind' filming Sinners

REGINA HALL in Girls Trip

Regina Hall says Girls Trip and Dunkirk theatrical combo was the Barbenheimer of its time

Regina Hall and Anna Faris star in 'Scary Movie' in 2000

Scary Movie star Regina Hall wonders if movie could be made now, says comedy has changed

By Raechal Shewfelt

Chase Infiniti and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'One Battle After Another'

One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti details shaving Leonardo DiCaprio's face in one of their first meetings

By Wesley Stenzel

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - “Game Night” - QUINTA BRUNSON. Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in WICKED FOR GOOD. Katherine LaNasa The Pitt.

The biggest snubs and surprises of 2026 Golden Globes nominations

By Gerrad Hall and Joyce Eng

Megyn Kelly; Ben Shapiro; Joe Rogan

Golden Globes shut out controversial figures Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, more from odd new category

Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good' ; Golden Globes ; Michael B. Jordan in 'Sinners'

2026 Golden Globes nominations full list revealed: Wicked: For Good shut out of top category, Sinners slays

Awardist podcast collage with Filmmaker Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler on the bloody chaos of Sinners — and that Tom Cruise Instagram shoutout