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Scott Feinberg

Executive Editor of Awards

Scott Feinberg has led The Hollywood Reporter’s awards coverage since 2011 (he covered awards for the Los Angeles Times before that). He is best known for his “Feinberg Forecast,” through which he assesses the standings of various showbiz awards races, and for Awards Chatter, the interview-centric podcast that he started in 2015, for which he has conducted career-retrospective interviews with some 500 of Hollywood’s biggest names. An alumnus of Brandeis University, he is also a trustee professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and a voting member of BAFTA and the Critics Choice Association.

More from Scott Feinberg

Santa Barbara Film Fest: Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Chase Infiniti Among Eight Tapped for Virtuosos Award

Amy Madigan, Wagner Moura, Renate Reinsve, Teyana Taylor and Jeremy Allen White will also be feted for breakthrough 2025 performances on Feb. 8, 2026.

Feinberg Forecast: Scott Updates His Picks Post-AFI Fest, Pre-Halloween

The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage weighs in on more than a dozen categories, now including best original song.

Film Academy Adds Jewish and Women’s Affinity Groups (Exclusive)

The additions came about following proposals that were made to the organization's board of governors' Equity and Inclusion Committee and ultimately approved by the full board.

Santa Barbara Film Fest: ‘Jay Kelly’ Star Adam Sandler Tapped for Maltin Modern Master Award

The beloved actor will sit down with Leonard Maltin for a career retrospective conversation on Feb. 5, 2026.

‘F1’ Team, Required to Pick No More Than Three Songs for Oscar Race, Submits Tate McRae, Ed Sheeran and Doja Cat Tunes (Exclusive)

"Just Keep Watching," "Drive" and "Lose My Mind," respectively, immediately become top contenders for the best original song Oscar.

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Rose Byrne on ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ Memories of ‘Bridesmaids’ and Lessons From Glenn Close

In her latest film, a pitch-black comedy for which she won the Berlin Film Festival's best actress prize and could land her first Oscar nom, the Aussie plays a woman whose life is literally and figuratively crashing down around her.

Jennifer Fox Will Produce Film Academy’s Governors Awards for Seventh Time

The Oscar-nominated 'Michael Clayton' producer, who previously oversaw the ceremony's 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th editions, will oversee its 16th edition on Nov. 16.

‘H Is for Hawk’ Acquired by Roadside; Claire Foy Will Receive Oscar Push for Star Turn (Exclusive)

The two-time Emmy winner for 'The Crown' plays a grieving woman who finds renewed purpose through falconry in Philippa Lowthorpe's film, which had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.

‘Wicked: For Good’ Awards Categories Locked: Cynthia Erivo Goes Lead, Ariana Grande Goes Supporting

For 2024's 'Wicked,' after being promoted in the same categories, both stars received Critics Choice, SAG, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations.

‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast: Channing Tatum on ‘Roofman,’ Stripping and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

The 45-year-old is garnering the best reviews of his career for his portrayal of a con-man with a heart of gold in Derek Cianfrance's dramedy, which opens nationwide on Friday.

Paul Mescal Will Be Pushed for ‘Hamnet’ Awards Recognition in Supporting Actor Category (Exclusive)

A calculation of screen time shows that the 'Aftersun' Oscar nominee appears in considerably less of the film than his costar, Jessie Buckley, who will be campaigning for best actress.

Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott Updates His Picks as Race Enters October

The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage offers his latest take on 12 categories.