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Kiefer Sutherland joins the podcast this week to discuss his scene-stealing work in William Friedkin?s final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and the ways he?s been rethinking his prolific career. Then, Ambika Mod stops by for a chat about her wrenching performance in Netflix?s chart-topping limited series, One Day.

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Life during wartime is terrifyingly imagined in the new A24 film Civil War, and provocatively revisited in HBO's Emmy-contending The Sympathizer. Which of the two lands more resoundingly in the current moment, and will controversy follow either project? Plus, we ask whether the Traitors phenomenon can shake up a very stale Emmy race.

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This week?s interview episode features two dynamic talents starting to introduce themselves to much larger (read: national TV) audiences. First, Alex Edelman speaks with Hillary Busis about winding down his lauded, years-long solo stage show Just For Us with a rousing HBO special. Then, David Canfield catches up with Sh?gun?s breakout star Anna Sawai, as they take a deep dive on her searing performance as Lady Mariko?through to this week?s pivotal episode.

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With this week?s premieres of Netflix?s Ripley, Starz?s Mary & George, and Apple?s Sugar, some big names are officially in the Emmys hunt: Andrew Scott, Julianne Moore, and Colin Farrell. How will they fare in a strike-affected season?

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We?ve got two Oscar-nominated actresses pulling double duty on this week?s interview episode. First, Amy Ryan takes a break from her current acclaimed Broadway run of Doubt to discuss with David Canfield her scene-stealing work opposite Colin Farrell in Sugar. Then, Chris Murphy catches up with Andrea Riseborough, hot off her final episode of The Regime while also leading the Masterpiece miniseries Alice & Jack.

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While we just wrapped a strike-delayed Emmys season a few months ago, we're already in full swing on the next one. We break down some of the big new contenders set to make a splash, including Sh?gun and Lessons in Chemistry, while wondering if anything can take down past champs like The Bear and The Crown. 

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It?s been 15 years since Tom Hiddleston debuted the character of Loki in the MCU, and in conversation with Kara Warner, the actor reflects on that long, complex journey to the second season of his Disney+ series. Then, David Canfield catches up with Maya Erskine, who gives a powerhouse performance opposite Donald Glover in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

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Joe Reid returns and Rebecca Ford makes a very special brief appearance from maternity leave for our annual tradition: making predictions about the awards year ahead, and looking back at how much we got wrong this time last year.

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David Canfield catches up with two stars of some of the spring's biggest shows. First, Alison Brie takes on a black sheep role in the Peacock family drama Apples Never Fall. Then, Anthony Boyle is juggling several types of breakout roles on two Apple historical series, Masters of the Air and the upcoming Manhunt.

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One last look back at this year?s show! Katey and Richard talk to comedy writer Louis Virtel about writing material for the Oscars, the jokes that didn?t make the cut, and how John Cena wound up naked onstage. 

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We see Oppenheimer here! A look back at the best actress shakeup, the Oppenheimer winning streak that got slightly interrupted, the Kenergy, and Al Pacino's moment in the spotlight. Plus, the inside scoop from the Vanity Fair Oscar party, where the man of the moment may just have been Flavor Flav.

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Get your ballots ready! We?re making our best bets on everything from the multiple Poor Things and Barbie crafts showdowns to the ever intriguing races for best actor and best actress.

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For the first time ever, Little Gold Men listeners call in and share their favorite Oscar night habits, from elaborate punny food menus to very specific rules about who is and is not allowed to watch. The hosts share their own stories too, including being in the auditorium for the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up to the moms whose passion for the Oscars got us watching in the first place.

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This Had Oscar Buzz hosts Joe Reid and Chris Feil return for our annual flashback tradition, this time revisiting the Oscars of 2004, where The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won 11 Oscars, Billy Crystal made a semi-triumphant return, and the show might have had its best ending ever. Plus, a look back at the busy weekend of the SAG, PGA, and Independent Spirit Awards. 

Plus! We want to hear from YOU about your favorite Oscar party viewing traditions. Send us a 30-60 second voice memo to [email protected] by Monday March 4. 

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With less than two weeks to go before this year's Oscars, the heads of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science look ahead to this year's ceremony, to rule changes coming up in the future, and to the lingering power of the Barbenheimer effect.

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It was yet another big weekend for Oppenheimer, but that's not the whole story out of London. Plus, if you want to win your Oscar pool, you've got to get the shorts right, and we watched them all.

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David Canfield has talked to the best actress nominee several times this season, and catching up with her shortly after the Oscar nominees luncheon learned that she?s been pleasantly surprised by her big Hollywood breakthrough? and, of course, happy to be in the company of her celebrated costar, Messi the dog.

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The Academy has added an Oscar for best casting, after years of lobbying ? but what will a best casting Oscar actually look like? Plus, inside the DGA Awards and the Oscar nominees luncheon, and a look at the seemingly ever growing momentum around Anatomy of a Fall. 

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First, Kara Warner talks to the Oscar-nominated star of Poor Things, who says his comic blowhard performance could be the first of many funny roles if anyone wants to cast him in one. Then American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson tells Katey Rich about how he had to get talked into witnessing his film?s blockbuster Toronto Film Festival premiere, and what gives him hope for the future of Hollywood.

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A look ahead at the next major events of awards season, and then more listener questions! Can Poor Things get an Oscar boost as it thrives at the box office? Is Thelma Schoonmaker going to make history? And will the Oscars ever go back to February?

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She's still not quite used to the term "Oscar nominee," but the Holdovers star is working on getting as many tickets as she can to the ceremony, reconnecting with the co-stars she spent 3 months "trapped in a blizzard" with, and making sure that whatever her next project is, she will surprise everybody.

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A look at the highlights of this year?s Sundance, including Oscar buzz for Kieran Culkin and a whole lot of docs to look out for. Plus listener questions about Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone, Oscar alternate universes, and more! 

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First, the writers of May December share their low key Oscar nominations day celebration and how growing up in a casting family gave Samy Burch unique insight on Hollywood. Then, the writer and director of international feature nominee Perfect Days looks back on the post-pandemic experiences that inspired the film, and why he feels optimistic about the future of moviegoing.

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One of the directors and one of the stars of the Oscar-nominated animated feature discuss how performances are built in the recording booth, how much it changed over the course of production, and how a world built to be a "mood ring" came alive for Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy. 

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The already infamous Barbie snub, the surprising strength of American Fiction, and everything else you need to know about this year?s nominations.

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Our first-ever live show, discussing the Critics Choice Awards and the final days of Oscar voting. Plus, a conversation with the star, costume designer, and clothing consultant of Killers of the Flower Moon about the complex historical details and community effort that went into the film?s exquisite costumes.

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First, David Canfield catches up with the star of Todd Haynes's May December, who reflects on her decades of working with the director and the bond she's built on the campaign trail with her co-star, Charles Melton. Then, Katey Rich talks to Washington Post reporter Jada Yuan about her deeply personal connection to the Manhattan Project, and how that led her to writing the official behind the scenes account of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

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As Oscar voting begins, we look back at the results of the Golden Globes, the SAG nominations, the BAFTA longlist, and the buzz we're hearing about everything from The Zone of Interest to potential best supporting actor surprises. Plus, a look ahead at Monday's Emmy Awards.

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First, the newly minted Golden Globe winner tells Katey Rich about how doing press for The Holdovers has forced him to look back over his career, and the part of winning awards he could absolutely do without. Then Jon Batiste reflects with Rebecca Ford on the extremely vulnerable process of making the documentary American Symphony, and the song he almost didn?t contribute to it. 

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Will Oppenheimer and Barbie dominate? Will Charles Melton surprise? Will Taylor Swift be there?? We?ve got more questions than answers about this year's Golden Globes? but that?s what makes it fun! 

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David Canfield talks first with the star of the Finnish comedy, and surprise Golden Globe nominee, Alma Poysti, and then with the actress at the heart of 2023?s undeniably dominant film? Barbie star America Ferrera. 

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We're pleased to share this episode of The New Yorker's podcast Critics at Large, in which Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz look back at Martin Scorsese's career. In films like Goodfellas and Mean Streets, the director has made a study of how evil happens. His latest, Killers of the Flower Moon, asks the same question of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history.

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Despite her Tony nomination for the role of Sofia in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks had to fight to play the role on screen. Now she?s ready to keep pushing herself forward through everything that?s coming next. 

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Closing out the year with a round of listener questions, from the status of some on-the-bubble Oscar contenders to how long it will take the Academy to properly recognize actors in international features. Our roundtable episodes will be taking a pause for the holiday next week? see you in the new year! 

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First, David Canfield catches up with Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche, who stars in the Cannes hit and fall festival crowd pleaser The Taste of Things. Then Rebecca Ford talks to Carey Mulligan, who worked closely with director and star Bradley Cooper to recreate the complex relationship and artistic collaboration at the heart of Maestro.

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Barbie has had a very good week, with Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon right behind. But best actor is a mystery, best director is incredibly crowded, and everybody knows the Oscars will somehow go their own way. Plus, discussion of the Christmas release The Iron Claw.

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The collaborators behind Poor Things talk to Rebecca Ford about the origins of their wild new project, and what it took to create a character as unique and uninhibited as Stone's Bella Baxter. Then Katey Rich talks to Emily Blunt about picking back up with promotion on Oppenheimer now that the actors strike is finished, and how she's learned to manage her expectations around the movies she makes ? even one that winds up as massive as this one.

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A look at the rush of events and panels happening in New York and Los Angeles as the post-strike bottleneck continues. Plus the Academy Museum Gala, the Indie Spirits nominations, and a look ahead at Monday's Golden Globes nominations.

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Two interviews with stars of two major fall movies. First, David Canfield talks to Colman Domingo about the career-long wait for a role like the one he takes on in the biopic Rustin. Then Rebecca Ford talks to Jacob Elordi about the surprising similarities between his alluring characters in Saltburn and Priscilla.

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Following big wins at the Gotham Awards, are they now the actors to beat in their categories? Plus a look ahead at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and discussion of The Color Purple and Wonka.

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First, Rebecca Ford talks to the writer and director of Saltburn about the unusual writing process that created her latest provocative script, and the chemistry she seeks between herself and her actors before starting any project. Then, David Canfield talks to Andrew Scott about his emotional lead performance in All of Us Strangers, and the "weird marriage" between him and director Andrew Haigh that went into making it.

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With the long Thanksgiving weekend underway, which awards contenders will benefit most when voters start catching up on them at home? Plus a look at the big moves for the Golden Globes and the Oscars, the awards potential for The Color Purple, and the surprisingly sweet Adam Sandler movie now on Netflix. And as a bonus Thanksgiving treat, David Canfield talks to Vanessa Kirby about her powerful, surprising turn as Josephine in Napoleon.

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Months after his film American Fiction took home the Toronto Film Festival?s audience award, Jeffrey Wright is no longer on strike and able to talk to Chris Murphy about the film that resonated with him in surprisingly personal ways. Then, David Canfield talks to Charles Melton, who was as thrilled as you might imagine to share the screen with Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman in May December, and who holds his own with a performance that draws on his Army brat childhood and his insistence on never fitting into a single box.

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A look at the extremely busy campaign trail and which films are already benefiting the most from the end of the strike. Plus discussion of new releases The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Napoleon.

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Savannah Walsh talk to Tom Blyth about the slightly head-spinning experience of playing the younger version of a character originally played by Donald Sutherland, this time 64 years younger and a central character in the Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, in theaters this week. Then, Katey Rich catches up with Peter Sarsgaard, who won the best actor prize at the Venice Film Festival for his quiet and touching performance in Memory, opposite Jessica Chastain. Memory will be in theaters in December.

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With Iron Claw premiering and The Color Purple and Napoleon around the corner, we're looking ahead to what's left on the fall and winter schedule. Plus discussion of The Killer and The Curse and some predictions about the most intriguing crafts categories.

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The actress known for Russian Doll and The Morning Show didn't know what to expect when the script for Past Lives showed up in her inbox ? and she spent a year thinking she hadn't gotten the part at all. But once writer and director Celine Song did ask her to be part of the film, she put everything she had into it.

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A look at how the campaign might change if the end to the SAG-AFTRA strike really is near. Plus a look ahead at fall TV and more lingering questions about the screenplay races.

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Alexander Payne is a little bit surprised by the way people are responding to his new film, about three people who form an unlikely bond over Christmas break at a New England boarding school. But he has a hunch it's because there aren't as many movies about human relationships as there were in the early 70s, when the film is set ? and he hopes audiences are ready for that kind of throwback.

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The Gotham Awards weigh in with a slate of mostly indie-skewing nominees ? plus Barbie. David checks in from the Savannah Film Festival, the group takes the temperature of Priscilla, and the extremely competitive original and adapted screenplay races start to take shape.

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