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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.
1d ago
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 on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
2d ago
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 month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
3d ago
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 — Reiner influenced a generation. Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
6d ago
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 month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Dec 8
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 month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Dec 6
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 on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Dec 3
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 bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Nov 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 running through mid-January — enjoy the extra conversations! Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.