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Emmy nominations are here!
Henry Goldblatt, Lynette Rice, and Kristen Baldwin unpack the biggest snubs and surprises in the key Emmy categories.
44 min
227
Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actors in a Drama
EW’s Henry Goldblatt, Lynette Rice and Kristen Baldwin break down the drama actors race.
24 min
228
Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actresses in a ...
EW’s Henry Goldblatt, Lynette Rice and Kristen Baldwin make their picks in two very competitive categories
28 min
229
Connie Britton talks ‘Dirty John,’ her TV future
EW’s Henry Goldblatt and Kristen Baldwin look at the crowded Limited Series field, including the Lead and Supporting acting categories.
58 min
230
Grey’s Anatomy producers Krista Vernoff and Eli...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ producers Krista Vernoff and Elisabeth R. Finch take us behind the creation of this season’s most emotional episode, “Silent All These Years."
46 min
231
Bonus Episode: A conversation with Queer Eye’s ...
EW’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Goldblatt interviews Queer Eye hosts
61 min
232
‘The Other Two’ creators talk Instagays, reveal...
Henry Goldblatt, Lynette Rice, and Kristen Baldwin draft their picks for the jam-packed Outstanding Comedy Series category.
51 min
233
Ricky Gervais talks After Life (and why people ...
EW’s Henry Goldblatt, Lynette Rice, and Kristen Baldwin explore the competitive categories of Outstanding Leading and Supporting Actors in a Comedy
54 min
234
Anna Chlumsky on Veep’s final season (and Amy’s...
The Awardist is back, and it’s time to talk Emmys!
45 min
235
Oscars cap off awards season with history-makin...
EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal, Piya Sinha-Roy and Bill Keith break down the very end of a very long awards season following the 2019 Oscars.
36 min
236
Last looks before the Oscars – plus producers G...
EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal, Piya Sinha-Roy and Bill Keith talk through all the telecast drama before the Academy Awards
86 min
237
How a Best Picture winner (or loser) becomes a ...
Turner Classic Movie host Ben Mankiewicz joins EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal and Piya Sinha-Roy to definitively determine how an Academy Award-winning movie – or a losing one, or one that never even makes the nominations cut – might eventually become a time-honored, widely respected, and beloved classic film.
67 min
238
From ‘The Favourite’ costume design to ‘Roma’ c...
52 min
239
SAG Awards chart a course toward the Oscars, pl...
55 min
240
Oscars nominations are here, from ‘Black Panthe...
62 min
241
Adam McKay talks ‘Vice,’ plus more ‘Green Book’...
66 min
242
What Golden Globes upsets mean for the Oscars a...
44 min
243
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ director Rob Marshall an...
64 min
244
Golden Globes nominations and ‘Destroyer’ direc...
41 min
245
John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are...
47 min
246
Indie films and awards season: ‘Can You Ever Fo...
39 min
247
The ‘Best Picture’ big picture: Realism vs. esc...
84 min
248
Golden Globes to Oscars: Awards season is here
38 min
249
Best Reality & Variety Show: What Will and Shou...
38 min
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Best Guest Star: Who Will and Should Win?
25 min