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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
252
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
253
Bonus Episode: A conversation with Queer Eye’s ...
EW’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Goldblatt interviews Queer Eye hosts
61 min
254
‘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
255
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
256
Anna Chlumsky on Veep’s final season (and Amy’s...
The Awardist is back, and it’s time to talk Emmys!
45 min
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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
258
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
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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
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From ‘The Favourite’ costume design to ‘Roma’ c...
52 min
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SAG Awards chart a course toward the Oscars, pl...
55 min
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Oscars nominations are here, from ‘Black Panthe...
62 min
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Adam McKay talks ‘Vice,’ plus more ‘Green Book’...
66 min
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What Golden Globes upsets mean for the Oscars a...
44 min
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ director Rob Marshall an...
64 min
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Golden Globes nominations and ‘Destroyer’ direc...
41 min
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John C. Reilly and what happens when actors are...
47 min
268
Indie films and awards season: ‘Can You Ever Fo...
39 min
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The ‘Best Picture’ big picture: Realism vs. esc...
84 min
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Golden Globes to Oscars: Awards season is here
38 min
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Best Reality & Variety Show: What Will and Shou...
38 min
272
Best Guest Star: Who Will and Should Win?
25 min
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Best Drama: Who Will and Should Win? (Plus: Yvo...
36 min
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Best Limited Series: Who Will and Should Win? (...
43 min
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Best Comedy: Who Will and Should Win? (Plus: Ai...
51 min