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Final Emmy Predictions: Will 'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' Dominate on Monday?

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Taylor Swift vs. Sabrina Carpenter vs. Ariana Grande May Be the Year’s Juiciest Emmy Battle; Jason Bateman on His “Black Rabbit” and “DTF St. Louis” Nods As This Season’s Emmy Overachiever

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How Many Variety Series Will Win an Emmy This Year?; Also, “Top Chef” Host Kristen Kish How the People Around Her 'Helped Me Get to a Place Where I Felt Like My Best Self'

4

'Widow’s Bay’ Has the Momentum, and Here's Why It Could Win Best Comedy; Also, “Tucci in Italy” Star Stanley Tucci on Why He Hasn’t Moved There

5

Variety TV Critic Picks on What to Watch This Summer; Also, “Hacks” Star Hannah Einbinder and Star/Exec Producer Paul W. Downs on Their Next Projects — and If a Spinoff Could Ever Happen

6

TV Academy’s Decision to Move 5 Categories out of the Emmy Telecast Causes Outrage; Also, ‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle on Saving Hollywood, Overzealous Fans and What’s Next for Dr. Robby

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Who Are the Emmy Category Spoilers? When One Show Dominates a Category, Who Wins? And Other Burning Emmy Questions

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Emmy Nominations Mega Roundtable: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ Dominate, But ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Pluribus’ Are Waiting in the Wings

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‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn Dissects Fan Theories and the Anticipation for Season 2; ‘Matlock’ Star Kathy Bates on the Show’s Entire New Direction Next Year

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‘The Pitt’ Stars Isa Briones and Gerran Howell on Their Characters’ Relationship and Their Hopes for Season 3; ‘The Four Seasons’ Pals Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver on the Joy Behind Making Their Series

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Emmy Voting Begins! We Dissect the Ballots; Also, ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Ashley Padilla on Her Breakout Year

12

‘The Paper’ Star Domhnall Gleeson Salutes Journalists, While Marc Maron Reminds Us How We Wound Up With Fascism

13

The ’60 Minutes’ Implosion; Tony Awards Predictions; Can Broadcast Land a Drama Nom?; Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (‘The Comeback’)

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‘Hacks’ Finale; ‘Pluribus’ vs. ‘The Pitt’; State of the Reality Competition Race; Michelle Pfeiffer on How She Wound Up Everywhere This Year

15

‘Survivor’ 50 Finale Roundup; Saying Goodbye to ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”; Zach Braff on the Hit Return of ‘Scrubs’

16

Recapping the TV Upfronts’ Winners and Losers; Glen Powell Teases Season 2 of “Chad Powers” and Explains His Busy Schedule

17

Ramy Youssef on Elmogate and His Latest Standup Special; Carrie Preston on “Elsbeth” and All Those Bags

18

Emmy Category Jockeying; Talk Frontrunners; State of FYC; “John Candy: I Like Me” Filmmakers Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds

19

Emmy Submissions Drop and What It Means For the Awards Race; Early Frontrunners; Richard Gadd (“Half Man”)

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Oscars Recap: Winners, Losers, Surprises and More As 'One Battle After Another' Edges Out 'Sinners'

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Final Oscar Predictions in Every Category: It’s a Two-Film Showdown Between 'Sinners' vs. 'One Battle After Another'

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The BAFTA/BBC Disaster; Actor Awards Predictions; Oscar Nominee Tig Notaro (“Come See Me In the Good Light”)

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As Oscar Voting Begins, Ryan Coogler Gives the Case for “Sinners”

24

BAFTA Awards Predictions; Amy Madigan (“Weapons”); Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”)

25

Was the Super Bowl Halftime Show the Second Best Ever?; RIP James Van Der Beek; Oscar Nominees Luncheon; DGA Awards; Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (“Sentimental Value”)

26

Grammy Awards Recap; DGA Awards Predictions; Screenwriter Robert Kaplow (“Blue Moon”)

27

BAFTA Nominations Analysis; Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”); Autumn Durald Arkapaw (“Sinners”)

28

‘Sinners’ Makes History, ‘Wicked For Good’ Gets Snubbed: Mega Roundtable on Oscar Nominations Leaders and Surprises

29

Recapping the Golden Globes Winners and Losers, and Handicapping Next Week’s Oscar Nominations: Mega Roundtable Edition

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Golden Globes Predictions and SAG/Actor Award Nominations Analysis; Alexander Skarsgård (“Pillion”); Kaouther Ben Hania (“The Voice of Hind Rajab”)

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James Gunn (“Superman”); Kate Winslet (“Goodbye June”)

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Oscars Move to YouTube; Rob Reiner Tribute; Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked For Good”); Craig Brewer (“Song Sung Blue”)

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Golden Globes Nominations Frontrunners, Snubs and Surprises; Amanda Seyfried (“The Testament of Ann Lee”), Elle Fanning (“Sentimental Value”)

34

Gotham Awards Recap and Golden Globes Nominations Preview; Will Arnett (“Is This Thing On?”), Jon M. Chu (“Wicked For Good”)

35

What to Watch This Thanksgiving Weekend; Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”)

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‘Wicked For Good’ Reviews and Oscar Chances; Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”), Brendan Fraser (“Rental Family”)

37

What Are the Oscar Race Dark Horses?; Regina Hall (“One Battle After Another”), Chloé Zhao (“Hamnet”)

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Is “One Battle After Another” the Oscar Frontrunner?; Laura Dern (“Jay Kelly”/ “Is This Thing On?”), Nina Hoss (“Hedda”)

39

Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Emily Blunt (“The Smashing Machine”)

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Clint Bentley (“Train Dreams”), Francine Maisler (“Sinners”/“Springsteen”/“The Lost Bus”/“Ella McCay”)

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Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”), Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”)

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Colin Farrell (“Ballad of a Small Player”), Mark Hamill (“The Life of Chuck”)

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Hailee Steinfeld (“Sinners”), Tonatiuh (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”)

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Oscar Season Kickoff: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”); Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”)

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Emmys Final Predictions from the Awards Circuit Mega Roundtable; Host Nate Bargatze Previews Sunday’s Ceremony

46

The Importance of Emmy Campaigning, Jimmy Kimmel’s Colbert Support; Jason Segel (“Shrinking”)

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As Emmy Voting Begins, What Are the Tightest Races?; Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”)

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Emmys Drama Series Race Heats Up; Adam Scott and Britt Lower (“Severance”)

49

Comic-Con Wrap; Whether Episodic Selections Make Any Difference for Nominees; Julianne Nicholson (“Paradise,” “Hacks”)

50

Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation: What Is Politically Motivated, and What’s the Future of Late Night?; Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”)

51

Emmy Nominations: Mega Roundtable Edition

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Ellen Pompeo and Steve Carell: Picks for Limited Series, TV Movie Performance Emmys | Awards Circuit

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As Emmy Voting Closes, What are the Last Minute Surprises?; Uzo Aduba and Randall Park (“The Residence”)

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Pedro Pascal and Kathy Bates: Picks for Best Drama Performance Emmy | Awards Circuit

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Brett Goldstein (“Shrinking”/ “The Second Best Night of Your Life”); David Oyelowo (“Government Cheese”)

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Jeremy Allen White and Quinta Brunson: Picks for Best Comedy Performance Emmy | Awards Circuit

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Warner Bros. Discovery Breakup: What It Means and Can Cable Survive?; Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)

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'The Penguin,' 'The Traitors' Vie for Limited Series, Reality Competition Emmys | Awards Circuit

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TV’s Top Drama, Comedy and Limited Series Showrunners Share Their Secrets at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room Event

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Ramy Youssef (“Mountainhead”/ “#1 Happy Family USA”); Forest Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”)

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"The Bear' or 'Shrinking'? Contenders for the Best Comedy Series Emmy | Awards Circuit

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Jonathan Joss and the ‘King of the Hill’ Panel: What Happened; Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb (“The White Lotus”)

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'The White Lotus' or 'Squid Game'? Contenders for the Best Drama Series Emmy | Awards Circuit

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Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”); Paul Giamatti (“Black Mirror”)

65

‘Harry Potter’ Gets a New Young Cast; The State of FYC Season; Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter (“Hacks”)

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Ten Changes the TV Academy Should Make With Emmy Categories; Ike Barinholtz (“The Studio”/ “Running Point”)

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Max is HBO Max Again; Other Upfront Headlines, Including YouTube’s Lady Gaga Showcase; Eddie Redmayne (“The Day of the Jackal”)

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Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs, Emmy Talk Show Conundrum and ‘The Daily Show’s’ Ronny Chieng on Becoming a U.S. Citizen Now

69

Questlove (“Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music”)

70

Conan O’Brien (“Conan O’Brien Must Go”)

71

Bruce Springsteen and Thom Zimny (“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band”)

72

Bonus Episode: SXSW Variety/YouTube Podcasting Panel

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Oscars Full Recap: Mega Roundtable Edition

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Pre-Oscars Final Predictions: Mega Roundtable Edition

75

James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”)

76

Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”), Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”)

77

Demi Moore (“The Substance”), Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”)

78

Mikey Madison (“Anora”), Kris Bowers (“The Wild Robot”)

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Oscar Nominations: Mega Roundtable Edition

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L.A. Strong: Mega Roundtable Edition

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Sebastian Stan (“A Different Man,” “The Apprentice”)

82

Ariana Grande (“Wicked”)

83

RaMell Ross (“Nickel Boys”); Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”)

84

Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”); Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown”)

85

Steve McQueen (“Blitz”); Robbie Williams (“Better Man”)

86

Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”); Jharrel Jerome (“Unstoppable”)

87

Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”); Ray Fisher (“The Piano Lesson”)

88

Jennifer Lopez (“Unstoppable”)

89

Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”); Pharrell Williams (“Piece by Piece”)

90

Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”); Hans Zimmer (“Dune: Part Two”)

91

Denis Villeneuve (“Dune: Part Two”); Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”)

92

Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool & Wolverine”)

93

Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”); June Squibb (“Thelma”)

94

Saoirse Ronan (“Blitz”/”The Outrun”); John Magaro (“September 5”)

95

Final Recap 76th Emmys Mega Roundtable Edition

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76th Emmys Preview Mega Roundtable Edition

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Lucia Aniello/Paul W. Downs/Jen Statsky (“Hacks”)

98

Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”)

99

Quinta Brunson/Randall Einhorn (“Abbott Elementary”) and Christine Baranski (“The Gilded Age”)

100

Kaitlin Olson (“Hacks”) and Rob McElhenney (“Welcome to Wrexham”)

101

Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”)

102

Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shogun”)

103

Peter Morgan (“The Crown”); Comic-Con Preview

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Emmy Nominations Mega Roundtable Edition

105

Giancarlo Esposito (“Parish”); Brit Marling (“A Murder at the End of the World”)

106

Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”); Hoa Xuande (“The Sympathizer”)

107

Seth Meyers (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”)

108

Ron Howard (“Jim Henson Idea Man”); John Wilson (“How to With John Wilson”)

109

Riley Keough (“Under the Bridge”)

110

Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”); Rebecca Ferguson (“Silo”)

111

Morgan Spector (“The Gilded Age”); Taylor Tomlinson (“After Midnight”)

112

John Mulaney (“Everybody’s In L.A. with John Mulaney”)

113

Jharrel Jerome (“I’m a Virgo”); Noah Hawley (“Fargo”)

114

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)

115

Ramy Youssef (“More Feelings”); Jake Lacy (“Apples Never Fall”)

116

Alan Cumming (“The Traitors”)

117

Seth Rogen (“Platonic”); Lamorne Morris (“Fargo”)

118

Lulu Wang and Sarayu Blue (“Expats”)

119

Tony Shalhoub (“Mr. Monk’s Last Case”); Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”)

120

Maya Rudolph (“Loot”)

121

Busy Philipps and Paula Pell (“Girls5Eva”); “Quiet on Set” Directors

122

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Cast

123

Oscars Final Recap: Roundtable Mega Edition

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Mega Roundtable Final Oscar Predictions

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Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”)

126

Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Tony McNamara (“Poor Things”)

127

Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”)

128

Matthew Libatique (“Maestro”)

129

Colman Domingo (“Rustin”)

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Emmy Awards Recap: Roundtable Mega Edition

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Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”)

132

Emma Stone (“Poor Things”)

133

Michael Mann (“Ferrari”)

134

Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”/”The Zone of Interest”) and Glenn Howerton (“BlackBerry”)

135

Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”) and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Origin”)

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Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”) and Holt McCallany (“The Iron Claw”)

137

America Ferrera (“Barbie,” “Dumb Money”) and Jack Black (“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”)

138

Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”) and Eve Hewson (“Flora and Son”)

139

Natalie Portman (“May December”) and Peter Sarsgaard (“Memory”)

140

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Kazu Hiro (“Maestro”)

141

Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”)

142

Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”)

143

Celine Song and Greta Lee (“Past Lives”)

144

Eva Longoria (“Flamin’ Hot”)

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Film Awards Season Kick-Off Mega Roundtable Edition

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Mega Roundtable Final Emmy Predictions Edition

147

Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef,” “Taste the Nation”)/Cody Heller (“Jury Duty”)

148

Kathryn Hahn (“Tiny Beautiful Things”)/Ben Winston (“Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium”)

149

Paris Barclay (“Dahmer”)/Mark Mylod (“Succession”)

150

Kumail Nanjiani (“Welcome to Chippendales”)

151

Karyn Kusama (“Yellowjackets”)

152

Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gould (“Better Call Saul”)

153

Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”)

154

Emmy Nominations 2023 Mega Roundtable

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Michael Shannon (“George & Tammy”)

156

Cecily Strong and Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”)

157

Rob Lowe (“Unstable” and “9-1-1: Lone Star”)

158

Marc Maron (“Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark”)

159

Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”)

160

Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”)

161

Jessica Williams and Christa Miller (“Shrinking”)

162

Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)

163

Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”)

164

Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones & the Six”)

165

Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”)

166

“Weird Al” Yankovic (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”)

167

Hasan Minhaj (“The King’s Jester”)

168

Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)

169

Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”)

170

Adam Scott and Ken Marino (“Party Down”)

171

Elizabeth Olsen (“Love & Death”) and Kieran Culkin (“Succession”)

172

Oscars 2023 Recap: Mega Roundtable

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Final Oscar Predictions: Mega Roundtable

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Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) and Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)

175

The Daniels (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”) and Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”)

176

Austin Butler (“Elvis”) and Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”)

177

Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and Joel Crawford (“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”)

178

Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) and Justin Hurwitz (“Babylon”)

179

Diane Warren (“Tell It Like a Woman”) and Mandy Walker (“Elvis”)

180

Final Oscar Nominations Predictions and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Team

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N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan (“RRR”) and Bill Nighy (“Living”)

182

Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) and Final Golden Globes Prediction

183

Colman & Raul Domingo (“New Moon”) and Janelle Monáe (“Glass Onion”)

184

Taylor Russell (“Bones and All”)

185

Sadie Sink (“The Whale”) and Hong Chau (“The Whale”)

186

Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) and Ron Howard (“Thirteen Lives”)

187

Guillermo del Toro (“Pinocchio”) and Charmaine Bingwa (“Emancipation”)

188

Gabrielle Union (“The Inspection”) and Claire Foy (“Women Talking”)

189

Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”) and Ben Foster (“Emancipation”)

190

Jonathan Majors (“Devotion”) and Thuso Mbedu (“The Woman King”)

191

Todd Field (“Tár”) and Jeremy Pope (“The Inspection”)

192

Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”) and Micheal Ward (“Empire of Light”)

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Rian Johnson (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”) and Eddie Redmayne (“The Good Nurse”)

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Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King”) and Nina Hoss (“Tár”)

195

Jordan Peele (“Nope”) and Dolly de Leon (“Triangle of Sadness”)

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Adam Sandler (“Hustle”)

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Awards Circuit’s Mega Emmy Roundup

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Final Emmy Predictions from the Awards Circuit Roundtable

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Henry Winkler (“Barry”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

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Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

201

Amanda Seyfried and Liz Meriwether (“The Dropout”)

202

Trevor Noah (“The Daily Show”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

203

Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”)

204

Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk (“Queer Eye”)

205

Steve Martin/John Hoffman (“Only Murders in the Building”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

206

Issa Rae (“Insecure”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

207

Sebastian Stan, Lily James (“Pam & Tommy”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

208

Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

209

Emmy Nominations 2022 Mega Roundtable

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Anthony Anderson/Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Joshua Jackson (“Dr. Death”)

211

Courteney Cox (“Shining Vale”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

212

Elle Fanning (“The Great”/ “The Girl From Plainville”) and Soo Hugh (“Pachinko”)

213

Seth Meyers (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”)

214

Nicole Byer (“Nailed It,” “Grand Crew,” “Wipeout”)

215

Nicola Coughlan, Simone Ashley, Charithra Chandran (“Bridgerton”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

216

Amy Poehler (“Lucy and Desi”)

217

Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz (“The Afterparty”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

218

Samantha Bee (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”)

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Danny McBride (“The Righteous Gemstones”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

220

Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Live in Front of a Studio Audience”)

221

Jessica Biel (“Candy”) and Adrien Brody (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”)

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Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”) and Craig Robinson (“Killing It”)

223

Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”)

224

Jabari Banks (“Bel-Air”) and David Hyde Pierce (“Julia”)

225

Jared Leto (“WeCrashed”)

226

Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Patrick Somerville (“Station Eleven”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

227

Dominque Fishback (“The Last Days of Ptolmey Grey”) and Bobby Moynihan (“Mr. Mayor”)

228

Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

229

Sienna Miller (“Anatomy of a Scandal”)

230

Tony Dalton (“Better Call Saul”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

231

Tom Hiddleston (“Loki” and “The Essex Serpent”)

232

Awards Circuit Roundtable Mega Edition: Oscars 2022 Wrap

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Oscars Producer Will Packer and Awards Circuit Roundtable

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Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

235

Siân Heder (“CODA”)

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Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”)/Guillermo Del Toro (“Nightmare Alley”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

237

Ciarán Hinds (“Belfast”)

238

“Encanto” Composer Germaine Franco and Awards Circuit Roundtable

239

Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”)

240

Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

241

Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”)

242

Sandra Oh (“The Chair”/”Killing Eve”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

243

Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Encanto”)

244

Amy Sherman-Palladino/Daniel Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

245

Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”)

246

Cole Hauser (“Yellowstone”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

247

Margaret Qualley ("Maid")

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Mike Mills (“C’mon C’mon”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

249

Willem Dafoe ("Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "Nightmare Alley")

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Alana Haim (“Licorice Pizza”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

251

Cate Blanchett (“Don’t Look Up,” “Nightmare Alley”)

252

Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

253

Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tick, Tick Boom,” “Encanto”)

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Halle Berry (“Bruised”) and Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”)

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J.K. Simmons (“Being the Ricardos”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

256

Nicolas Cage (“Pig”) and Vicky Krieps/Mia Wasikowska (“Bergman Island”)

257

Penélope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”) and Tessa Thompson (“Passing”)

258

Michael Keaton (“Dopesick”)

259

Pablo Larraín (“Spencer”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

260

Andrew Garfield ("Tick, Tick... Boom!")

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Julia Ducournau (“Titane”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

262

Adam McKay ("Don't Look Up")

263

Sarah Snook (“Succession”) and Composer Nicholas Britell (“Don’t Look Up”)

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Ron and Russell Mael (“The Sparks Brothers” and “Annette”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

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Mahershala Ali (“Swan Song”)

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Corey Hawkins (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and Tim Blake Nelson (“Old Henry”)

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Robin De Jesus (“Tick… Tick… Boom!”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

268

Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”)

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Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

270

Jonathan Majors (“The Harder They Fall”)

271

Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”)

272

Dakota Johnson (“The Lost Daughter”)

273

Clifton Collins Jr. (“Jockey”) and Awards Circuit Roundtable

274

Caitríona Balfe (“Belfast”)

275

Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”) and Jake Gyllenhaal (“The Guilty”)

276

Oscar Isaac (“The Card Counter” and “Dune”) and Jeffrey Wright (“The French Dispatch”) – Is ‘The Last Duel’ an Oscar Contender?

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Ann Dowd (“Mass”) and Joe Wright (“Cyrano”)

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2021-2022 Film Awards Season Kick Off: Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”) and Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”)

279

Awards Circuit Post-Emmy Roundtable Mega Edition

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Emma Corrin, Josh O’Connor and Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”) and Final Emmy Predictions

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Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog” and “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”)

282

Amber Tamblyn (“Y: The Last Man”) and Michael K. Williams

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“Hacks” cast and producers; Variety’s Virtual TV Fest Comedy Panel

284

Kate Winslet (“Mare of Easttown”) and Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)

285

Maya Rudolph and Nick Kroll (“Big Mouth”) and Sima Taparia (“Indian Matchmaking”)

286

Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)

287

Mj Rodriguez (“Pose”) and “Cobra Kai” Executive Producers

288

Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”) and Michelle Visage (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)

289

Reneé Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton,” “Girls5eva”)

290

Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”)

291

“Nailed It” host Nicole Byer and Emmy nomination mega-roundtable

292

“New Girl” reunion and Forest Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”)

293

Ethan Hawke/Joshua Caleb Johnson (“The Good Lord Bird”) and Phil Rosenthal (“Somebody Feed Phil”)

294

Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”) and Derek DelGaudio (“In & Of Itself”)

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BONUS: The Cast of “Girls5eva” and Chelsea Handler (“Evolution”)

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Anthony Mackie (“Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) and Jac Schaeffer/Paul Bettany (“WandaVision”)

297

Billy Porter (“Pose”) and Martin Freeman/Daisy Haggard (“Breeders”)

298

Rob McElhenney (“Mythic Quest”) and Katey Sagal (“Rebel”/”The Conners”)

299

Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Kirby Dick/Amy Ziering (“Allen v. Farrow”)

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James Corden (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”) and Kathleen Turner (“The Kominsky Method”)

301

Phoebe Dynevor (“Bridgerton”) and John Wilson (“How To With John Wilson”)

302

Cristin Milioti (“Made For Love”) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Prodigal Son”)

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John Boyega (“Small Axe”) and Ziwe Fumudoh (“Ziwe”)

304

Awards Circuit Podcast Roundtable Mega Edition

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Steven Yeun and Yuh-Jung Youn (“Minari”)

306

Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) and Ramin Bahrani (“The White Tiger”)

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BONUS EPISODE: Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”)

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Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”) and Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”)

309

Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”)

310

Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) and The Lucas Brothers ("Judas and the Black Messiah”)

311

Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) and Helena Zengel ("News of the World”)

312

Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) and Alan S. Kim ("Minari”)

313

Tom Quinn (Neon co-founder)

314

Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”/’Chicago 7”) and Kemp Powers ("Soul"/”One Night in Miami”)

315

Jane Fonda and Norman Lear

316

Shaka King (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) and George C. Wolfe ("Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom")

317

Darius Marder (“Sound of Metal”) and Florian Zeller ("The Father")

318

Stanley Tucci (“Supernova”) and Katherine Waterston ("The World to Come")

319

Tom Holland ("Cherry") and Rosamund Pike ("I Care A Lot")

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Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo ("Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar")

321

Priyanka Chopra Jonas ("The White Tiger") and Lee Isaac Chung ("Minari")

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Daniel Kaluuya ("Judas and the Black Messiah") and Eliza Hittman ("Never Rarely Sometimes Always")

323

Vanessa Kirby ("Pieces of a Woman") and Paul Raci ("Sounds of a Woman")

324

Steven Yeun ("Minari") and Phillipa Soo/Cathy Ang ("Over the Moon"

325

BONUS EPISODE: Ted Danson/Holly Hunter ("Mr. Mayor")

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Jared Leto ("The Little Things"), Channing Godfrey Peoples/Nicole Beharie ("Miss Juneteenth"), Ken Jeong and Joel McHale

327

Regina King ("One Night in Miami") and Angela Bassett ("Soul")

328

BONUS EPISODE: Michelle Pfeiffer ("French Exit")

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Carey Mulligan/Emerald Fennell ("Promising Young Woman") and Jonathan Majors ("Da 5 Bloods")

330

BONUS EPISODE: George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall ("The Midnight Sky")

331

Jamie Dornan/Emily Blunt ("Wild Mountain Thyme") and Tahar Rahim ("The Mauritanian")

332

Chloe Zhao ("Nomadland") and Ariana DeBose ("The Prom")

333

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti ("Palm Springs")

334

Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal") and Sofia Coppola ("On the Rocks")

335

BONUS EPISODE: Maria Bakalova ("Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm")

336

Jude Law and Carrie Coon ("The Nest")

337

Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge ("One Night in Miami")

338

Frank Langella ("The Trial of the Chicago 7") and Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù/Wunmi Mosaku ("His House")

339

Rashida Jones ("On the Rocks") and Justin Simien ("Bad Hair")