All episodes
532: The Footballer Who Vanished: Directors Ramiel Petros & Nicholas Freeman on Their Doc 'The Last Guest Of The Holloway Motel'
530: Guadagnino's 'Artificial' Dropped by Amazon. Google Invests in A24. AI: Hollywood's Big Dilemma? (Guest: Critic/Author John Bleasdale)
529: Emmys 2026! Nomination Predictions ft. Guest Eoin Daly
515: Cannes Film Festival 2026! Dispatch 1, a quick hello from Christina!
515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & more (Guest: Eoin Daly)
Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro
514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)
513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest: Sophia Ciminello)
512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')
510: 'The Drama,' the Oscars Move, Scorsese & More. A Grab Bag Episode (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
509: Director Weronika Tofilska. Exploring Existential Themes, 'Baby Reindeer', and Netflix’s 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'.
508: We Recap the 2026 Academy Awards! (With Guest Ryan McQuade)
507: Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! Guest Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch
506: The State of the Oscar Race. BAFTAs, PGAs & the Actor Awards with Ryan McQuade
505: Oscar Nominated Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska on Designing Hamnet
504. Inside Train Dreams: A Conversation with Writer-Director Clint Bentley
503: Arian Moayed Returns! On Working with Malala, 'Wonder Man', the 'Succession' Family & the Urgency of Art
502: Revisit! Alexander Skarsgård on Pillion, Career Highlights & Creative Risks (Live from Stockholm Film Festival)
501: Breaking Down the 2026 BAFTA & WGA Nominations (Guest Eoin Daly)
Episode 500: Breaking Down the 2026 Oscar Nominations! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
499: Our Most Anticipated Movies 2026 (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)
498: A Conversation with Production Designer Fiona Crombie on Hamnet, Love, Grief, and Shakespeare
497. Golden Globes 2026 Reactions! The Wins & the Surprises. (Guest Ryan McQuade)
496: Critics Choice Awards Instant Reactions With Christina Birro & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)
495: Counting Down Our 20 Best Movies of 2025 (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
494: Our Reactions to the Latest Critics Awards, Critics Choice, Globes Nominations & the Road to the Oscars (w/ Ryan McQuade)
493: Alexander Skarsgård. Live Interview from the Stockholm International Film Festival
492: The Biggest Pop Culture Moments of 2025! (Guest Ryan McQuade)
491: The Top Movie Performances of 2025 (with Guest Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)
490: A Conversation with Michael Strassner, Writer and Star of ‘The Baltimorons’
489: Benny Safdie. Live Interview from the Stockholm International Film Festival
488: Coming Attractions: End of the Year Movie Roundup (Guest Ryan McQuade)
487: A Conversation with Rebecca Miller . On 'Mr. Scorsese', Her Portrait of the Filmmaker
486: A Conversation With Gustaf Skarsgård ('To Cook A Bear')
485: Awards Season Heats Up: Contenders & Predictions / Plus: Rebecca Miller’s Mr. Scorsese (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
484: From One Battle After Another and Hamnet to Sentimental Value and Weapons - The 2025 Cinematic Trend: Parenthood on Film (Guest: Critic J. Don Birnam)
483: Becoming Aunt Gladys: The Makeup & Special Effects Behind Weapons (Guests: Artisans Leo Satkovich & Jason Collins)
482: A Conversation with Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Breakout Star of 'Sentimental Value'
481: “One Battle After Another” — Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cinematic Knockout (with Guest Ryan McQuade)
480: A Conversation with Writer-Director Joachim Trier, 'Sentimental Value', Family & Relationships
479: And the Emmy Goes To… 2025 Emmys Predictions! (Guest Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch)
478: Telluride Dispatch: Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Bugonia & the Performances to Watch (Guests: The AwardsWatch Team)
477: Bruce Springsteen at the Movies: Looking Ahead to the Upcoming Biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere (w/ Ryan McQuade)
Episode 476: Zach Cregger’s Weapons – Review & Deep Dive (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
475: The State of Cinema, 'Weapons', Nolan Fever, Telluride & More with Guest Sean Fennessey, The Big Picture
474: 'Darkness Visible' – A New Book on Jonathan Glazer & Venice Film Festival Highlights (With Author And Critic John Bleasdale)
473: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Cancelled — What It Means for Late Night. Plus Film Festival Lineups & Emmy Nom Reactions! (with guest Ryan McQuade)
472: Summer Encore — Taylor Dearden on ‘The Pitt,’ Medical Boot Camp & Crafting Dr. Mel King
471: The Odyssey Teaser, Summer Movie Reviews & More (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
470: Actor Alexej Manvelov — On His Standout Performance as Akram in 'Dept. Q' and His Remarkable Journey
469: Summer Screams —Horror Thrives in the Heat (with Guest Eoin Daly)
468: Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) with Guest Ryan McQuade
467: A Conversation with Tony Gilroy — Andor Season 2, Revolution, and the Forces & Choices That Drive Us
Episode 466: And That’s a Wrap: Cannes 2025 with guest Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch
465: Interview: Stellan Skarsgård (‘Sentimental Value’)
464: Dispatch 4 from Cannes 2025: The Phoenician Scheme, Pillion, Urchin & The Chronology of Water. Guest John Bleasdale, critic & author
463: Dispatch 3 from Cannes 2025: Eddington, The Plague, Sound of Falling & Mission: Impossible with Ryan McQuade
462: Dispatch 2 from Cannes 2025 with Ryan McQuade! – On Tom Cruise & McQuarrie, Neon’s Cannes Reign & De Niro
461: Dispatch 1 from Cannes 2025 – From the Opening Press Conference with Jury President Juliette Binoche, Jeremy Strong & More
Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Guest Christina Birro
460: Countdown to Cannes — Mission: Impossible, The Franchise, and The Final Reckoning (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
459: A Conversation With Barbie Ferreira ('Euphoria', 'Nope') On Her New Film 'Bob Trevino Likes It'
458: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Oscar Rule Changes & Iconic Movie Twins (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
457: Emmy-Winning Editor & Co-Producer Timothy Good ('The Last of Us') Unpacks the Powerful & Heartbreaking Season 2, Episode 2
456: Our Reactions to the Cannes Film Festival 2025 Lineup (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
455: Inside 'Adolescence': A Conversation with Actor Christine Tremarco
453: We Talk TV – Adolescence, Severance, The White Lotus, The Studio & More (with Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch)
454: Coming Soon! Trailer Talk for the Most Anticipated Movies (With Ryan McQuade)
452: ‘‘The Pitt’ Star Taylor Dearden on the Hit Show, Medical Boot Camp & More
451: 2025 Oscars Recap & Reactions (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
450: Final Oscar Predictions (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
449: Pop Culture Grab Bag: SNL 50, BAFTAs, SAG Predictions & More! (w/ Ryan McQuade)
448: The Oscar Race Heats Up! DGAs, PGAs, Surprises & Frontrunners (with Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)
447: Talking The 2025 TV Season: Trends, 'Severance', 'The Pitt', And More With The Ringer's Chris Ryan
446: Oscar Nominations 2025 (with Ryan McQuade) . The Surprises, Snubs & More!
445: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! + Oscar Nomination Predictions (with Ryan McQuade)
444: A Conversation With Mona Fastvold, Co-Writer of 'The Brutalist'
443: A Conversation With Actor Alessandro Nivola! ('The Brutalist')
442: A Conversation With Pop Superstar Robbie Williams ('Better Man')
441: Golden Globes 2025 Recap & Reactions! The Highlights, Surprises, Fashion And Much More. (With Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
440: A Conversation with Director RaMell Ross & Cinematographer Jomo Fray ('Nickel Boys') About Their Visionary Adaptation.
439: Two Conversations with Jesse Eisenberg ('A Real Pain')
438: Creating The Body Horror In 'The Substance'. Guest: Special Makeup Effects Designer Pierre Olivier Persin
437: A Conversation With Bill Skarsgård ('Nosferatu')
436: Our Reactions To The Golden Globe Noms And More Awards Season News! (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
435: Sean 'Dino' Johnson ('Sing Sing') On The Inspirational True Story 'Sing Sing' & Rehabilitation Through Theater.
434: A Conversation With Writer/Director Sean Baker ('Anora')
433: The Most Emotional Movie Scenes Of 2024! Plus Gladiator II Reactions. (With Ryan McQuade)
432: A Conversation With Karla Sofía Gascón, 'Emilia Pérez'! Audio Interview In Spanish, Subtitled On YouTube (Episode first aired in May)
431: Harris & Trump's Media Strategies In The Final Weeks & The Political Power Of Pop Culture (with journalist Chris Smith, Vanity Fair)
430: Guest Robert Steen On The Beautiful Story Of His Son Mats (A Norwegian Gamer), What They Learned After Mats Passed Away, The Moving Netflix Doc 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' (Encore)
429: 2025 Oscar Predictions! (with Ryan McQuade)
428. BONUS! A Conversation with Ken Leung, 'Industry'. (This Bonus Episode Includes Talk About The Season Finale!)
427: Coppola's 'Megalopolis'. SNL's Election Cast & Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist'. A Conversation With Ryan McQuade.
426: We Discuss & Review 'The Substance' From Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat & Starring Demi Moore (with Ryan McQuade)
425: Alan Zweibel, An Original Saturday Night Live Writer & Five Time Emmy Award Winner! On The Early Years at SNL & The New Movie 'Saturday Night'
424: AwardsWatch Podcast Telluride Film Festival Roundup (with Special Guest Christina Birro)
423: Telluride Film Festival Mini Dispatch 2. 'Nickel Boys'
422: Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! The exciting movie line up and more.