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Prestige Junkie
by TheAnkler.com · English
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.
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Prestige Box Office Wins with Sean Fennessey, Plus Sophie Okonedo on Clarissa
A mid-fall awards-season check-in focused on box office performance and how it may (or may not) translate into Oscar campaign momentum, especially after the breakout documentary You Can See…
10 Nov 2026 · 1h 8m · 26 chapters
Best Supporting Actress Power Rankings with Tyler Coates, Plus John Turturro on The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The Prestige Junkie Podcast’s four-part “Acting Races” series finale ranks 10 Best Supporting Actress contenders, then transitions to Katie Rich’s conversation with John Turturro about The Only…
3 Nov 2026 · 1h 26m · 30 chapters
Supporting Actor Power Rankings with Erik Anderson and Ryan McQuade, Plus Ruth Madeley on Being Heumann
Supporting Actor Oscar “power rankings” discussion during awards-season campaigning, plus a separate interview with Ruth Madeley about disability representation on film sets.
27 Oct 2026 · 1h 34m · 41 chapters
You Can See Everything and Festival Hype, Plus Alden Ehrenreich on His Very Big Year
Regional film festival season and awards/box-office chatter, centered on A24’s You Can See Everything (big Telluride-to-theaters hype), Netflix’s La Bola Negra (limited-release box office and…
20 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m · 22 chapters
Oscar History Lessons with Joyce Eng, Plus Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Project Hail Mary
Prestige Junkie’s Oscar “historical comps” episode, using past Oscar patterns to predict this year’s races, plus a separate interview segment with Phil Lord and Chris Miller about Project Hail Mary’s…
13 Oct 2026 · 1h · 21 chapters
Best Actress Power Rankings with Jacqueline Coley, Plus Rosalind Eleazar's Fight to Play Misty Green
Best Actress Oscar power rankings (10-person countdown) and debate about how the race is “wide open,” including bias against international performances and how campaigns/visibility affect nominations.
6 Oct 2026 · 1h 11m · 44 chapters
Best Actor Power Rankings with Richard Lawson, Plus Olivia Wilde on The Invite
The Prestige Junkie podcast episode ranks likely Oscar Best Actor nominees (10 to 1), debating performances, campaigning odds, and how films’ controversies or audience reception may affect…
29 Sep 2026 · 1h 31m · 40 chapters
Los Javis on the Ambition That Drove La Bola Negra, Plus a Look at TIFF's Big Winners
The hosts recap TIFF Audience Awards (People’s Choice and International People’s Choice) and what the results suggest for Oscar season, then interview Los Javis (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi),…
22 Sep 2026 · 1h 13m · 26 chapters
2026 Emmys Recap: Great Wins, Bad Production, and a Widow's Bay Triumph
Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen recap the 2026 Emmys live-streamed from Toronto.
15 Sep 2026 · 27m · 14 chapters
Telluride's Great Vibes and Emmy's Early Winners, Plus Andrew Garfield on the Stirring History of The Uprising
The hosts recap Telluride Film Festival’s “great vibes,” focusing on a secret world-premiere that turned out to be You Can See Everything (Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim’s hybrid Elizabeth Holmes…
8 Sep 2026 · 53m · 21 chapters
Fall Movie Preview Part 5 with Clayton Davis, Plus Jake Johnson On a Long-Awaited Reunion
The Prestige Junkie Podcast wraps its five-part fall movie preview, focusing on awards-season strategy and festival momentum across major studios and smaller indies, plus an interview segment with…
1 Sep 2026 · 1h 22m · 29 chapters
Fall Movie Preview Part 4 with Tyler Coates, Plus Noah Wyle On His Triple-Duty on The Pitt
The episode is a fall awards-season preview focused on indie studios Neon and A24, plus a separate Emmy-season interview segment with Noah Wyle about The Pitt.
25 Aug 2026 · 1h 14m · 34 chapters
How Sarah Pidgeon Fought for Carolyn Bessette on Love Story
Sarah Pidgeon discusses playing Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in FX’s Love Story, focusing on how she built the character—especially through hair—plus the show’s collaborative process, advocacy on set,…
22 Aug 2026 · 29m · 8 chapters
Lisa Kudrow on Beating the AI Clock to Bring Back The Comeback
Lisa Kudrow discusses The Comeback’s final (third) HBO return, focusing on how Valerie Cherish tackles AI fears and Hollywood’s “extinction event” panic while staying funny and character-driven.
19 Aug 2026 · 21m · 9 chapters
Fall Movie Preview Part 3: Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and the Oscar Streaming War
A fall streaming preview focused on Netflix, Apple, and Amazon MGM (plus MGM) and how their movie slates could perform in the Oscar race, especially Best Picture and acting categories.
18 Aug 2026 · 1h 19m · 37 chapters
Kate O'Flynn Waited to Shoot Her Shot — And It Brought Her to Widow's Bay
Kate O’Flynn discusses her path to starring as Patricia in Apple TV’s horror-comedy Widow’s Bay, including her UK theater background, the audition/US move timing, and how she built Patricia’s…
15 Aug 2026 · 27m · 15 chapters
Fall Movie Preview Part 2 with David Canfield, Plus Charles Melton on Beef's Generational Battle
Fall movie/awards preview focused on indie studio labels (Searchlight, Focus, Sony Pictures Classics) and their Oscar positioning, plus a conversation about Beef’s generational “battle” in Season 2.
11 Aug 2026 · 1h 5m · 26 chapters
Nick Offerman on His Double Emmy Nominations and How to Find the Nice People in Hollywood
Nick Offerman discusses his double Emmy nominations (Death by Lightning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles), his Emmy-winning work on The Last of Us, and how he picks projects and finds “nice people” in…
8 Aug 2026 · 28m · 12 chapters
Fall Movie Preview Part 1 with Joyce Eng, Plus Jane Schoenbrun on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Fall movie preview focused on major studios’ Oscar prospects for 2026, plus a conversation with director Jane Schoenbrun about Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
4 Aug 2026 · 1h 21m · 34 chapters
The Who's Next Oscar Draft: Part 2
The Prestige Junkie hosts (Katie Rich, Joe Reid, Chris Feil, Chris Rosen) continue their “Who’s Next Oscar Draft” (round five through the final wild card).
3 Aug 2026 · 1h 4m · 19 chapters
The Who's Next Oscar Draft, Plus Tom Pelphrey on Task
The inaugural “Who’s Next Oscar Draft,” a game where hosts Katie Rich, Chris Rosen, Joe Reed, and Chris Bile predict which acting nominees (no competitive acting Oscar winners yet) will win Oscars in…
28 Jul 2026 · 1h 37m · 38 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy