Awards Chatter

Seven Broadway standouts — nominated for 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Oh, Mary!,' 'Just in Time,' 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow,' 'Gypsy,' 'Sunset Blvd.' and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' respectively — discuss the challenges and rewards of working on the Great White Way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of a journalism class at Chapman University, the host of one of the hottest Emmy-eligible talk series — pun intended — reflects on his path to interviewing celebs over spicy chicken wings, why YouTube is the show's perfect home and what's next now that he and a consortium of others have bought it from BuzzFeed for $82.5 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience in the Campari Lounge at the Cannes Film Festival, the legendary Oscar winner reflects on her journey from small-town Texas to Hollywood; her iconic New Hollywood performances in 'Badlands,' 'Carrie,' 'Three Women' and 'Coal Miner's Daughter'; and playing Jennifer Lawrence's mother-in-law in Lynne Ramsay's new film about a woman experiencing severe post-partum depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the faces of New Mexican Cinema reflects on the childhood tragedy that set him on the path to acting, navigating a post-'Y Tu Mamá También' career between Mexico and Hollywood, and how, despite possessing an accent that he thought would be disqualifying, he wound up a part of the 'Star Wars' universe on screens big and small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the inaugural Napa Valley StreamFest, the Emmy-nominated actor, a major figure in the American comedy scene for the last 25 years, reflects on early projects like 'Freaks and Geeks' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' the existential crisis he experienced during his years on 'How I Met Your Mother,' how 'The End of the Tour' rebooted his career and what led him to co-create and star in 'Shrinking.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a rare and candid in-depth interview, the rock and roll legend reflects on his complicated childhood and path to the music biz, inspirations behind his greatest hits, thoughts on the upcoming Jeremy Allen White movie about him, the Hulu doc about his first post-COVID tour (which could bring him the 'E' that would make him an 'EGOT') and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 years after the end of 'Mad Men,' the Emmy-winning actor who brought to life Don Draper reflects on his difficult youth (he lost both parents before turning 21), the rewards and pain of playing one of the greatest anti-heroes of the platinum age of TV, how comedy came to figure so prominently in his next act, and why he was so drawn to playing a man who has everything and then loses it all on his new Apple TV+ series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Miami Film Festival, the English film and TV actor reflects on the pros and cons of playing Lucius Malfoy in the 'Harry Potter' film series, the heartbreak of the cancelation of 'The OA' and his rollercoaster journey with Mike White's hit HBO drama series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former Los Angeles Times film critic reflects on his path from Brooklyn to Hollywood, the current state of film criticism and the LA Times, and what inspired him to spend four years writing the first dual-biography in 50 years of MGM's two most legendary executives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the 'Dropout' Emmy winner and 'Mank' Oscar nominee reflects on early breaks like 'Mean Girls' and 'Mamma Mia!,' navigating the transition from child to adult star, and why she's so passionate about her latest project, a Peacock limited series in which she plays a cop investigating the disappearance of her own sister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices