

Awards Chatter
The Hollywood Reporter
'Awards Chatter' is a podcast that features in-depth interviews with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business. Created and hosted by: Scott Feinberg
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May 29, 2022 • 1h 4min
Léa Seydoux - 'Crimes of the Future' & 'One Fine Morning' [LIVE]
In front of an audience at the Cannes Film Festival, the queen of the fest reflects on the unrequited crush that led her to acting, the differences between French and Hollywood filmmaking and being the first actress to appear in multiple installments of the 007 franchise as the same Bond girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2022 • 1h 18min
Courteney Cox - 'Shining Vale' [LIVE]
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the prolific actress behind a generation's favorite sitcom reflects on the early breaks that helped her land the part of Monica on 'Friends,' how working with Wes Craven on several 'Scream' films influenced her own directorial approach and why she feels her role on Starz's new horror/comedy series is the most layered and challenging she has ever played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 2022 • 1h 9min
Robert & Michelle King - 'Evil' & 'The Good Fight'
The four-time Emmy nominees best known for 'The Good Wife' reflect on 35 years of marriage, the differences between making shows for broadcast versus streaming and juggling two vastly different series at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 2022 • 54min
Mike Myers - 'The Pentaverate'
The legendary funnyman, in a rare interview, reflects on how his childhood shaped his comedy, the challenges and rewards of playing multiple characters in the same project and how a line he spoke in a 1993 film inspired his new Netflix comedy series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 5, 2022 • 60min
Sam Waterston - 'Law & Order,' 'Grace and Frankie' & 'The Dropout'
One of our most respected and beloved actors reflects on starting out as a Shakespearean theater specialist, transitioning to screen acting and the challenges and rewards of playing ADA-turned-DA Jack McCoy on 17 seasons of Dick Cook's landmark legal drama for NBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 2022 • 1h
José Andrés - 'We Feed People'
The world renowned chef and humanitarian reflects on popularizing tapas in America through his celebrated restaurants, what inspired him to establish World Central Kitchen to feed people in disaster areas and being the subject of a new Ron Howard-directed documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 8min
Elle Fanning - 'The Girl from Plainville' & The Great'
The former child star, who is now 24 and garnering career-best notices for her work on a Hulu comedy series and limited series, reflects on growing up in the biz alongside Dakota, when she took ownership of her career and what led her to projects on the small screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 11min
Isabel May - '1883'
The 21-year-old breakout star of Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' prequel, an epic Western limited series on Paramount+, reflects on her first professional gig as the lead of a Netflix sitcom, how a 'Mayor of Kingstown' audition inspired Sheridan to write the part of Elsa Dutton for her and what it was like preparing for and then shooting that show over five months alongside Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Sam Elliott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 11min
Alex Borstein - 'Family Guy' & 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'
The three-time Emmy winner reflects on her beginnings in sketch comedy and breakthrough gig on 'MADtv,' voicing Lois Griffin (and many other characters) for Seth MacFarlane's shows and how being cast — but unable to accept a major part — on 'Gilmore Girls' led decades later to the role of bartender-turned-manager Susie Myerson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 2022 • 1h 17min
'Squid Game' Squad — Hwang Dong-hyuk, Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Park Hae-soo & Anupam Tripathi
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the principal team behind the Korean dystopian dramedy which has become Netflix's most popular TV show ever — creator/writer/director/EP Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Jung-jae (“Gi-hun”), Jung Ho-yeon (“Sae-byeok”), Park Hae-soo (“Sang-woo”) and Anupam Tripathi (“Ali”) — joins Scott to reflect on their journey to the show and its massive success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices