Awards Chatter

Ahead of Friday’s presentation to her of an honorary Oscar, the legendary Norwegian actress emotionally reflects on her and Ingmar Bergman’s personal (five romantic years) and professional (12 collaborations) relationship, how ‘Persona’ changed her life and career and her mixed feelings about Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first deaf male ever nominated for an acting Oscar reflects on growing up as the only deaf member of his family, making his name in deaf theater and how the making of and tremendous response to his performance in Sian Heder's film about a child of deaf adults (or "CODA") has changed his life. (Interpreting provided by Justin Mauer; video available at thr.com.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, the city he has long called home, this indie filmmaker's indie filmmaker reflects on the medical diagnosis that led him to abandon sports for filmmaking, how he has navigated the biz to get his personal vision on the screen regardless of the size of his budget, and what is at the root of his fascination with time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second woman ever to receive a best director Oscar nomination and, 28 years after that, the first woman ever to receive a second one, reflects on her circuitous path to filmmaking, obstacles she has faced because of her gender and how she feels about men who disparage her films, including Sam Elliott, for whom she has some choice words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the first Spaniard ever to receive an acting Oscar nomination and win reflects on his initial reluctance to follow his family into film, finding stardom in both Spain and Hollywood and working in the same business as — and being Oscar-nominated this year alongside — his wife, Penelope Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Irish-born Brit, who has been nominated in more Oscar categories over the course of his career than any other person ever (seven) but has yet to win one, reflects on his childhood as the Troubles exploded around him, achieving great success before 30 and becoming both his generation’s leading interpreter of Shakespeare and a director of popcorn movies — while also revisiting the defining events of his life 50 years after they happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 19-year-old breakout reflects on her years as a child actor, her exhaustive preparation to play a child of deaf adults who finds her voice in more ways than one and becoming a star during a global pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Italian maestro best known for the Oscar-winning 'The Great Beauty' reflects on how a childhood tragedy set him on the path to becoming a filmmaker, his six collaborations with the actor Toni Servillo and being chosen to represent Italy at the Oscars for a second time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former child star and current actors’ actor reflects on 33 years in the business, resisting conventional stardom and realizing a dream by working with Jane Campion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Irish actress reflects on her early foray into supermodeling, landing a star-making role on Starz's adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's fantasy book series (the sixth season of which premieres March 6) and portraying Kenneth Branagh's mother in one of the most acclaimed films of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices