Awards Chatter

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

The 20-year-old breakout star of Steven Spielberg's reimagining of the classic musical reflects on how she fell in love with musical theater, the year-long process that led to her being chosen over 30,000 others for the part of Maria and how she is handling sudden stardom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first Spanish actress ever to win an Oscar reflects on her unlikely journey from superfan to seven-time muse of Pedro Almodóvar, her opportunities in Hollywood versus Europe and why she, like Almodóvar, feels that the part she plays in their latest collaboration was her most challenging yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The principal songwriters of U2, one of the most popular and influential bands of all time, reflect on the origins of their sound and social conscience, how they’ve managed to stay together longer than almost any other major band and why their first new tune in three years was “Your Song Saved My Life,” which is shortlisted for the best original song Oscar.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of only six actors who has played James Bond, and the one who has held the part the longest, reflects on why he almost turned down the offer to join the iconic film franchise, what he found most challenging and gratifying about being part of it and what's next for him following his fifth and final installment.But first: Barbara Broccoli — previously a guest on episode 192 — who, along with her half-brother and EON Productions partner Michael G. Wilson, has overseen the James Bond franchise for the last 27 years, discusses the decision to cast Craig as 007 and his contributions to the franchise.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The English actress best known for playing psychopath Villanelle on 'Killing Eve' reflects on how the actor Stephen Graham helped her early in her career, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the best actress in a drama series Emmy (at the time) and why, prior to 2021, she feared she might never get a shot at acting in films.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The dashing actor best known for playing a BDSM-obsessed businessman in the '50 Shades' trilogy reflects on abandoning modeling for acting, why he signed up to play Christian Grey and the lesser known parts before, between and since that part in which he has demonstrated that he's much more than a pretty face.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices