Challengers star Zendaya, Fall Festival recap, and emerging frontrunners

10/03/24 • 69 min

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For the first episode of the 2025 Oscars season, we welcome Challengers star and producer Zendaya, who chats with Awardist host Gerrad Hall about the Luca Guadagnino film, which became a pop culture moment and offered the actress a very different opportunity than how we're used to seeing her. Plus, Gerrad and EW's Oscars expert Joey Nolfi dissect the Fall Festival season and discuss which movies emerged with momentum and which performances are standing out in a very crowded pack. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call 657-799-1566‬ to leave us a message.

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The Awardist Oscars Season 2025 starts October 3rd, 2024

Moviegoers: Oscar season is already upon us.

And, of course, Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast has you covered.

From the early contenders to the unexpected gems, we are tracking it all.

Join EW’s editorial director Gerrad Hall, and his opinionated co-hosts every Thursday to keep up with EW’s Oscars heat index, our predictions, and awards news.

Each episode of The Awardist features an exclusive interview with the stars and filmmakers where we get in-depth, behind-the-scenes insight into this year’s contenders ... and we’re gonna have some laughs along the way too.

You’ll hear from Zendaya, Barry Keoghan, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, Jude Law and Nicholaus Hoult and many more.

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Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle

What did it take to pull off a movie about the wild 90 minutes leading up to the series debut of SNL? Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle join Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss the making of that film — and LaBelle reveals whether it was more intimidating to play a version of Steven Spielberg in a movie directed by the legend, or playing SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels. Plus, EW Sr. Writer Maureen Lee Lenker shares her favorite movies and performances from the Telluride and Toronto film festivals, and the performance from earlier this year that she thinks should get a nomination. And we want to hear your thoughts and questions — call or text 657-799-1566‬ to leave us a message.

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