The Awardist

The big headline out of the BAFTAs wasn't who won but on the controversy surrounding the award show's handling of editing out a racial slur shouted by Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson during the ceremony. We break down what went wrong and why 'Sinners' stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo deserved better from BAFTA. Plus, Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW Sr. Editor Joyce Eng analyze the impact of the winners there, including those for 'Sinners' star Wunmi Mosaku and 'One Battle After Another' star Sean Penn. We also share our predictions for who will win at SAG's Actor Awards. And Gerrad chats with Oscar nominees Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve, whose movie 'Sentimental Value' score nine nominations.

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'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley - Best Actress frontrunner - joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall to break down the emotionally complex role, why she suggested Emily Watson to play her mother-in-law, why costar Paul Mescal - who was snubbed for an Oscar nomination - was so vital to her performance, her experience working with a stubborn hawk, how she transitioned from playing the Bride of Frankenstein just two weeks earlier for the upcoming movie 'The Bride!,' and more. Plus, Gerrad and EW Sr. Editor Joyce Eng discuss the Spirit Award winners, break down Warner Bros. Pictures' internal battle between their two Best Picture nominees 'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another,' and we remember late Oscar winner Robert Duvall.

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'One Battle After Another' star Teyana Taylor joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall to talk about her first Oscar nomination and dives deep into playing the layered and complex revolutionary group leader Perfidia Beverly Hills. She details going head-to-head with Sean Penn and his Col. Lockjaw, and how director Paul Thomas Anderson and her developed the script for Perfidia's emotional letter to her daughter, Willa. Plus, Gerrad and PEOPLE magazine's Andrea Mandell take you inside this week's Oscar Nominees Luncheon, and give their take on where things currently stand in the Oscar race, including Best Picture and the tight Best Actor categories.

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From Justin Bieber’s stripped-down — to his boxers and socks — performance and Lady Gaga’s rock version of ‘Abracadabra’ to Bad Bunny’s big win, the too-long In Memoriam, and the Best New Artist medley, we're going inside the Grammys and sharing our highlights of music’s biggest night. Plus, we're breaking down some of the best movie scenes of 2025 that you can see in this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees. Spoiler alert for 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You', ‘Bugonia,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ and ‘Sinners’ after 28:50.
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'Sinners' start and first-time Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo joins Awardist host Gerrad Hall to discuss the movie's history-making 16 Oscar nominations, the audience passion around the film, building his character's backstory, the scene he improvised and made into one of the movie's most memorable, and more. Plus, Gerrad and EW Sr. Editor Joyce Eng discuss the BAFTA nominations, where 'One Battle After Another' earned 14, followed by 'Sinners' with 13, and what it means for the Oscar race.

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