'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Matthew McConaughey ('White Boy Rick')
One of Hollywood's most colorful characters — who has morphed from bit player to leading man to Oscar winner over the last 25 years — shares the backstories of "Alright, alright, alright," his big break, his rom-com/shirtless era and "the McConnaisance."
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Quincy Jones ('Quincy')
The living legend, one of only 21 EGOTs, opens up about falling in love with music, being black in Hollywood, talent cultivation (Michael Jackson, most famously) and discovery (from Oprah Winfrey to Will Smith) and what he thinks of music and America today.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Keira Knightley ('Colette')
The twice Oscar-nominated British actress, who has been on Hollywood’s A-list for the last 15 years, opens up about how acting helped her to overcome dyslexia, how sudden celebrity caused her to have a breakdown and why she has always been drawn to — and done much of her best work in — period pieces.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Rosamund Pike ('A Private War')
The English Oxford alum turned Bond girl turned best actress Oscar nominee opens up about breaking out of early typecasting with 'An Education,' playing her first leading film role in 'Gone Girl' and, in perhaps her most challenging assignment yet, portraying war correspondent Marie Colvin in Matt Heineman's new film.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Glenn Close ('The Wife')
The living legend of stage and screen — who is the most Oscar-nominated living performer without a win, at 0-for-6 — talks about growing up in a cult, her later-than-usual film debut and how she made up for lost time, aging in Hollywood (she went to TV and back to Broadway) and the performance that has made her, at 71, the best actress contender to beat.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Chadwick Boseman ('Black Panther')
The star of Marvel's first film to center on a black superhero shares why Phylicia Rashad and Denzel Washington are responsible for his shift from writer-director to actor, how he weighed the honor of playing black icons against the fear of being typecast, and what he makes of Wakanda's cultural significance during the Trump era and the Academy's new popular Oscar.
Emmys: Listen to The Hollywood Reporter's Podcast Episodes With 35 of 2018's Nominees
The 'Awards Chatter' podcast, hosted by Scott Feinberg, welcomed dozens of beloved legends (e.g. Carol Burnett, Ted Danson and Henry Winkler) and breakthrough stars (e.g. Rachel Brosnahan, Darren Criss and Claire Foy).
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Darren Criss ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')
Emmy-nominated for both Ryan Murphy's 'Glee,' in 2015, and now for an FX limited series in which he played serial killer Andrew Cunanan, the Filipino-American discusses "passing" as white, pre-'Glee' life (he made a living playing piano at Maggiano's) and the tricky terrain of being a straight actor who has made his name playing LGBTQ parts.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Judith Light ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')
The stage and screen veteran reflects on why she was so averse to doing a soap opera or a sitcom before making her name on 'One Life to Live' and 'Who’s the Boss?,' and what she's learned since returning to the theater (she's one of only six performers to win Tonys in back-to-back years) and TV (she's landed Emmy noms for 'Ugly Betty,' 'Transparent' and 'Versace').
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Milo Ventimiglia ('This Is Us')
Nominated for the best actor in a drama series Emmy for the second year in a row, the 41-year-old reflects on his journey to acting, almost quitting the biz after his stints on ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Heroes’ and how he wound up playing an iconic TV dad.
