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• Inside the Emilia Pérez Scandal With Sam Adams, Plus Sean Baker On Making Anora As Funny as It's Sad

  After a whirlwind few days of scandal and seemingly endless interviews from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón, Slate's Sam Adams join Katey to figure out how it all played out, how fervent fan bases have played outsize roles in this awards season, and where Emilia Pérez's Oscar hopes can go from here. Then Katey talks to Anora's director, writer, co-producer and editor Sean Baker about his very particular way of making movies, how he challenged himself with Anora and where he'll go from here. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd.  Follow The Ankler.

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• How the Oscars Learned to Love Horror with Joanna Robinson, Plus Brady Corbet on His Future of "Radical" Films

  The Ringer's Joanna Robinson returns to join Katey and look at the Oscar success of not just The Substance but also Nosferatu, and why it's good for everyone when there's a popular genre movie that the Oscars can already embrace. Then, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet calls from London, where he reflects on the long promotional campaign he's still in the middle of, what the future of Hollywood and AI should actually look like, and what he'll do on March 3 when this awards season rush is all over. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd.  Follow The Ankler.

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• The Best of Sundance So Far: Stars, Docs, and At Least One Buzzy Masterpiece

  The Ankler's Alison Brower joins Katey from Park City to talk about the highlights from the first few days of Sundance, which as usual is heavy on excellent docs and has plenty of hit-or-miss star vehicles. Luckily for the rest of us, there are at least a few surefire hits to look forward to. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd.  Follow The Ankler.

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• 2025 Oscar Nominations: The Good, The Bad, and the Shocking

  Katey shares instant reactions to this year’s Oscar nominations with Esther Zuckerman, then shares segments of a Substack Live session with Richard Rushfield, asking some of the bigger questions about what this years nominations mean for Hollywood. Want to be part of our next Substack Live? Become a paid subscriber to The Ankler and join us! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd.  Follow The Ankler.

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• Awards Season in the Time of Wildfires with Tyler Coates, Plus Robert Eggers Goes Deep on Nosferatu

  It feels like an eternity since last week’s Golden Globes, and with all of Los Angeles focused on the wildfires and their aftermath, awards season has taken a backseat— but hasn’t ended entirely. Tyler Coates joins Katey to talk about the impact of all this turmoil, and how awards season might boost the city’s recovery once it finally returns. Then Katey talks to Robert Eggers, the director of stylish horror films who just had his biggest hit ever with Nosferatu, a movie he’s spent more than a decade trying to get made— and was absolutely worth the wait. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd.  Follow The Ankler.

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