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Oscar Futures: Bombshell Explodes Into the Best Actress Races

 The Fox News sexual-harassment drama launched its first-look screenings last weekend, and the impact was palpable. By Nate Jones
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Your Guide to This Year’s Best Actor Bloodbath

 The Best Actor field has been weak in recent years, but 2019’s crop boasts ten-plus serious claimants. Which of them will make it in? By Nate Jones
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The 2019 Emmys Were a Ratings Disaster

 But they didn’t have to be. Here are a few modest proposals on how to fix things. By Josef Adalian

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  1. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Bombshell Explodes Into the Best Actress RacesThe Fox News sexual-harassment drama launched its first-look screenings last weekend, and the impact was palpable.
    By Nate Jones
  2. oscar futures
    Your Guide to This Year’s Best Actor BloodbathThe Best Actor field has been weak in recent years, but 2019’s crop boasts ten-plus serious claimants. Which of them will make it in?
    By Nate Jones
  3. rock hall
    Whitney Houston, Biggie, and More Up for Rock and Roll Hall of FameAlong with Nine Inch Nails, Dave Matthews Band, and more.
    By Zoe Haylock
  4. books
    Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Both Win This Year’s Booker PrizeThe rules for the fiction award technically prohibit a tie, but rules are meant to be broken.
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. awards
    Nobel Prizes in Literature Awarded to Peter Handke and Olga TokarczukTwo laureates were awarded at the same time due to a scandal last year.
    By Zoe Haylock
  6. awards season
    Tom Hanks to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes As Is His RightPrevious winners include Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep.
    By Zoe Haylock
  7. big fleabag energy
    Gaze Upon the Glory of Phoebe Waller-Bridge Partying With Her EmmysOf course, she looks incredibly cool.
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. the industry
    The 2019 Emmys Were a Ratings DisasterBut they didn’t have to be. Here are a few modest proposals on how to fix things.
    By Josef Adalian
  9. awards season
    The Emmys Proved That Award Shows Actually Do Need HostsJust not the traditional kind of host.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. emmys 2019
    The Emmys Mistook Leonard Slatkin (Alive) for André Previn (Dead) In Memoriam“Andre deserved better.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  13. emmys 2019
    Game of Thrones Wasn’t the Year’s Best Drama. It Still Deserved Its Emmys Win.It’s not a popularity contest. (Not exactly.)
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  14. emmys 2019
    The Emmys Finally Looked to the FutureGame of Thrones and SNL won, but this year’s Emmys leaned toward the future more than ever.
    By Jen Chaney
  15. emmys 2019
    I Can’t Stop Watching Gwyneth Paltrow’s Bizarre Walk Across the Emmys StageThe dress was not selected for mobility.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  16. emmys 2019
    Why Did Succession’s Showrunner Get Bleeped During His Emmys Speech?Because he said the words “shithole countries.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. emmys 2019
    Billy Porter Takes Emmys Attendees to Church in His Acceptance Speech“We all have the right!”
    By Zoe Haylock
  18. emmys 2019
    Jharrel Jerome Thanks ‘the Exonerated Five’ During When They See Us Emmy Speech“This is for Raymond, Antron, Yusef, Kevin, and king Korey Wise!”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. cringe
    And the Award for Most Awkward Presentation Goes to the Game of Thrones CastWhere is Bran Stark??
    By Zoe Haylock
  20. emmys 2019
    Watch a Piano Crush Homer Simpson During the Hostless Emmys IntroductionWell, that was something.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. predictions
    Who’s Gonna Win at the 2019 Emmys? And Who Should Really Win?Our expert predictions.
    By Jen Chaney, Matt Zoller Seitz, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  22. emmys 2019
    Stop Giving Game of Thrones Emmys AlreadyAt this point, giving the era-defining series an award feels more like a shrug than a cause for celebration.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  25. emmy insider
    How Ava DuVernay Made When They See Us, the Year’s Best MiniseriesA conversation about When They See Us, filmmaking, television, and American history.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  26. oscar futures
    Could Hustlers Scam Its Way Into the Oscars Race?The grifter-strippers movie has been receiving rave reviews, and pulled in over $30 million opening weekend. Will awards voters buy a dance?
    By Nate Jones
  27. fall preview 2019
    A Way-Too-Early Guide to the Wild, Abbreviated 2020 Oscar SeasonThe 2020 Oscars ceremony will take place on February 9, about three weeks earlier than usual. How will that shake up the Academy Awards race?
    By Nate Jones
  28. justice for kirsten
    Kirsten Dunst Thinks That Hollywood Is Not a CheerocracyAppreciate Kirsten Dunst, you ingrates!
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. snl
    10 of Leslie Jones’s Best SNL SketchesWe’ll miss her very much.
    By Matthew Love
  30. emmy insider
    The Story Behind PEN15’s Emmy-Nominated Sleepover Episode“Anna Ishii-Peters” is equal parts agonizing, emotional, and hilarious. Here’s how PEN15 pulled it off.
    By Jessica Goldstein
  31. emmy insider
    The Stars of Netflix’s Special Are Proving the Trolls WrongThey made the show on a “shoestring” budget. One of them didn’t know where it’d air. And now they’re all Emmy nominees.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  32. emmy insider
    A Conversation With Rachel Brosnahan About Playing Slutty Secretaries in SchoolThe Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel answers important questions about our shared past: playing small parts in high-school theater.
    By Rachel Handler
  33. mtv vmas 2019
    Here’s How to Watch the 2019 VMAsCome for the K-Pop, stay for … Sebastian Maniscalco?
    By Rebecca Alter
  34. close reads
    Is Succession a Comedy?The Roys’ lives might be tragic, but their whole world is laughable.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  37. pose
    A Pop-Culture Guide to Pose Season TwoWhat to watch, listen to, and read after every episode to more fully experience the rich history of NYC’s ballroom scene in 1990.
    By David Goldberg
  38. chat room
    Ozark’s Julia Garner Doesn’t Want ‘Hollywood-Standard Beautiful’ Roles“I get cult members. I get pregnant Mormon girls. I get cannibals. I got a girl who was in love with a KGB secret agent.”
    By Valentina Valentini
  39. backstories
    The Season SNL Embraced Its Old, Weird Self AgainThe show’s writers walk us through the highlights from a year when they dialed back the Trump.
    By Dave Schilling
  40. trailer mix
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3 Teaser: She’s Going on TourPlus: Sterling K. Brown!
    By Megh Wright
  41. rupaul's drag race
    RuPaul’s Drag Race and All Stars Renewed by VH1, So Drag Will Never Not Be on TVThe drag boom continues.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. chat room
    Barry’s Sarah Goldberg Makes the Case for Why Sally Is a Seriously Good Actress“How do you do bad acting that slowly gets better?”
    By Devon Ivie
  43. emmy insider
    Michelle Williams Never Thought Life Could Be FairThe Fosse/Verdon star is standing up for herself — and for Gwen Verdon.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. 2019 emmy awards
    The Emmys Have Found No One Deserving of a Governors Award This YearOuch.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  45. books
    The Man Booker Long List Includes Margaret Atwood’s Upcoming NovelAlongside Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer.
    By Zoe Haylock
  46. ken ehrlich
    Grammys Producer Who Clashed With Ariana Grande to Step DownKen Ehrlich famously feuded with Ariana, Frank Ocean, and more artists.
    By Zoe Haylock
  49. 2019 emmy awards
    Mandy Moore Will Not Let a Rattlesnake Ruin Her Emmy Nomination“My husband’s like, ‘There’s a snake outside.’”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  50. 2019 emmy awards
    Emmy Nominations 2019: The 24 Biggest Surprises and SnubsYay, Fleabag! But really, no Rhea Seehorn?
    By Jen Chaney
  51. awards
    Game of Thrones, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Lead 2019 Emmy NominationsAnd Beyoncé got 6!
    By Zoe Haylock
  52. vmas 2019
    And Your 2019 MTV VMAs Host Is … Sebastian ManiscalcoNo, really!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  53. emmy insider
    Sacha Baron Cohen’s Eyebrows Were ‘Obliterated’ for Who Is America?“If the makeup doesn’t work, the show’s over,” the prosthetics artist told us.
    By Devon Ivie
  54. Christina Applegate Explains the Backstory of Jen’s Mastectomy on Dead to Me“It’s something that I just never saw anyone really discuss in any show.”
    By Bethy Squires and Brittany Stephanis
  55. How Timothy Simons Handles All the Insults on VeepIt pays to have thick skin.
    By Bethy Squires and Masen Colucci
  56. chat room
    Maggie Gyllenhaal on The Deuce, Sex Work, and Falling in Love With Fleabag“I’ve gotten into trouble with sex workers online for saying this, but my fantasy of that life is that it’s got to be numbing.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  57. The Cast of Miracle Workers Plays a Round of Catch PhraseOf course Daniel Radcliffe pulled the Harry Potter card.
    By Anne Clark and Noah Kim
  58. The Women of One Day at a Time Ship Penelope and Schneider’s Relationship“Men and women can be friends.”
    By Bethy Squires
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Awards Show Schedule

  • MTV Video and Music Awards

    August 27, 2017 at 8 p.m. EST on MTV

  • Primetime Emmys

    September 17, 2017 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS

  • The Golden Globes

    January 7, 2018 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    January 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. EST on TNT and TBS

  • The Grammys

    January 28, 2018 on CBS

  • The Indie Spirit Awards

    March 3, 2018 on IFC

  • The Oscars

    March 4, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC