Gold Derby's Awards Magnet

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Inde Navarrette shares 'Obsession' Oscar dreams, freaky on-set stories, and what happens to Nikki after the credits roll

The breakout star of the horror hit knows the internet is rooting for her to win Best Actress at the 2027 Oscars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Jun 12
38 min

'Schmigadoon!' or 'The Lost Boys'? Curtain’s up on our final 2026 Tony Awards predictions

From Death of a Salesman to Ragtime, here are the Broadway shows we’re expecting to see in the winners circle on Sunday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

Jun 5
1 h 05 min

From 'Cape Fear' to the end of 'The Bear,' summer's sure things and wild cards for 2027 Emmy nods

Gold Derby editors look ahead to summer's big TV offerings and evaluate some of the big May finales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29
38 min

From ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘Disclosure Day’ we pick the summer movies that are sure things or wild cards for Oscar nods

Backrooms, Coyote vs. Acme and The Invite could also generate some awards heat during the warm weather months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

May 22
40 min

Nathan Lane on the long road to 'Death of a Salesman' and why he wants Jack Black to revive 'The Producers'

The stage and screen star received a seventh career Tony nomination for his acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller's classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

May 15
42 min

We've got some beef with 'Beef': Handicapping the wide open limited series race at the 2026 Emmys

Gold Derby editors see Margo's Got Money Troubles as a heavyweight comedy contender and explain why Euphoria's final season is a ratings hit, but a likely Emmys bust. Lea

May 8
52 min

Will 'The Lost Boys' sing? Has 'Bug' been squashed? Our final picks for what's in and what's out at the 2026 Tonys

Gold Derby's Broadway experts share their final Tony predictions ahead of the May 5 nominations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1
1 h 05 min

Alden Ehrenreich and Madeline Brewer swap stories about the 'funny and shocking' Broadway hit 'Becky Shaw'

Both actors are making their Broadway debuts — and contending for Tonys — with the biting dark comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24
36 min

Is 'Project Hail Mary' the next 'Sinners'? The Oscar contenders and pretenders from the first half of 2026

Gold Derby editors evaluate the awards prospects of first quarter releases like 'Send Help,' 'Wuthering Heights' and 'I Swear' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

Apr 17
45 min

Is there a 'Pitt'-slayer in the house? The shows that could shake up a stale Emmy race

Gold Derby editors search for a winning Drama or Comedy alternative to 'The Pitt' and 'Hacks' and a frontrunner in the wide-open Limited Series race. Learn more about you

Apr 10
50 min

Are Kristin Chenoweth and Keanu Reeves Tony-bound? Breaking down the Broadway hits and misses so far this season

Gold Derby checks in with our Tony experts on the awards prospects for 'Queen of Versailles,' 'Waiting for Godot,' 'Ragtime' and more. Learn more about your ad choices. V

Apr 3
48 min

Will Emmy voters love 'Love Story'? Can 'Rooster' hack 'Hacks'? The Best Limited and Best Comedy hits and misses so far this year

Gold Derby editors discuss some of the biggest limited series and comedies to debut in the first three months of 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f

Mar 27
39 min

Can 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' slay 'The Pitt'? The Best Drama hits and misses so far this year

Gold Derby editors catch up with all the Drama Series contenders that premiered between January and March, from 'The Beauty' to 'Paradise' Learn more about your ad choice

Mar 20
38 min

One win after another: Why 'One Battle' became this year's Oscar juggernaut

Gold Derby editors provide an Oscar night postmortem on the big victories, surprising moments that rare tie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice

Mar 16
38 min

Our final 2026 Oscar predictions: 'One Battle' has the stats, but 'Sinners' has the vibes

Gold Derby editors make their final calls in all 26 categories ahead of Oscar night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13
56 min

Don't sleep on 'Sinners' or the shorts: The choices that could make or break your Oscar ballot

Gold Derby editors offer expert advice for some of the hardest-to-call categories on any Oscar ballot: the short film races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Mar 6
45 min

Are Sean Penn and Wunmi Mosaku your new Oscar winners? Looking back at the BAFTAs and ahead to the SAG Actor Awards

Gold Derby editors read the tea leaves after the BAFTAs open up fresh questions in the Oscar race with SAG statuettes ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Feb 27
40 min

Stellan Skarsgård reflects on his 'Sentimental Value' journey and teases a third "Mamma Mia!" film: 'I'll play it from the urn'

The Best Supporting Actor nominee calls Oscar campaigning a "full-time job." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20
22 min

'Sinners' and 'One Battle' race to the Phase 2 finish as 'Wuthering Heights' enters the 2027 Oscar chat

Gold Derby editors analyze a busy week in the Oscar race and look ahead to the Indie Spirits and next year's first big awards contender. Learn more about your ad choices

Feb 13
37 min

Timothee or Leo? Teyana or Amy? The Jacob Elordi-sized acting surprises we may see on Oscar night

Gold Derby editors check in with the four acting races with a month to go until statuettes are handed out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6
46 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Love the insight from the hosts. They know their awards info. Love it too that they don’t talk all over each other and are open to different opinions.

LONGSTON · Jul 2025

I have grown to really enjoy listening to their Oscar predictions and takes. I love that their predictions are based on their read of the current horse race and not necessarily on their personal preferences. The hosts don’t take themselves too seriously unlike some other podcast hosts in this genre who arrogantly push their personal opinions and political agendas. I was at first put off by their dynamic but I now really love their dynamic and banter.

ecnoc · Dec 2024

This is my favorite awards season podcast specifically cause of Chris and Joyce’s dynamic. Surprised to see some people complain Joyce is mean when she’s obviously just dry and they read each other as friends the whole time. Obviously they enjoy each other and bring totally different viewpoints. Anyway, Joyce is the goat, so good at her predictions and I love how unserious they keep things throughout the season. Reminds you that this is all just fun and games, everyone!

dstins · Dec 2024

Longtime lurker, first time commenter. We must be of similar generations because we remember very similar highlights from ceremonies past. Love the cohosts' easy chemistry and how they always seem to be in good spirits, because, c'mon, we all love the Oscars but this isn't nuclear warfare we're debating! It should be fun and that's exactly what you bring to the table. Thanks!

Pita Pan Piper · Aug 2023

No offense to anyone else but this show is much better when there’s only two hosts at a time. The back and forth with Marcus and Denton is so easy to follow and listen to. No one is talking over the top of another one. These two are knowledgeable and know what they’re doing. I didn’t listen to this podcast for a while but came back to it with the new crew.

OC4Ever · Aug 2025

I love the awards race, but one of the hosts is so condescending and mean to her counterpart I couldn’t get through an episode. It’s seriously bizarre to hear someone be that smug and that mean. I would recommend The Big Picture, Oscar Wild, or anything with Wesley Morris if you want to get into the Awards Race.

stubeef1789 · Mar 2023

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