Awards Chatter

At the TCM Classic Film Festival, the legendary star of late '50s/'60s rock 'n' roll and beach movies reflects on his path from trumpeter to teen idol, his experiences off screen and on with Annette Funicello and what his life is like today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The self-described "oddball" actress/writer/director/producer reflects on child stardom, her years away from the business due to addiction and her remarkable run of the past decade with Netflix's 'Orange Is the New Black' and 'Russian Doll' followed by an acclaimed new Peacock series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at CAA in Los Angeles, the Oscar-nominated (‘House of Sand and Fog’) and Emmy-winning (‘House of Saddam’) actress reflects on her journey to acting and away from Iran, her difficult decision to play a terrorist on ‘24’ and the current crisis in her homeland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the legendary 83-year-old actor reflects on his many years as a struggling actor, his career-making and Oscar-winning turn in Milos Forman’s ‘Amadeus’ and his recent career resurgence on several hit TV shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, the first person of Asian descent to lead Hollywood's most powerful organization reflects on connecting the American and Chinese film industries before shifting to producing films like 'The Joy Luck Club,' how racist jokes told at the Oscars in 2016 motivated her to become active in the Academy and how she feels about Chris Rock, Will Smith and accusations that Academy members are racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Tony-nominated playwright and Oscar-nominated filmmaker reflects on his path to theater and film, the roots of his interest in Ireland and his latest reunion with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the breakout star reflects on breaking into the business as a pre-teen and then stepping away from it after the death of his mother, realizing his dreams on Broadway opposite Denzel Washington and on film under the direction of Quentin Tarantino, and the years of ups, downs and tireless work that went into his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Elvis Presley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the beloved star of 1990s films like ‘Airheads,’ ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘The Mummy’ reflects on his path to acting, why he receded from the spotlight for several years and what went into his Oscar-nominated comeback performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world-famous activist and youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize reflects on why she began fighting for all girls to receive a proper education, how she rebuilt her life after being shot by a member of the Taliban and what she hopes to achieve with an increased presence in Hollywood, from forming a production company to signing on to a documentary short that has since been nominated for an Oscar. But first: Joshua Seftel, the director of that film, reflects on making it and working with Malala. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the former child star turned 2023 Oscar nominee reflects on coming to America from Vietnam and making ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ and ‘The Goonies,’ walking away from acting for two decades and making one of the greatest comebacks in Hollywood history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the two-time Oscar winner reflects on her unexpected path to screen acting, how she landed and tackled the roles for which she is best known and the massive undertaking of playing symphony orchestra conductor Lydia Tár. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The beloved veteran, a best supporting actress Oscar nominee 29 years after she was a best actress Oscar nominee for her portrayal of Tina Turner, reflects on her humble upbringing and Yale education, the early roles that established her as one of the top talents in the business and the ups and downs that followed over the next three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Irish A-lister and newly-minted Oscar nominee reflects on his experience with sudden stardom, transitioning from big-budget films to indies and his three-film collaboration with Martin McDonagh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nobel-winning novelist best known for 'The Remains of the Day' and 'Never Let Me Go' reflects on his journeys from Japan to England and from writing songs to fiction; why he has often written characters who deceive themselves and repress their emotions; and why he wanted to adapt Akira Kurosawa's film 'Ikiru,' which he first saw as a boy, into a new film set in 1950s London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The James Cameron of Tollywood reflects on his family of filmmakers, helping to forge a pan-Indian cinema and bringing together two of India's biggest stars for what has proven to be one of India's biggest — and most acclaimed — blockbusters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With five best director and two best picture Oscars between them, this trio of filmmakers are a living and breathing rebuttal to Donald Trump's claim that Mexico isn't "sending their best." In a rare joint interview, they reflect on the origins of their friendship, coming to America and ushering in a new golden age of Mexican cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of her generation's most admired stage and screen actresses reflects on being an emancipated child star on 'Dawson's Creek,' pursuing naturalism in films like 'Brokeback Mountain,' 'Wendy and Lucy' and 'Blue Valentine' before turning more recently to expressionistic work in 'My Week with Marilyn' and 'Fosse/Verdon' and the challenges and rewards of playing Steven Spielberg's mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fast-rising star of stage and screen reflects on growing up as the daughter of an immigrant who was skeptical about her ambitions, what led her to major parts on Broadway and on TV's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and how she feels about the explosion of her career and her latest film — the principal stars of which are of Asian descent — at a time when anti-Asian bigotry is surging across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary singer and guitarist of the trailblazing punk/new-wave band Blondie reflect on the fateful way in which they came together, the creation of their biggest hits (including four which hit #1) and the new Grammy-nominated box set 'Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982,' which chronicles the band’s initial eight-year run prior to its seventeen-year hiatus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York-born/LA-based filmmaker reflects on how his family and upbringing shaped him and his films, the pros and cons of being a darling of Cannes and the increasingly uphill climb of making the sorts of indie, personal films he prefers to make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices