Awards Magnet by Gold Derby

Mar 06 2025 413 ep. 62 mins 76

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Awards Magnet, a Gold Derby podcast, is your No. 1 source for expert predictions, interviews with celebrity contenders throughout Oscar and Emmy seasons, and curated news analysis. Subscribe to Awards Magnet for weekly episodes and listen to what the New York Times called one of the five best podcasts for Hollywood's awards season. Please email us your questions and comments at [email protected].

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Our ridiculously early 2026 Oscar predictions

Mar 06 2025 66 mins

On this episode of Awards Magnet, hosts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen make their incredibly early 2026 Oscar predictions for Best Picture, Best Director, the four acting categories, and screenplays. 00:10: Recapping our ridiculously early 2025 Oscar predictions 10:55: Best Picture 30:07: Best Director 35:26: Acting Predictions 57:30: Screenplays Email us at slugfests@goldderby

2025 Oscars recap

Mar 02 2025 61 mins

Hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng review the highs and lows of the 2025 Oscars. Have something to say? Please email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Final 2025 Oscar winner predictions

Feb 25 2025 65 mins

Hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum make their final Oscar winner predictions. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 00:00 Shorts, international, doc, animated - 01:11 Below-the-line-categories - 14:09 Above-the-line categories - 28:30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BAFTAs breakdown and 2025 SAG Awards winner predictions

Feb 19 2025 39 mins

Hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum discuss the BAFTA winners and make final SAG Awards predictions. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 00:00 BAFTAs recap - 00:40 SAG TV predictions - 12:34 SAG film predictions - 19:35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Anora's' campaign turns to Mikey Madison after PGA and DGA wins

Feb 14 2025 48 mins

Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng answer your questions of the week about ‘Anora,’ Mikey Madison, ‘Conclave,’ and more. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 0:00 Mikey Madison - 01:01 Demi Moore - 04:25 Can ‘Conclave’ win BAFTA and SAG? - 10:10 ‘Anora’ vs. ‘The Brutalist’ - 14:44 Will Sean Baker win four Oscars? - 18:23 A s

Oscar nominees Chris Sanders and composer Kris Bowers on 'The Wild Robot' and their acclaimed collaboration

Feb 13 2025 23 mins

'Awards Magnet' host Christopher Rosen chats with four-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders and three-time nominee and former winner Kris Bowers about 'The Wild Robot' Email your questions to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Anora’ filmmaker Sean Baker on what impressed him about Mikey Madison and what's next

Feb 12 2025 32 mins

'Awards Magnet' hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng talk to 'Anora' filmmaker Sean Baker about Mikey Madison's star-making performance, the reason he chose 'Greatest Day' as his film's unofficial anthem, and why the awards response to the film has been so satisfying thus far. Email your questions to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

'Anora's' big weekend and 2025 BAFTA Awards winner predictions

Feb 11 2025 34 mins

‘Awards Magnet’ hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum discuss 'Anora' surging back to the front of the Oscar race following its PGA and DGA wins. Plus: BAFTA predictions. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 00:00 'Anora's' PGA and DGA wins - 00:33 BAFTA predictions - 17:01 Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

The fallout of the never-ending Karla Sofía Gascón debacle

Feb 07 2025 46 mins

Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng answer your questions of the week, most of which are about Karla Sofía Gascón. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 00:00 Favorite awards controversies - 01:28 Has Karla Sofía Gascón scandal overshadowed others? - 04:51 What will the industry learn? - 13:32 Will awards shows make a statement? - 17:23 Will

Has Karla Sofía Gascón torpedoed ‘Emilia Pérez’s’ Oscar hopes?

Feb 04 2025 35 mins

‘Awards Magnet’ hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum discuss the Karla Sofía Gascón controversy. Plus: Predictions for Critics Choice, PGA, and DGA Awards. Email your questions to [email protected]. Intro - 00:00 Karla Sofía Gascón - 00:55 Critics Choice predictions - 14:10 DGA and PGA predictions - 22:43 Learn more abou