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Executive Editor of Awards
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Scott Feinberg has led The Hollywood Reporter’s awards coverage since 2011 (he covered awards for the Los Angeles Times before that). He is best known for his “Feinberg Forecast,” through which he assesses the standings of various showbiz awards races, and for Awards Chatter, the interview-centric podcast that he started in 2015, for which he has conducted career-retrospective interviews with some 500 of Hollywood’s biggest names. An alumnus of Brandeis University, he is also a trustee professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and a voting member of BAFTA and the Critics Choice Association.
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DGA Awards Noms Analysis: What James Mangold’s Surprise Nom for ‘A Complete Unknown’ May Mean
THR's executive editor of awards weighs in after Wednesday afternoon's announcement.
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Oscars: Nominations Voting Extended by Two Days, Noms Announcement and Other Events Postponed, in Light of Devastating L.A. Fires
Many Academy members' lives have been upended by the ongoing tragedy.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths,’ Mysterious Methods, Theatrical vs. Streaming and Loving ‘Anora’
The legendary English filmmaker sat down with THR during a rare trip, taken reluctantly, to Hollywood.
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SAG Awards Noms Analysis: What to Make of Picks Populist (‘Wicked’) and Not (‘The Last Showgirl’)
THR's executive editor of awards coverage weighs in after Wednesday morning's announcement.
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Column: The Doc Oscar Race’s ‘Will’ Wild Card
Can the Oscar-shortlisted Netflix documentary feature 'Will & Harper' overcome the doc branch's strange aversion to celeb-related projects? THR's executive editor of awards weighs in.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Adrien Brody on ‘The Brutalist,’ His Historic Oscar Win for ‘The Pianist’ and the Roller-Coaster Years In-Between
The 51-year-old, who at 29 became — and remains to this day — the youngest ever best actor Oscar winner, and on Sunday night won a best drama actor Golden Globe, looks back on an odds-defying life and career.
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Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Updated Picks Post-Globes, Pre-Nominations Voting
The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor (awards) shares his latest assessment of 20 categories.
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“I Was Sitting in the Library Writing It, Crying”: Jesse Eisenberg, James Mangold, Halina Reijn and the Writer Roundtable
A gathering of scribes including Eisenberg (‘A Real Pain’), Justin Kuritzkes (‘Challengers’ and ‘Queer’), Payal Kapadia (‘All We Imagine as Light’), Mangold (‘A Complete Unknown’), Reijn (‘Babygirl’) and Jason Reitman (‘Saturday Night’).
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Golden Globes Analysis: What the ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Brutalist’ Wins and ‘Anora’ Shutout Tell Us About the Oscar Race
THR's executive editor of awards weighs in after the 2025 ceremony.
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Palm Springs Film Fest: Even Starrier Than Usual Awards Gala Reflects Wide Open Oscar Race
Angelina Jolie, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kieran Culkin, Nicole Kidman, Ralph Fiennes and Selena Gomez were just a few of the A-listers who trekked out to the desert for Friday night's festivities.
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Capri Hollywood International Film Fest: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Awarded Six Honors, Including Best Picture
The film's leading lady, Karla Sofía Gascón, who was in attendance at the fest, was the recipient of the best actress prize.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Chris Columbus on Producing ‘Nosferatu,’ Helming ‘Harry Potter’ and the “Bizarre” Chevy Chase Meeting That Led Him to ‘Home Alone’
The 66-year-old, who was Oscar-nominated for producing 'The Help,' goes in-depth with The Hollywood Reporter about his journey from a blue-collar family in Ohio to the heights of Hollywood.
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