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Awards Magnet by Gold Derby

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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 slugfests@goldderby.com.
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Episodes

Oscars 2023: The Fabelmans, Top Gun, Babylon, and the State of the Race So Far

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return to discuss the fallout of festival season with a brief overview of what happened in Venice, Telluride (where Chris went; brag), and Toronto -- and what it all might mean for the Oscars 2023 race. Then, Joyce and Chris update their full picks in Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and more. To make your Oscar predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Timestamps: Intro and festival reactio...

Sep 15, 20221 hr 39 min

Emmys 2022 Recap: The Highs and Lows of the 74th Emmy Awards

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen recap the 2022 Emmy Awards -- where past champions "Ted Lasso" and "Succession" scored big wins and actors like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Matthew Macfadyen were among the surprises. For full Emmys 2022 coverage, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 20221 hr

Oscars Playback 2007: Martin Scorsese Finally Wins an Oscar As the Academy Decides to Act Accordingly

On this final bonus episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2007 Oscars, where Martin Scorsese won an Academy Award for the first (and last?) time. Joyce and Chris travel back to 2006 and wonder where all the good movies were -- but fortunately, "The Departed" and a few other all-time classics remain ever rewatchable to this day. To make your predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Oscars Playback will return in 2023. Learn more about ...

Sep 08, 20221 hr 36 min

Our Final 2022 Emmy Award Winner Predictions

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen make their final picks in all 25 Primetime Emmy Award categories, including the topsy-turvy comedy and drama races. To make your final picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 20221 hr 49 min

Oscars Playback 2001: What a Thrill to Have a Ceremony With Such Surprising Winners

On this special bonus episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to the 2001 Oscars ceremony to tackle the movies of 2000 and one of the most competitive awards seasons of the modern era. Does "Gladiator" hold up or should "Traffic" have won? Should Tom Hanks have won a third Oscar? Why wasn't Michelle Yeoh singled out for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? Those topics and more are discussed. To make your 2023 Oscar picks, head to https...

Sep 01, 20222 hr 2 min

2022 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions: Night 2

On part two of this special two-part Creative Arts Emmy Awards predictions extravaganza, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen make their picks for the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards night two winners (September 4) and try to figure out a big showing on night two will help "Only Murders in the Building" during the Primetime Emmys. To make your picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 30, 20221 hr 4 min

2022 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions: Night 1

On part one of our special two-part Creative Arts Emmy Awards extravaganza, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen make their predictions for night one of the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony (taking place September 3). To make your own predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202238 min

Oscars Playback 1990: The Academy Didn't Do the Right Thing

On a special bonus episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return to discuss the 1990 Oscars ceremony -- an infamous event where "Driving Miss Daisy" won Best Picture and "Do the Right Thing" wasn't even nominated. It's also the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards -- and things didn't start off as smoothly as one might expect. To make your own 2023 Oscar predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Aug 25, 20221 hr 32 min

Emmys Comedy Brawl: 'Only Murders' vs. 'Ted Lasso' vs. 'Abbott Elementary'

On this fiesty episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen debate the merits of Steve Martin vs. Martin Short in terms of "Only Murders in the Building," then wonder if "Ted Lasso" is still the top choice as Best Comedy Series. To make your own picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . (This episode contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of "Only Murders in the Building.") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 23, 202259 min

Emmys 2022: Melanie Lynskey, Rhea Seehorn, and our favorite drama prediction upsets

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen take a look at the drama categories at the 2022 Emmy Awards and contemplate whether so major upsets could take place in the acting races. To make your own picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 16, 20221 hr

Oscars 2023: Reviewing our early predictions and making some updates

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen take a look back at their ridiculously early 2023 Oscar predictions from March and make some updates and new observations on the state of the race before the fall festivals kick into high gear. To make your own Oscar picks right now, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 11, 20221 hr 16 min

Abbott Elementary Is Poised to Pull Off a Huge Emmys Upset

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen look at the Comedy Series categories and wonder if "Abbott Elementary" has what it takes to school "Ted Lasso" in what would be a huge upset win. To make your own Emmy predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 09, 202242 min

Emmys Limited Series Showdown: Dopesick vs. The White Lotus

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen do a deep-dive on the limited series categories at the 2022 Emmy Awards and ask which of the two shows will win: Dopesick or The White Lotus? To make your picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 02, 202257 min

Emmys Drama Showdown: Succession vs. Severance vs. Squid Game

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen tackle the drama categories at the 2022 Emmy Awards and make their cases for "Succession," Melanie Lynskey, and "Severance." To make your own picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 20221 hr 2 min

2022 Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners: Early Picks

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen tackle the Creative Arts Emmys and make some early picks in the guest actor and actress categories. Then, Joyce and Chris try to solve Marvel's Phase 4 problem and do a lap around the Primetime Emmy Awards winner odds at this early stage. Make your own picks at https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 19, 20221 hr 1 min

First 2022 Emmy Award Winner Predictions

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen make their first picks for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award winners in the comedy, drama, and limited series categories. Will "Ted Lasso" and "Succession" prevail again? Can the former win the two categories it lost last year to "Hacks"? Will it be "The White Lotus" down the line? And does Amanda Seyfried have to watch out for Lily James? Timestamps: Intro (0:00) Best Comedy Series (2:00) Comedy actress and actor (6:42)...

Jul 14, 20221 hr 13 min

2022 Emmy Nominations Instant Reaction: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises

On this emergency episode of the Gold Derby, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen break down the 2022 Emmy nominations in all the top categories and track the biggest snubs and surprises at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Timestamps: Intro and general reactions (0:00) Drama categories (3:34) Comedy categories (19:00) Limited categories (34:54) To make your picks for the 2022 Emmys, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 12, 202251 min

Oscars Playback 2000: The '90s Come to an End with American Beauty

On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen take one last look at the movies of the '90s with Oscars Playback 2000. The 72nd annual Academy Awards celebrated American Beauty and Joyce and Chris talk about the best movie year ever to figure out what the Oscars did right and what went wrong. Timestamps: Intro and our favorite 1999 films (0:00) Ceremony thoughts (34:20) Best Picture (44:55) Best Director (56:37) Best Actor (1:01:50) Best Actress (1:07:45)...

Jul 07, 20221 hr 40 min

Final 2022 Emmy Nominations Predictions: Expert Picks in 25 Categories

Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng share their final picks before Emmy nominations on Tuesday, July 12. Will the supporting categories be dominated by a show or two? Will both "Yellowstone" and "Yellowjackets" make it in? And what to do with those wild limited categories? Timestamps: Intro and variety, animated and reality categories (0:00) Comedy series (10:14) Comedy actress and actor (20:54) Comedy supporting actress and actor (29:19) Comedy guest actress and actor...

Jul 06, 20221 hr 32 min

Oscars Playback 1994: Schindler's List Wins Big

On this special episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng discuss the 66th Academy Awards, aka the year that two Steven Spielberg films, "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park," won 10 Oscars between them. Plus: Should Denzel Washington have been nominated alongside his "Philadelphia" co-star Tom Hanks in Best Actor? Timestamps: Intro and our favorite 1993 films (0:00) Whoopi Goldberg's hosting debut (27:20) Best Picture (40:51) Best Director (45:3...

Jun 30, 20221 hr 49 min

Emmys 2022: One Last Look at Limited Series

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen take one last look at the limited series categories before their final Emmy predictions drop next week. To make your predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 28, 202254 min

Oscars Playback 1993: Unforgiven Wins

On this special episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 1993 Oscars ceremony, when Unforgiven won Best Picture, Al Pacino finally took home an Academy Award, and host Billy Crystal was running on fumes. Plus: Why the Year of the Woman theme was not it and a dramatic reading of a scene from "My Cousin Vinny." Timestamps: Intro and general thoughts on ceremony and films (0:00) Our favorite 1992 films (4:58) Billy Crystal's reluctant return and a m...

Jun 23, 20221 hr 43 min

2022 Emmys Ballots: Who's Up, Who's Down, and What's Next?

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2022 Emmy Awards ballots, including their predictions for guest actors and actresses in both the comedy series and drama series categories. Then, Joyce and Chris debate submission strategies for shows like "Ted Lasso" and "Hacks" in the directing and writing categories. Plus, Chris tries to impersonate both Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. To make your Emmy picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Timestamps...

Jun 22, 20221 hr 17 min

Oscars Playback 1991: Goodfellas Should've Won

On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return with another edition of Oscars Playback. This time, Joyce and Chris look back at the 1991 Oscars ceremony, where Kevin Costner and Dances With Wolves won seven awards and Martin Scorsese's legendary Goodfellas won just one. Come for Joyce and Chris and their thoughts on the best 1990 movies and what should've taken home academy hardware, stay for Chris listing off every director of a major 1990 release...

Jun 16, 20221 hr 26 min

What's the Best Episode of Succssion?

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2022 Emmy Awards drama categories, which means they've got plenty to say about Succession (00:10). Then, Joyce and Chris look at a recent ranking of Succession episodes and make their case for the show's third season (37:16). To make your own Emmy picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 14, 202252 min

Oscars Playback 1996: Braveheart Wins Best Picture, But Why?

Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng discuss "Braveheart's" surprising Best Picture victory over the likes of "Apollo 13," "Sense and Sensibility," "Il Postino" and "Babe." Would "Apollo 13" have won had Ron Howard not been snubbed? Plus: Whoopi Goldberg's testy monologue and Nicole Kidman's love of "Babe." Chris' 2013 recast of "Empire Records": https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rex-manning-day-empire-records_n_2994417 Timestamps: Intro and general thoughts on ceremony an...

Jun 09, 20221 hr 23 min

Emmys 2022: Limited Series Race Heats Up

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2022 Emmys race in the limited series category and Chris makes yet another plea for The Offer. Make your predictions at https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 07, 202250 min

Emmys Comedy: The Hacks Finale Rules, and Other Thoughts on the LOL Race

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the season finale of Hacks and how it could launch the HBO Max series to multiple Emmy Award wins. Then, Joyce and Chris weigh in on the finale of The Flight Attendant and somehow take a detour to talk about Nicholas Britell, too. Make your 2022 Emmys predictions at https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 01, 202246 min

Emmys Limited Series: Conversations with Friends Enters the Chat -- Plus, Stranger Things 4

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the wide-open limited series categories at the Emmy Awards -- including Chris' favorite new show, Conversations with Friends (00:10). Then, Chris goes deep on Stranger Things 4 and makes the case for it to end up with the most Emmy nominations of any show this year (53:29). To make your Emmy Award predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 25, 20221 hr 3 min

Emmys Comedy: Hacks Makes Its Case to Beat Ted Lasso

On this episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen get their lolz on to talk about the comedy series categories at the 2022 Emmys. Joyce and Chris weigh in on Hacks versus Ted Lasso versus Barry (00:10). Then, Joyce and Chris touch on the new season of Stranger Things (45:20) and whether it can shake up the drama categories. To make your Emmy picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 18, 202254 min
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