Emmy Nominee Patrick Ball on His Rollercoaster Journey to ‘The Pitt’ and How His Own Addiction Battle Has Informed His Performance

Patrick Ball, an actor who is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s top young stars, first burst onto the scene in 2025 with the debut of HBO Max’s emergency room-set drama series The Pitt, on which he plays Dr. Frank Langdon, a senior emergency medicine resident. Langdon works under senior attending physician Dr. “Robby,” who initially…

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Cannes: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Comedy Legend and ‘Tangles’ Star/Producer, Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Meta House

Cannes: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Comedy Legend and ‘Tangles’ Star/Producer, Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Meta House

The Hollywood Reporter is pleased to invite attendees of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival to a very special event: a live recording of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast with the legendary actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The hour-long career retrospective interview, which will be followed by a reception, will take place on Thursday, May 14, in Meta House, Meta’s…

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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Rian Johnson on ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ Future of ‘Knives Out’ Franchise and Online Calls for a Benoit Blanc Muppet Movie

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Rian Johnson on ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ Future of ‘Knives Out’ Franchise and Online Calls for a Benoit Blanc Muppet Movie

Rian Johnson, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded in front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival immediately before the fest presented him with its Director Award in recognition of his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — has been…

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‘Awards Chatter’ Live Pod: Stellan Skarsgard on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman

‘Awards Chatter’ Live Pod: Stellan Skarsgard on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman

Last Friday, the veteran Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard reflected on his life, career and latest project — Joachim Trier’s Cannes Grand Prize-winning dramedy Sentimental Value, in which Skarsgard plays a veteran filmmaker who has a complicated family life — during a recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in front of a packed house at…

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#Guy Pearce Gets Choked Up Recalling Troubling Encounters With Kevin Spacey While Filming ‘L.A. Confidential’: “He Targeted Me, No Question”

#Guy Pearce Gets Choked Up Recalling Troubling Encounters With Kevin Spacey While Filming ‘L.A. Confidential’: “He Targeted Me, No Question”

An emotional and reflective Guy Pearce got choked up during a new interview while recalling unpleasant experiences working with Kevin Spacey on Curtis Hanson’s classic 1997 film L.A. Confidential and the “wake-up call” that left him sobbing in London more than 20 years later when he realized the impact those encounters had on him. Speaking…

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#‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Olivia Rodrigo (‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’)

#‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Olivia Rodrigo (‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’)

Olivia Rodrigo, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a tremendously gifted singer-songwriter who is, at just 20, arguably the biggest pop star in the world. The New York Times has called her “Pop’s brightest new hope,” “a modern and somewhat signature pop star,” “the promising new voice of…

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