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Scott Feinberg
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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Nick Offerman on Auditioning for ‘The Office’ Pre ‘Parks and Rec,’ and Scoring Emmy Noms for ‘Death by Lightning’ and ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’
The beloved character actor also discusses the five-month casting process that led to him being cast as Ron Swanson and the career-changing impact of his dramatic turn on 'The Last of Us.'
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Rhea Seehorn on Failed Auditions, “Likability” and Finally Topping a Call Sheet With ‘Pluribus’
The revered actress, who is Emmy-nominated and has already won Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards for her work on Vince Gilligan's post-apocalyptic Apple TV show, spoke with THR at Chapman University.
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Awards Categories Set for Cannes-Winning ‘All of a Sudden’ Actresses Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto (Exclusive)
Neon, which will release Ryusuke Hamaguchi's French-language film in the U.S., will push Efira, who plays the director of a Paris nursing home in the film, for best actress, and Okamoto, who plays a terminally-ill Japanese playwright, for best supporting actress.
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‘I Love Lucy’ Set for TV Academy’s Inaugural Legacy Award
The landmark sitcom premiered 75 years ago and won four Emmys during its original run.
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Emmy Nominee Patrick Ball on His Rollercoaster Journey to ‘The Pitt’ and How His Own Addiction Battle Has Informed His Performance
The Yale School of Drama alum also reveals just how close he came to quitting acting after years of financial struggle and how he is acclimating to success: "I need to come up with some new dreams because all of my dreams are coming true."
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Shawn Hatosy on ‘The Pitt,’ Calls for a Night Shift Spinoff and Projects That Got Away — Including ‘Breaking Bad’!
The longtime actor, who starred on 'Southland' and 'Animal Kingdom' before winning a guest acting Emmy for the first season — and landing a best supporting actor Emmy nom for the second season — of 'The Pitt,' also confirms that he is directing another episode of the show for its third season.
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Briarcliff Acquires North American Rights to ‘Ash and Crayons,’ Ukraine Doc From Oscar Nominee Evgeny Afineevsky (Exclusive)
The film, which highlights seven children whose lives have been upended by the ongoing war in Ukraine, will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 20.
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Film Academy’s Pickford Center Set to Undergo Three-Year Renovation (Exclusive)
The building in Hollywood houses the Academy's film archive.
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Film Academy Announces Newly-Appointed Leaders of Committees and Affinity Groups, Including Sean Baker and Rita Wilson
All chairs and vice chairs serve one-year terms.
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Lisa Kudrow on Watching ‘Friends’ After Matthew Perry’s Death, ‘Romy & Michele’ Sequel and Why ‘The Comeback’ May Be “Highlight” of Her Career
Twenty-eight years after becoming the first 'Friends' star to win an Emmy, the beloved actress/writer is poised to take home another one — or two — having been nominated for acting and writing on the third and final season of her HBO comedy series.
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Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Updated Standings as Final Voting Gets Underway
The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage provides his latest read of 63 categories.
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‘Task’ Star Tom Pelphrey: The One Thing That Kept Me Up at Night
The actor is famous for playing intense and deeply conflicted people. But his grueling performance in HBO’s hit just might win him an Emmy.
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