Awards Chatter

The second generation writer/director behind some of the most envelope-pushing and polarizing small and big screen projects of the last decade — among them 'Malcolm & Marie,' 'The Idol' and his HBO drama series that catapulted Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney onto Hollywood's A-list — reflects on his own battle with addiction, "social media mobs" and the real-life tragedies that shaped his show's third and final season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the former child actor-turned-multi-hyphenate reflects on his five years of work in front of and behind the camera on 'Ozark,' the unanticipated success of his — and Will Arnett and Sean Hayes' — podcast 'SmartLess,' and stepping outside his acting comfort zone on two limited series over the past year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Napa Valley StreamFest, one of TV's most prolific creators reflects on being fired early in his career from 'Boy Meet World,' 'The Nanny' and 'Friends,' how he wound up co-creating and running 'Spin City' while in his 20s, the happy accidents that led to 'Scrubs' and 'Ted Lasso,' and why his Apple TV Emmy contender is being extended beyond its original three-season plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the veteran star of screens big ('The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Cooler') and small ('30 Rock' and 'SNL') reflects on how he stumbled into acting, what forced his pivot from leading man to character parts, how we wound up impersonating Trump and what his life has been like since the tragic accident that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of 'Rust' in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oscar-winning producer of films like 'Chariots of Fire,' 'Local Hero,' 'The Killing Fields' and 'The Mission,' who was once described by the New York Times as "the white knight of the British film industry," and who later became the first non-American to run a Hollywood studio, reflects on his path from school dropout to ad industry phenom to filmmaking; why he so often bet on first-time directors, non-star actors and character-driven dramas; and his brief and turbulent time running Columbia Pictures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary punk and rock singer/songwriter, who was a key part of the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” back in the ’80s and has been a major figure on the global music scene ever since, reflects on coming to America, his greatest hits and the new documentary about his rollercoaster journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Irishwoman who is widely regarded one of the finest actresses of her generation reflects on her path from 17-year-old BBC talent show contestant to RADA student to star of stage and screen; what she learned from early costars like Judi Dench and early jobs like 'Wild Rose,' 'The Lost Daughter' and 'Women Talking'; and how filming Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming 'The Bride!' right before Chloé Zhao's story of the Shakespeares helped to shape her Oscar-tipped turn as Agnes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perhaps the greatest of all living film craftsmen, a production designer who literally built the worlds at the center of many of the most admired films since the '70s — including 'Badlands,' 'Carrie,' 'Days of Heaven,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'There Will Be Blood,' 'The Revenant' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' — reflects on coming to Hollywood with David Lynch, his decades-long collaboration with Terrence Malick, how he researches and designs sets, and what it was like recreating '50s New York for the new Josh Safdie/Timothée Chalamet film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices