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Scott Feinberg

Executive Editor of Awards

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.

More from Scott Feinberg

Boulder Film Fest: Jane Lynch, Beloved Comedy Vet and ‘Only Murders’ Scene Stealer, Tapped for Entertainer of the Year Award

The Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award-winning star will be feted following a career retrospective on Saturday, March 15.

Jane Lynch

Magic Mikey: The ‘Anora’ Star Just Woke Up With an Oscar. What Other Tricks Does She Have Up Her Sleeve?

An exclusive morning-after conversation with the 25-year-old best actress winner and newest Hollywood A-lister who — still waking up to the reality of her stunning win — opens up about her upset victory, Oscar-night escapades and her post-ceremony texts with Demi Moore.

Mikey Madison was photographed with her Oscar in Beverly Hills on March 3. Vintage Pierre Balmain dress; Tiffany jewelry. Visual Media Director: Ash Barhamand. Artistic and Fashion Director: Alison Edmond

Oscars Analysis: How ‘Anora’ Won, Demi Moore Lost and a Tumultuous Awards Season Came to an End

THR's executive editor of awards coverage dissects the results of Sunday night's 97th Oscars.

Darya Ekamasova, Lindsey Normington, Vache Tovmasyan, Karren Karagulian, Alex Coco, Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Samantha Quan, Luna Sofía Miranda, Sean Baker, Drew Daniels and Yura Borisov.

The 10 Most Iconic Oscar Images of All Time

From a sibling snub to envelope-gate, we combed the archives to find pictures that say way more than a thousand words.

Standing in the wings, Los Angeles Times photographer Al Seib captured the astonished expressions of the front rows of Oscar attendees — among them Meryl Streep, Dwayne Johnson and Matt Damon — as well as Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and a slew of other luminaries when it became apparent that La La Land had not, in fact, won best picture (it was Moonlight), despite Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway’s announcement. It later was dicovered that the mistake was not the presenters’ but that of a distracted and starstruck PwC accountant, Brian Cullinan.

Film Academy CEO Bill Kramer on 2025 Oscars, Karla Sofía Gascón, AI and Trump’s DEI Crackdown

On THR's 'Awards Chatter' podcast, the head of the 97-year-old organization also discusses his path from Baltimore to Hollywood, the challenges of launching and growing the Academy Museum and the Academy's future.

Bill Kramer

The THR Oscar Chart: The Many Ups and Downs of This Year’s Best Picture Race

THR’s Scott Feinberg tracks the rollercoaster rides and shifting fortunes of some of year’s top contenders.

Anora, The Substance, Nickel Boys and September 5

Oral History: How ‘Parasite’ Broke the Oscars’ Language Barrier and Changed the Game Forever

Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s Korean dramedy made Oscars history by becoming the first film not in English to win best picture, its makers, distributor, campaigners and translator dish on their strategy, challenges and triumph.

Director Bong Joon Ho (wearing glasses) and the Parasite team celebrated the film’s four wins (including best picture) at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre.

Oscars 2025: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

Everyone knows that the likely victors are not always the most deserving. THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg and chief film critic David Rooney weigh in on both, respectively, ahead of Sunday night’s ceremony.

Anora, I'm Still Here, The Brutalist, Flow, Emilia Perez, The Substance Wicked, No Other Land, Wild Robot and A Real Pain

2025 Oscar Nominees Class Photo: Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet and 170 Others Gather for a Night at the Museum

Just five nights before the 97th Oscars, the Academy hosted a gathering at its museum in place of the traditional Oscar Nominees Luncheon, which was canceled in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.

2025 Oscar Nominees Class Photo: 172 Stars Gather at Academy Museum

SAG Awards Analysis: Does ‘Conclave’ Ensemble Win Mean ‘Anora’ Is Vulnerable at Oscars?

THR's executive editor of awards also delves into the significance of Timothée Chalamet's victory over Adrien Brody and Demi Moore's victory over Mikey Madison.

John Lithgow, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini

LA, Italia Film Fest: Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Huston and Diane Warren Set for Opening Night Honors

Isabella Rossellini and others will also be celebrated later in the festival.

Jacqueline Bisset

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Mikey Madison on ‘Anora,’ Her Oscar Nom, Tarantino and Advice for Young Actors

The newly-minted best actress Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner sat down with The Hollywood Reporter in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University.

Mikey Madison
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