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What it actually costs to win an Oscar

What it actually costs to win an Oscar

Apple News Today
Mar 14, 2026 29 min
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<p>From <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000754921112"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>: The Academy Awards are finally here. The race to win isn&rsquo;t just about art &mdash; it&rsquo;s also about creating carefully orchestrated, big-budget campaigns. Katey Rich, awards editor at <a href="https://theankler.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Ankler</em></a> and host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prestige-junkie/id1746560024?i=1000754659778" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Prestige Junkie</em></a> podcast, joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> guest host <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sam-sanders-show/id1771084688" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Sanders</a> to pull back the curtain on what it really takes to win an Oscar, who she thinks will bring home the gold this year, and why &mdash; even in an era of streaming and shrinking audiences &mdash; the awards machine still matters for the movies we love.</p>

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