AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 232: Reviewing ‘Babes’ and Updated 2024 Emmy Predictions

On episode 232 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch TV Editor Tyler Doster to discuss NEON’s latest film, Babes, and then dive into a conversation about the 2024 Emmy Race.

Back at SXSW this year, Pamela Adlon’s Babes premiered to glowing reviews, including Tyler’s review that called it “the comedy of the year.” Releasing in limited theaters this past weekend, Ryan and Tyler give their thoughts on the hilarious comedy starring the talented Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. Once they are done talking about the film, Ryan and Tyler dive deep into the Emmy Race, as things are heating up since episode 226 when Tyler spoke with Erik about how things are going to look for the latest season. With Shōgun moving to the Drama Series categories, Baby Reindeer announcing itself in the Limited Series race, and shows like Hacks, The Sympathizer releasing their episodes, the Emmy season is looking to be one of the most head scratching yet exciting batch of nominees we’ve seen in a long time. The two editors go back and forth on the shows they are watch, the questions they have about the latest movements in the categories, and the impact a season like this could have on future Emmy seasons.

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This podcast runs 1h01m. On our next episode, we will be discussing Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024 Cannes Film Festival winners and get into our first 2025 Oscar predictions of the year.

Music: “Modern Fashion” from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro)

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Ryan McQuade

Ryan McQuade is the AwardsWatch Executive Editor and a film-obsessed writer in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He’s extremely fond of independent releases and director’s passion projects. Engrossed with all things Oscars, he hosts the AwardsWatch Podcast. He also is co-host of the Director Watch podcast. When he’s not watching movies, he’s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.

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