Do Awards Shows Still Matter?
13 January - 23 minsAwards season is officially underway, and Ireland had plenty to celebrate after Jessie Buckley’s Golden Globe win for her performance in Hamnet, which has now put her firmly in the Oscar conversation.
But beyond the headlines and highlight clips, today’s podcast asks a bigger question: what do awards ceremonies actually mean in 2026? Do they still shape careers? Or have they become glossy, self-referential spectacles designed mainly to generate social media moments?
Shane Beatty is joined by Screen Time’s John Fardy, who’s spent years on red carpets and inside awards bubbles, to take the temperature of an industry that still loves a trophy. Journalist and critic Zara Hedderman weighs in...
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