Starring Kristen Wiig as an effervescent social climber, this lavish tribute to Palm Beach, Florida reimagines the coastal town in the summer of '69 through a modern political lens that's more cutting than camp.

There is no reason that the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category should be such a bloodbath every year, especially when these shows in particular only get one shot at the Emmys.

"My favorite [tweet] was like, 'For some strange reason, I'm really attracted to Carrie Coon' — it's not very nice, but it's kind of funny!"

As Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker, Daniels aimed for the fences. He's hilarious. And could get a third Emmy.

"Every [role] could be that one," the Best Supporting Actress frontrunner told IndieWire in November.

Who will win? Who should win? More like who we want to win! Ahead, seven IndieWire editors make their cases for our favorite Oscar contenders.

With Killer Films' first Best Picture Oscar nomination for "Past Lives," Vachon is riding high.

"The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar" is the Best Live Action Short Oscar frontrunner. Anderson tells IndieWire about how liberating it was to bring Roald Dahl to the screen in short form.

Matteo Garrone cast first-time actors Seydour Sarr and Moustapha Fall straight from Senegal to tell this migrant story, now nominated for the Best International Feature Oscar. He tells IndieWire how refreshing it is to campaign with actors who are not jaded about Hollywood.

"The crew were so kind to embrace that illusion," Cooper told IndieWire. "I never felt vulnerable in a way that would shut me down. Instead, it felt like everybody was living in this illusion that Lenny was there."

The Best Picture-nominated producers discuss blazing their own trail with "Barbie," and what gets overlooked with box office success.

Unusually for a big-budget Hollywood movie, the director wrote his screenplay on spec and shot just about everything he wrote.