2026-01-15
11 分钟The Economist Hi there, it's Jason Palmer here,
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The two biggest awards shows in America are mixing things up for 2026.
In March, the Academy Awards will present its inaugural Oscar for Best Casting.
And on January 11th, the Oscars' boozy cousin,
The Golden Globes, will also hand out a new prize, Best Podcast.
At first glance it might seem odd that the globes,
which have celebrated films since 1944 and television shows since 1956,
are now judging another medium.
But that is to misunderstand the place of podcasts in the cultural landscape.
These days every celebrity worth her larynx has a podcast, or at least appears on them.
They have become as essential a stop on the film promotion circuit as late-night talk shows once were.
Podcasts may also have helped Donald Trump back to the White House.
From July 2024 until Election Day,
he appeared on 20 to Carmilla Harris' 8, and his were vastly more popular.
It is also to misunderstand podcast's relationship to the screen.
Many films and TV shows are adapted from hit podcasts.