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Steven Zeitchik

Senior Editor, Awards

Steven Zeitchik has been covering media, entertainment and technology for two decades, serving as staff writer at The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and other publications. He has also reported frequently from the Middle East, Ukraine and other global locations.

More from Steven Zeitchik

The Watchers: Vatican Experts Explain What Really Happens in ‘Conclave’

In the new THR feature The Watchers, a group of Catholic Church experts come together to break down what’s actually going on in the new Ralph Fiennes drama.

‘Hannah Einbinder Is Still Trying to Process that ‘Hacks’ Emmys Win

The 'Hacks' upstart on her stand-up special, her mom Laraine Newman, antisemitism and that crazy Emmys night.

The Real Reason We Care About Oscar Season

It can feel like so much fluff. But there's something deeply human beneath the glitter.

Oscars 2025: The 12 Leading Contenders for Best Picture

As award season heats up, here are a dozen movies that could take the big prize — and how they might do it. 

NYFF: Holocaust-Studies Dramedy ‘A Real Pain’ Debuts With a Giant Digital Jesse Eisenberg

He Zoomed in for the premiere of his new film, which embeds issues of trauma and identity in an odd-couple buddy comedy.

What the Heck Is Going On At OpenAI?

As executives flee with warnings of danger, the company says it will plow ahead.

‘Emilia Pérez’ Director on Mashing Up All the Film’s Genres: “How Much Time Do We Have?”

This film is about "giving a chance to someone who deserves it," says Zoe Saldaña who, along with the cast of the hot title, unveiled their movie at the New York Film Festival.

NYFF: How a Palme d’Or Winner Pulled Off an ’80s-Style Action-Comedy Set Piece Involving a Sex Worker 

'Anora' director Sean Baker deconstructs the craziest scene you could see all year.

‘Hacks’ Stuns ‘The Bear’ in an Emmys Upset for the Ages

Meanwhile, 'Shogun' and 'Baby Reindeer' coast while John Leguizamo and Candice Bergen get political.

How an Oscar Winner Made a Top-Secret Benjamin Netanyahu Movie Without Anyone Finding Out

Alex Gibney reveals what he and Alexis Bloom went through to make their bombshell new film

Robbie Williams Asks If We’re All Watching the Oasis Reunion Hoping for a Crash (Exclusive Video)

Also, he wants to experience success in middle age because he thinks he wasted it the first time. 

TIFF: Anti-Netanyahu Film Premiere Goes Forward in Toronto After Court Motion Fails

The screening of The Bibi Files, which showed never-before-seen interrogation footage, at times played like a government-protest rally