# Emmy Category Jockeying; Talk Frontrunners; State of FYC; “John Candy: I Like Me” Filmmakers Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds

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Podcast: [Awards Circuit | Variety](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awards-circuit-variety-1368153)
Published: 2026-05-01T11:00:00+00:00
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“John Candy: I Like Me” filmmakers Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds on the critical thing they needed Dan Aykroyd to do for their doc; also, they answer 10 Qs and recall their first time in Variety. Before that, the roundtable discusses the unusual year in FYC, the latest new category news, the frontrunners in talk and Emily's love of Stagecoach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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