Amelia Dimoldenberg

to them than that.

There is.

So it's that's obviously just like one slice of it that's, I guess, a bit more playful.

And I mean, they're all kind of it's all playful in a way.

But yeah, I guess I was cringing a bit.

I'm sorry, I didn't pick that clip.

I spend a good few months.

Months.

Obviously not every day, but I'm thinking about it for like two months running up to the Oscars.

And I am researching every single nominee, watching all of the movies.

And me and my sister and our other writing partner, I write with my sister Zoe, we prepare questions, individual questions for every nominee that the Academy would like us to interview.

So it's mainly all of the acting categories and directors and kind of beyond.

And yeah, I think it's really important to prepare individual questions for each person because I think that's how you get a more interesting, nuanced interview from someone rather than asking a general question to everyone.

And I think the general question thing was what audiences were getting maybe tired of.

And I love thinking of questions for each person and thinking of ways in which you can

speak about their films and their work in a way that is playful and unexpected but also kind of shows the level of research that i try and do i love watching celebrity interviews i always have and i've loved being a consumer of pop culture like since i was very young so it's a fun job for me to do the prep but it definitely reminds me of when i was studying for my exams at school

cramming and this year I had more time than ever and so when I got to the carpet my third year doing it I felt really confident I felt really good I also loved my outfit and I think all of those things really do make a difference because as you say it's an intimidating environment and when you're feeling good 100% it affects your performance and I do really feel like I'm performing when I go on a red carpet it feels to me like a bit of a stage and I kind of forget the cameras are there and I very much feel like I'm playing to the audience and

I feel like I am in the business of making entertainment.

Yeah.

And I think that is a distinction from journalism in a way.