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Ego Nwodim will host the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards at SXSW, signaling a high-profile, fan-focused event cannily positioned within Austin's festival scene.
The ceremony will take place March 16 at ACL Live in the Moody Theater, with live viewing on iHeartRadio and select stations, reinforcing SXSW's podcast focus.
Nominations span 28 categories, with Podcast of the Year featuring top contenders such as Good Hang With Amy Poehler, The Daily, and The Breakfast Club, highlighting broad genre representation.
Icon Awards will honor three industry pioneers—Jay Shetty, Terry Gross, and Hrishikesh Hirway—for their contributions to podcasting.
Voting for Podcast of the Year runs January 14 to February 22, engaging listeners in a fan-driven decision concurrent with the THR reference.
The event marks a return to SXSW and underscores iHeartMedia's commitment to spotlight influential podcasts across genres.
Amazon Audible remains a sponsor, aligning the awards with major podcast networks and industry partners.
The ceremony will feature guest presenters and celebrity appearances, with announcements expected in the coming months.
iHeartMedia positions the awards as part of a broader push to elevate podcasts across genres, aligning with THR's coverage of nominees and category breadth.

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SXSW 2026 opens with high-profile world premieres headlined by Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, signaling a strong horror-to-musical spectrum across film and TV.
Margo's Got Money Troubles, an Apple TV+ series with Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer, anchors the TV premiere slate and aligns with David E. Kelley’s strong pedigree.
SXSW officials emphasize Margo's Got Money Troubles as a fitting opening-night TV premiere, highlighting magnetic performances and a mother-daughter core.
The festival runs March 12–18, 2026, tightening the schedule to maximize marquee debuts across film, TV, and XR/short-form programs.
XR and Shorts programs expand, with 29 XR projects and a six-section Shorts slate, complementing the feature and TV lineups.
Margo's Got Money Troubles centers on Margo navigating money pressures with a new baby, framed as bold, heartwarming family drama.
SXSW spotlights a slate of major genre world premieres, including Ready or Not 2, They Will Kill You, and Power Ballad, underscoring a horror-to-musical spectrum for 2026.
SXSW maintains a robust North American premiere footprint, with 58 features including 49 world premieres, reinforcing its role in launching new voices and titles.
The festival keeps Oscar-weekend energy intact, leveraging star power and crowd demand without Oscars necessarily dampening SXSW momentum.

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Mason’s documentary 'My Brother’s Killer' will world premiere at SXSW, spotlighting a decades-old Hollywood murder case.
The film follows amateur sleuths who helped investigators crack the case tied to Bill Newton, a gay porn actor killed in 1990.
Madden, a former gay porn actor, describes the night of the killing and a subsequent confession that shaped the investigation.
Prosecutors declined to bring charges against Madden, citing lack of evidence beyond the confession.
Newton’s murder, once an urban legend, is now explored through interviews with family, sleuths and detectives in the film.
The documentary uses a rare trove of VHS and personal footage to reveal overlaps between Newton’s life and the suspects.
Clark Williams is highlighted as a key sleuth whose work helped bring new attention to the case.
The film positions LGBTQ+ rights discussions against a backdrop of the AIDS era and West Hollywood culture.
The film features on-camera interviews with the confessed killer, DarraLynn Madden.
Mason’s prior work, including 'Circus of Books,' anchors the film in West Hollywood’s history and community memory.

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