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Hi everyone and thank you for tuning in to the 490th episode of The Hollywood Reporter's

Awards Chatter Podcast. I'm the host Scott Feinberg, and my guest today is one of the top

young stars in Hollywood. At just 25, she seemingly everywhere. Indeed, over the last year,

she received two Emmy nominations, best supporting actress in a drama series for Euphoria,

and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie for the White Lotus.

She landed a spot on Time Magazine's 100nextlist, and she is now garnering the best

reviews of her career, and once again, Emmy buzzed for her portrayal of reality winner,

a former NSA contractor who leaked government secrets in Tina Satter's HBO movie reality.

She's a young woman described by Elle as the TikTok Demographics favorite bombshell,

and the Queen of Gen Z characters, Hollywood's newest it girl, Sydney Sweeney.

Over the course of our conversation at the offices of The Hollywood Reporter,

Sweeney reflected on how, as a child, she convinced her parents to let her pursue an acting career,

and the sacrifices her whole family made as a result, including living in a one-room motel room

for nine months. How she landed the part of Cassie on Euphoria, and found that in much the same way

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