7.7/109 votes#1 - Michael B. Jordan & Charlize Theron
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2018
Michael B. Jordan ("Creed II" and "Black Panther") sat down with Charlize Theron ("Tully") for a candid conversation that brought Theron to tears, they spoke about inclusion riders and why “Black Panther” deserves a spot at the Oscars.
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8.4/108 votes#2 - Lady Gaga & Lin-Manuel Miranda
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 12/5/2018
Lady Gaga ("A Star is Born") chatted with Lin-Manuel Miranda ("Mary Poppins Returns").
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9.0/106 votes#3 - Timothée Chalamet & Emma Stone
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 12/6/2018
Timothée Chalamet ("Beautiful Boy") chatted with Emma Stone ("The Favourite").
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Regina King & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2018
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s obsession with one talented student has disastrous consequences in “The Kindergarten Teacher,” a disturbing drama that was the talk of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Regina King also turned heads playing a tough but loving mother of a pregnant girl in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” an adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the same name that will surely score her an invitation to the Oscars. Both films are testaments to actresses at the top of their game.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Amy Adams & Nicole Kidman
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2018
"Boy Erased" star Nicole Kidman and "Vice" star Amy Adams' full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Glenn Close & Sam Elliott
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/23/2018
"A Star is Born" star Sam Elliott and "The Wife" star Glenn Close's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - John Krasinski & Rosamund Pike
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2018
"A Quiet Place" star and director John Krasinski and "A Private War" star Rosamund Pike's full conversation for Variety Actors on Actors.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Armie Hammer & Dakota Johnson
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 12/24/2018
"On the Basis of Sex" star Armie Hammer and "Suspiria" star Dakota Johnson's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Emily Blunt & Hugh Jackman
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/24/2018
"Mary Poppins Returns" and "A Quiet Place" star Emily Blunt and "The Front Runner's" Hugh Jackman's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Constance Wu & Felicity Jones
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/25/2018
"Crazy Rich Asians" star Constance Wu and "On the Basis of Sex" actress Felicity Jones discuss the progress women have made in Hollywood and what needs to happen next.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Mahershala Ali & John David Washington
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/2018
Mahershala Ali ("Green Book") on how he convinced 'True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto to change the race of the lead character for the third season of the HBO series. Plus, John David Washington on how he went from football star to the top of the call sheet on "BlacKkKlansman".
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Melissa McCarthy & Lupita Nyong'o
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/2018
"Black Panther" actress Lupita Nyong'o and Melissa McCarthy from "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" discuss headlining movies on their own terms.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Chadwick Boseman & Viggo Mortensen
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 12/31/2018
Chadwick Boseman and Viggo Mortensen compare the refugee politics in "Black Panther" to those of today's administration, plus more on Mortensen's "Green Book".
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The Best Episodes of Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 9
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Michael B. Jordan & Charlize Theron" is the best rated episode of "Variety Studio: Actors on Actors" season 9. It scored 7.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/4/2018. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Lady Gaga & Lin-Manuel Miranda".