Emmy Predictions: Lead Actor (Drama) " Gary Oldman Eyes Historic Oscar-Emmy Double With 'Slow Horses' by Clayton Davis

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Em…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:20am on April 9, 2026☆⚑

The Actor Awards Set Dates for 2027 and 2028 Ceremonies on Netflix by Clayton Davis

SAG-AFTRA has sent out its "save-the-dates" for the next two awards ceremonies on Netflix. The Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) announced that the 33rd annual ceremony, presen…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:15pm on April 7, 2026☆⚑

Why Amy Poehler's 'Saturday Night Live' Hosting Gig Still Qualifies for Guest Actress Under New Emmy Rules by Clayton Davis

Amy Poehler seems destined to be another guest at the Emmys. While she was a cast member of "Saturday Night Live," Poehler received two Emmy nominations for supporting comedy actress in 2008…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:34pm on April 6, 2026☆⚑

Emmy Predictions: Comedy Series " Amazon Eyes Dominance With 'Spider-Noir' and 'Jury Duty' as HBO's 'Hacks' Returns for Final Bow by Clayton Davis

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Em…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:30am on April 2, 2026☆⚑

In 'Love Story,' an Emmy-Worthy Grace Gummer Proves the Meryl Streep Acting Bloodline Is Strong by Clayton Davis

For Grace Gummer, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. FX's anthology drama "Love Story" may center on the cultural mythology of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and th…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:59pm on March 31, 2026☆⚑

Emmy Predictions 2026: Zendaya, Noah Wyle, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chase Infiniti and 'Love Story' Lead Early Contenders for TV Awards Season by Clayton Davis

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Em…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:30am on March 12, 2026☆⚑

Tig Notaro on Sleeping Through the Oscar Nominations: 'With My CPAP Machine Tubes Coming Out of My Head' and Honoring Her Friend in 'Come See Me by Clayton Davis

Tig Notaro did not set her alarm to see if she achieved Oscar nomination glory. "My wife happened to wake up at five in the morning, just so happened " she really did. She didn't wake up on …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:20am on February 28, 2026☆⚑

BAFTA Pressured BBC to Exclude John Davidson's N-Word Outburst From Streaming by Clayton Davis

BAFTA is moving to correct the record on two fronts after John Davidson's Tourette's-related outburst " including the technical question of whether a microphone near his seat may have made t…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:03pm on February 27, 2026☆⚑

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette's Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: 'I Felt a Wave of Shame' (EXCL by Clayton Davis

John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette's syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for "I Swear," was thrust into the spotlight at the 79th BAFTA Awards when his involuntary vocal tics disru…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:46pm on February 24, 2026☆⚑

BAFTA and BBC Let the N-Word Air on Tape Delay " Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the Tourette's Community and Viewers Deserve an Apology by Clayton Davis

This cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audience for its "understanding" after a ser…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:43am on February 23, 2026☆⚑

Stellan Skarsgård on His First Oscar Nomination, Working With Robin Williams and Lars von Trier and Why AI Isn't the Real Threat by Clayton Davis

Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd didn't know how special it was going to be. The role, the film, and the unlikely awards journey that would follow. But sitting with the results " a first Academy Award n…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:00pm on February 20, 2026☆⚑

Amy Madigan on Falling in Love With Aunt Gladys in 'Weapons,' Becoming Wagner Moura's Smoking Buddy and Cranking Bad Bunny's Halftime Show to by Clayton Davis

Amy Madigan didn't expect to be here. Not in the thick of awards season, not making history with a 40-year gap between Oscar nominations, and certainly not doing it as the ferociously unforg…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:29pm on February 20, 2026☆⚑

Melissa Barrera to Make Broadway Debut in Parody Musical 'Titanique' (EXCLUSIVE) by Clayton Davis

Melissa Barrera is heading to Broadway. Variety has learned exclusively that the "Scream" and "In the Heights" star will make her Broadway debut in the campy spoof "Titanique," stepping into…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:12pm on February 19, 2026☆⚑

Tony Awards Committee Rules on Eligibility for 'Oedipus,' 'Chess,' 'Bug' and More by Clayton Davis

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met Thursday to rule on eligibility for five Broadway productions, confirming where several shows and artists will compete at the 79th annual Tony Aw…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:14pm on February 19, 2026☆⚑

BAFTA Predictions: 'Hamnet,' 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' in an Unpredictable Three-Horse Race by Clayton Davis

BAFTA night is when the Oscar race stops being polite and starts getting real. The final BAFTA voting concluded on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 10:00 a.m. PT, and now we wait to see what solidifies …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:10am on February 19, 2026☆⚑

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Talks 'Sentimental Value,' Bad Bunny's 'Moving' Super Bowl Moment and the 'Constructed Reality' of Awards Season by Clayton Davis

There are different ways to say "I love you" in Norwegian and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas is teaching us. It wasn't in the script for her to say it to her co-star Renate Reinsve in one of the mo…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:47pm on February 13, 2026☆⚑

Kerry Washington, Zinzi Coogler, Chase Infiniti and LaTanya Richardson Jackson Named Essence Black Women in Hollywood Honorees by Clayton Davis

Essence has announced the honorees for the 19th annual Black Women in Hollywood ceremony, honoring a cross-generational group of performers, producers and creative leaders. The 2026 class in…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:35am on February 12, 2026☆⚑

79th Tony Awards Name Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman as Executive Producers by Clayton Davis

The producers behind Broadway's biggest night are getting a shake-up. Tony Award Productions announced that Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman will serve as executive producers o…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:05pm on February 11, 2026☆⚑

Delroy Lindo Reflects on 'Sinners,' His First Oscar Nomination and the Awards Snubs in Between: 'The Work Still Stands' by Clayton Davis

Delroy Lindo doesn't like ice in his tonic water. We're at the London hotel in West Hollywood, settling in to discuss his long-awaited moment of Oscar recognition for his turn in Ryan Coogle…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:15pm on February 9, 2026☆⚑

Directors Guild of America 2026 Awards Winners (Updating Live) by Clayton Davis

The 78th annual DGA Awards are underway in Los Angeles, honoring the year's most outstanding directorial achievements in film and television. The ceremony is hosted by Oscar and Emmy-nominat…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:30pm on February 7, 2026☆⚑

How Ashley Padilla's 'Mom Confession' Sketch Turned Her Into 'Saturday Night Live's' Standout Emmy Contender by Clayton Davis

"Saturday Night Live" has its Emmy-worthy star. "SNL" featured performer Ashley Padilla has found her groove during the show's 51st season, emerging as an early and viable contender for this…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:32pm on February 4, 2026☆⚑

Netflix Sets Release Date for Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short 'The Singers' (EXCLUSIVE) by Clayton Davis

Netflix will globally release the Oscar-nominated live-action short film "The Singers" on Feb. 13, Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by Sam Davis, the film marks a major opportunity …

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00pm on February 4, 2026☆⚑

Laufey Reflects on Honoring Mariah Carey With Jazzy 'It's Like That' Tribute: 'That's a Standard Now' by Clayton Davis

Fresh off her Grammy win, Laufey reflected on honoring Mariah Carey with a bossa nova"infused rendition of "It's Like That" at Friday night's MusiCares Person of the Year gala. Speaking with…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:54pm on February 1, 2026☆⚑

'Sinners' Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Becomes Most-Nominated Black Woman in Oscar History by Clayton Davis

Ruth E. Carter continues to set milestones for Black women at the Oscars. The legendary artisan earned her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for her work in Ryan Coogler's "Sinn…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:21am on January 22, 2026☆⚑

Paul Mescal on 'Hamnet' Death Scene, Imposter Syndrome and Juggling the Beatles Films and Richard Linklater's 20-Year Musical by Clayton Davis

Paul Mescal doesn't do grandstanding. The 29-year-old Irish actor has built a career on restraint, on what's held back rather than what's unleashed. In Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet," he brings that…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:00pm on January 12, 2026☆⚑