Golden Globes night rarely settles an Oscar race. Does anyone remember last year, when the headlines depicted a race between "The Brutalist" and "Emilia Pérez"? And look how that one turned…
The first thing you need to know about Jesse Plemons is that he's planning a purge. Not the horror movie kind " no sirens, no sanctioned chaos. Something quieter, more domestic: five full da…
There are voices that, once heard, cannot be unheard. For Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, the voice of five-year-old Hind Rajab " pleading for help as Israeli forces surrounded her fa…
If music is confession, then acting is reconciliation for Ariana Grande. "I really love the work," Grande tells Variety. "I love getting to know the little mental map of a person " what make…
The Oscars were never meant to be a museum (no shade to the actual Academy Museum). They are a living record of what performance, film and art can look like when craft, courage and cultural …
Adam Sandler delivered one of the most memorable moments of the Palm Springs International Film Awards gala, turning a heartfelt honor into a full-blown comedy set while accepting the Chairm…
Kate Winslet sits down with a mix of exhilaration and disbelief. She's still processing the magnitude of what she's just done. The Oscar-winning actress (2008's "The Reader") has delivered h…
There's a particular way Dacre Montgomery answers questions. He's not evasive, but circuitous, like someone walking the perimeter of a truth before deciding how to enter it. He starts somewh…
Craig Brewer really misses John Singleton. Twenty-five years into a career that has consistently challenged Hollywood's narrow definitions of diversity, Brewer tells a story of sitting in a …
Thirty-six minutes after the American Film Institute announced its Top 10 films of the year, Cynthia Erivo sat down with Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast to discuss "Wicked: For Good," the c…
The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories for the upcoming 98th ceremony. Members from various branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences participated in pre…
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ " your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It's Dec. 15, 2025, and this edition is dedicated to the magnificent Rob Reiner. The news out of Los Angeles is…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce its highly anticipated shortlists on Tuesday, narrowing hundreds of eligible films across a dozen categories ahead of the 98th A…
The USC Libraries have announced the finalists for the 38th annual Scripter Awards, which recognize excellence in adapting literature for film and television from the year 2025. Among the fi…
Elle Fanning's first arrest came at a Sabrina Carpenter concert. Just an hour before leaving for the show, she received a text: "Getting arrested tonight. Dress accordingly." The mock arrest…
Amanda Seyfried is grappling with the state of America. "Did we ever think this is where we would be as Americans?" she asks, her voice catching. "No. Because America felt like the best plac…
Embeth Davidtz never set out to become a director. The actress, long admired for her work in films such as "Schindler's List," "Junebug" and "Matilda," stumbled into filmmaking almost by acc…
When Jim Belushi was playing Ken Kesey " a literary giant gone to seed " in "The Chronology of Water," he'd hear Kristen Stewart calling out from behind the camera with one consistent note. …
If Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet" lands an outstanding cast ensemble nomination at the Actors Awards " the newly renamed Screen Actors Guild Awards " one of the film's most essential performers will…
Ego Nwodim, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, will host the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards. Nominations for the Spirit Awards were announced Dec. 3, with Ira Sachs' "Pete…
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ! Your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It's Dec. 8, 2025, and we're deep in the thick of it. The past seven days have been a whirlwind of major awards …
For the first time in a while, the Golden Globes nominations felt truly international, reflecting the organization's membership. Once derided as "star fuckers," the group really leaned into …
No good deed goes unpunished, especially in awards season. Cynthia Erivo has made Golden Globes history, becoming the first Black woman nominated twice in the lead actress (comedy or musical…
Jon M. Chu did not simply direct "Wicked: For Good." He governed a small nation. For five years, he lived inside L. Frank Baum's universe " shaping two films, welcoming three new children, a…
Will Arnett tells a story about lying on his Sullivan Street couch, wondering if he's just delivered the best scene of his career or the worst. He's just wrapped the "vampire scene" in Bradl…