Awards

Director James Cameron and costume designer Deborah Lynn Scott first worked together 25 years ago on “Titanic,” which went on to win 11 Oscars including best picture, director and costume design. Since then, the two have collaborated on “Avatar” and its long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water,” and will continue their partnership with the

The Fonda surname has been a staple of Hollywood royalty spanning decades. But when it comes to actress Jane Fonda, she’s been an an actress, activist and an undeniable icon —the figure that transcends generations of cinephiles. To celebrate Fonda’s 85th birthday, Variety ranks her 11 best film performances of her career so far. As

Martin McDonagh is a singular voice. Whether in his acclaimed plays such as “The Pillowman” or his Oscar-winning films including  “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” his scripts are packed full of darkness, humor and heart — sometimes all in the same moment. And his actors adore it, particular Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the stars of

When the 2020 Oscar for original screenplay went to South Korea’s “Parasite” scribes (screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-Won; story by Bong), some were surprised, but they should not have been; the Academy has long been open to foreign-language contenders in all categories. As early as 1947, when the writing categories were a bit

Netflix leads the early Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards nomination pack, with four, as the org announced nominations in its television specialty categories. Nominees in sports, children’s and short form categories for the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards were revealed on Friday, and winners will be announced in Los Angeles and New York at

Nevermind the winter awards season. It’s never too early to be talking about the Primetime Emmys, and the Television Academy agrees. The organization approved the 2023 Emmy Awards calendar on Thursday night during its December meeting for the TV Academy Board of Governors, and there’s no real surprises. The calendar for 2023 looks a lot

When Sadie Sink’s brother attended the premiere of her new film “The Whale” in New York City, her older brother called her character, Ellie, a “dirtbag” based on her actions throughout the film. “He was challenging me, saying ‘your character is pure evil,” Sink tells Variety. “I was like, ‘no, you have to see it

A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the 2023 HCA Film Awards with nine nominations including best picture, in addition to the seven HCA Creative Arts nods it received, bringing its total to 16 total noms. Among its massive total are four acting mentions for Michelle Yeoh in best actress, Ke Huy Quan in supporting

Megaproducer Ryan Murphy landed a Golden Globe nomination this week for his Netflix hit “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which is in the running for best TV limited series, anthology series or TV movie, among other nods. But now he’s guaranteed to take home at least one statue at the upcoming Globes ceremony,

Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Variety has confirmed. Murphy, a previous Globes winner and six-time nominee, will be on hand to accept the award at this year’s ceremony, set to air live on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, from the Beverly Hilton hotel. The Cecil

National Geographic Films dominated the 2023 Documentary Motion Picture nominees for the upcoming 34th Producers Guild Awards. The studio landed three of the seven spots with “Fire of Love” from Sara Dosa, “Retrograde” from Matthew Heineman and “The Territory” from Alex Pritz. In addition to the Nat Geo trio, other nominees included HBO’s “All That

The Oscars shortlist voting opens on Monday, Dec. 12, in eight categories. One of them is the visual effects race, with big-budget spectacles like “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick” in the awards conversation. Variety has learned exclusively, through multiple sources, 19 of the 20 films on the

Despite being snubbed as India’s international feature at the upcoming 2023 Oscars, “RRR” picked up two nominations from the Golden Globes on Monday. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, the three-hour action-musical epic was nominated for best non-English language film and original song for the track “Naatu Naatu,” written by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani and Rahul

Despite critically acclaimed films in 2022 from Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”), Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King”) and Chinonye Chukwu (“Till”), the Golden Globes did not nominate a single woman for the best director category. No women were among the nominees for best director motion picture that recognized James Cameron (“Avatar: The Way of Water”), The

Could “The Baby-Sitters Club” be making a comeback? The series was canceled by Netflix after two seasons earlier this year in March, and talk has swirled since about the series being shopped for a revival — or at least a TV movie — elsewhere. But now there’s a bit more momentum for the show: “The

The first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards are under way at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, with the main event emceed by Jack McBrayer, who is also nominated for outstanding host (for Apple TV+’s “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show”). Sunday night was the second of two ceremonies for the first-ever Children’s &

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is naming the best films and performances of 2022. Marking its 48th annual recognition of cinema’s finest outings, it will also serve as the first year the group switches to gender-neutral acting categories, which they announced back in October. Instead, they will recognize two leading and two supporting performances for

After splitting off from the Daytime Emmys, the first-ever Children’s & Family Emmys ceremony is here. Taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 10, the first night of the festivities focused on the creative arts, with trophies doled out for achievements in writing, directing, voice direction, cinematography, editing and

You can’t talk about the director race without Steven Spielberg being a part of it, especially regarding the Directors Guild of America competition. In the history of the DGA awards, only eight winners of the guild have failed to win the Academy Award, most recently Sam Mendes (“1917”), who lost to eventual Oscar winner Bong

“Top Gun: Maverick” has been named best picture by the National Board of Review, the organization announced Thursday. The big acting winners included Colin Farrell taking the best actor prize for “The Banshees of Inisherin” after coming off the New York Film Critics Circle win earlier this month. Two NBR winners in the last 12

Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael has signed on to host the 80th Golden Globe Awards as it returns to NBC next month. NBC, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and telecast producer Dick Clark Prods. were set to announce Carmichael on Thursday, Variety has learned. “We’re so excited to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden

Only James Cameron could get away with having two scenes that reference “Free Willy” (1993) and “Apocalypse Now” (1979) in “Avatar 2” and get away with it. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the long-anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s best picture nominee from 2009, descends as the final major awards contender of the calendar year, angling

Anna Kendrick’s “Alice, Darling,” directed by Mary Nighy, has released its first trailer. Nighy, the daughter of “Living” star Bill Nighy, brought her directorial debut to Toronto Film Festival back in September for its world premiere. The psychological thriller also stars Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick and Wunmi Mosaku. Nominated for an Academy Award for “Up

The New York Film Critics Circle, one of the first critics’ groups to weigh in on awards season, announced its winners on Friday morning. The East Coast org is comprised of more than 50 journalists from publications such as Time and Variety. NYFCC’s winner for best film has typically had a strong correlation with the

The first phase of the awards season will be fully underway starting in the Big Apple. Beginning with the Gotham Awards where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” triumphed, the New York Film Critics Circle will be the first major group of film journalists to reveal its winners on Friday, Dec. 2. Members of NYFCC will

It’s not just about the best when it comes to the Oscars. It’s about the most watched. The voters are made up of working industry folks who don’t have the luxury of dedicating infinite hours to watching hundreds of films in the calendar year. That’s where awards strategists come in: They help create and build

There are some Oscar recipients who don’t have to sweat the big night  — they already know they are receiving honorary statuettes at this year’s Governors Awards, which will be held Nov. 19 in Los Angeles.  Michael J. Fox  Five-time Emmy Award winner Fox will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar

There’s a new Board in town. The Television Academy is set to reveal the names of the newly-elected governors who will serve a two-year term. Many are first-timers. The approximately 70 board members include two representatives from each of the Academy’s approximately 31 peer groups, as well its officers. The members announced on Friday will

Don’t underestimate the power of chuckles. The Oscars favor cradle-to-grave biopics and sprawling epics, but once in a while they embrace the comedy genre that so often gets passed over, especially in major categories such as screenplay and directing. Coming off a global pandemic, voters are looking to be in a good mood — see

Pakistan’s “Joyland” could still qualify for the upcoming Academy Awards for best international feature, despite being banned in its native country, which was announced on Nov. 12. The government of Pakistan banned Saim Sadiq’s Oscar contender — which is Pakistan’s Oscar entry —for containing “highly objectionable” material. An order dated Nov. 11 from Pakistan’s Ministry