Awards

The first stars slated to appear at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. Among the list of tapped presenters are Emmy-nominated stars Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”), Quinta Brunson (“Abbot Elementary” and “Saturday Night Live”), Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”), Stephen Colbert (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”), Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”) and Brett

How does it feel to be nominated by your peers for a Screen Actors Guild Award? I mean, it’s otherworldly. I got the call when I was at the gym and I have my ringer off — and of course, turned it on and there’s so many messages. I was so overjoyed. I’m literally walking

“Succession,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “The Bear,” “Ted Lasso” and “American Born Chinese” are among the frontrunners as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2024 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials; Reality Program, as well as for

Harrison Ford is set to receive the Career Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 14. Considered one of the greatest movie stars of his generation, Ford has had roles in many of the biggest blockbusters in history, making an indelible impact. Among them are huge franchises with iconic characters such as Han

Jo Koy appeared on “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and reacted to the overwhelmingly negative reviews he received as the host of the 2024 Golden Globes. The comedian admitted that backlash to his hosting duties hurts a bit. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman panned Koy as “woefully unqualified” to be an awards show host.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone has won the Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture – drama, making history as the first Indigenous woman to win the award. The evening marked the first-ever Globes nomination for the rising star. Gladstone opened her victory speech in the Blackfeet language, before thanking

RuPaul, the host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has won the Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program and continues to reign as the most-awarded host in Emmys history. This marks the eighth consecutive win for RuPaul, who also holds the record for most wins by a person of color. During his speech,

Kieran Culkin won the 2024 Golden Globe for best actor in a TV drama, saying in his acceptance speech that he never expected he would be on the stage. “Suck it, Pedro,” he joked to his fellow nominee Pedro Pascal. “I was nominated for a Golden Globe like 20 years ago, and when that moment

Ayo Edebiri has won the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV comedy for her performance as Sydney Adamu in FX’s “The Bear.” The award, which comes as Edebiri’s first Globe nomination, recognizes her work in Season 2 of “The Bear,” though she is up for the supporting comedy actress award at next week’s

Jeremy Allen White has won his second consecutive Golden Globe for the hit FX series “The Bear,” once again landing the honor for best actor in a television series — musical or comedy. White won the Globe last year as well for playing Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, the five-star chef who returns home to Chicago and

Jo Koy kicked off his first-ever Golden Globes hosting gig Sunday with a monologue that referenced the size of “Saltburn” star Barry Keoghan’s penis and weight-loss drug Ozempic in front of top Hollywood talent, drawing a mixed response for his jokes. “Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” the standup comedian said after one of

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Award season is in full swing, and next on the docket is the Golden Globe Awards which take place this Sunday, Jan. 7. Variety and “Entertainment Tonight” have partnered to produce the official digital red

The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with “Maestro,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” among those landing nominations. The costume designers behind “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,”

After Writers Guild of America waged a protest regarding the Television Academy‘s decision to move the outstanding writing for a variety series or special categories out of the upcoming Emmy telecast, the TV Academy has reversed course. In a joint release sent out today, the Television Academy, Fox and the WGA said they were “happy to

Will the SAG Awards be the final bows for “Succession” and “Ted Lasso”? The two series have been the very definition of early 2020s awards juggernauts, particularly at the Emmys. But both shows wrapped their final seasons in 2023, which means we’re in the last gasps of awards eligibility for both. When the 30th annual

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, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences

America Ferrera will receive the eighth annual SeeHer Award at the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, the Critics Choice Association announced. She will receive the honor at the event on Jan. 14, 2024, which will be hosted by Chelsea Handler and broadcast on The CW at 7-10 p.m. ET. The SeeHer Award is given to

The 2nd annual Children’s & Family Emmys got underway on Saturday night, starting with the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. According to early results — pending final tallies — Disney+ and Netflix tied the lead with nine wins overall. The most honored program of the

Better late than never, the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys got underway on Friday night from downtown Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, after six months of postponement due to the Hollywood strikes. Airing live on CBS, “Entertainment Tonight” hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner were back to emcee this year’s event. Not all Daytime Emmys will

The Producers Guild of America has revealed nominees in the Sports, Children’s and Short Form categories for its upcoming awards. Winners will be announced in Los Angeles and New York at the Guild’s nominee events the week of February 19. Exact dates and location will be announced soon. The 2024 Producers Guild Awards nominees in

Veteran TV director David Nutter has been selected to receive the Directors Guild of America’s lifetime achievement award for distinguished achievement in directing. He will receive the honors at the 76th Annual DGA Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Nutter is only the sixth director to receive the recognition, following James Burrows, Robert Butler,

Danielle Brooks is having one of the most significant moments in her career, playing Sofia in “The Color Purple.” It’s a role that she portrayed on Broadway and received her first Tony nomination — but it wasn’t easy for the critically-acclaimed performer to get here. As the spirited and no-nonsense wife to Harpo (Corey Hawkins),

It’s a “Barbie” awards world. Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best

The prophecy may now come to pass: There’s a good chance Jeremy Allen White  wins a Golden Globe Award for Season 2 of “The Bear,” a week before he wins an Emmy… for Season 1 of “The Bear.” Ditto the show’s Ayo Edibiri (who could win a lead female actor Globe for the show’s sophomore

The Oscar race is coming into focus with the Golden Globes nominations. Four clear candidates have emerged in the race for best picture – Apple Original “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer” from drama and “Barbie” and “Poor Things” from comedy. Those four movies also received the most nominations of the day.

Golden Globes exec producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner (of White Cherry Entertainment) don’t appear to be sweating the fact that with less than a month to go, there’s still no announced host for this year’s ceremony. “Or is there?” Weiss quipped, a bit mysteriously. “We have to leave some room for some interesting announcements

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is announcing winners for the best films and performances of 2023. After Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” won the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Awards for best film, all eyes are on the California journalists to see if they will opt for something

Awards Circuit Column: It’s not just about “Barbenheimer” and biographical dramas. Awards voters need to look beyond the shiniest Oscar contenders to find under-heralded gems. From documentaries about musical greats to coming-of-age stories that brilliantly tap into the tribulations of being a tween, several movies deserve to be in the conversation for top prizes. BAFTA

The two Hollywood strikes will have no impact on next year’s Emmy eligibility windows for either the Primetime Emmys or the Daytime Emmys, the heads of the two television academies confirmed this week. Meeting with reporters in a joint setting — a collaboration that used to be a rarity, back when they were warring organizations,

In a sad bit of coincidence, the Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center honored its 2023 Sentinel Awards winners on Wednesday night, just hours after the passing of its namesake and inspiration, the legendary Norman Lear. Emmy-winning comedian and writer Larry Wilmore hosted the event and introduced this year’s 11