Jamie Bell is still dancing. Twenty-five years ago, an 11-year-old boy from northeast England filmed a small movie about a coal miner’s son who wanted to dance ballet. Three years later, that boy, a 14-year-old Jamie Bell, stood on a BAFTA stage holding the prize for best leading actor, the youngest person ever to win … Read more
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 chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual … Read more
“Give me a call back, HBO!” Brittany Allen says with a smile, on a Zoom call from the Pasadena backyard where she lives with her husband and raises their 3-year-old son. The cable network hasn’t been in touch since she learned, through her now-former publicist, that she would not be part of its Emmy submission … Read more
“The Pitt” stars Isa Briones and Gerran Howell say they’re no longer squeamish about the things they see on set. “It is weird that I don’t get grossed out anymore?” asks Howell, who plays resident doctor Dennis Whitaker. “Is that a red flag? It is gross, don’t get me wrong, especially when we’re about to … Read more
WIF (Women in Film) and ReFrame have partnered to release a ‘Who to Watch’ TV FYC guide spotlighting the contributions of women, nonbinary, and trans individuals in the least gender-diverse categories for TV series awards. Among the highlighted women creatives are: Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary), Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky (“Hacks”), Jenny Han and Sarah … Read more
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 chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual … Read more
Alessandro Nivola is somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike, holding his phone vertically. He is heading from New Jersey to New York for the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, where his “Love Story: John F. Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette” co-star Sarah Pidgeon is nominated, and the 25 minutes he has carved out for this conversation are … Read more
In BritBox’s “Riot Women,” they’re forming a rock band. In Peacock’s “The ’Burbs” and Netflix’s “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast,” they’re meddling in criminal investigations and uncovering dark secrets. In Netflix’s “The Hunting Wives,” they’re the ones causing crimes and trying to keep them hidden. Meanwhile, the titular heroine of “Matlock” on CBS … Read more
It’s hard out there for television’s fictional female spies. They’ve got to be just as smart, cunning and one-step ahead as their male counterparts. Plus, they usually must do it in heels. Sadly, the TV Academy has a hard time taking notice of this. Sure, Barbara Bain had a good run of it in the … Read more
There is a quiet truth about the Emmy race for outstanding television movie, and it runs directly counter to everything the Oscars have trained pundits to expect. At the Academy Awards, the safest path to a best picture nomination is the prestige drama. At the Emmys, the movie category can be where comedies and other … Read more