Emmy voting has begun. After weeks of For Your Consideration events and nonstop campaigning from studios, voting for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is officially underway. Members of the Television Academy — nearly 24,000 industry professionals divided among 31 peer groups, including directors, producers and artisans — now hold ballots in hand. Each member … Read more
Marc Maron wrapped his “WTF” podcast in October after 16 years — and so far, he says, he doesn’t really miss it. “I don’t find myself freaking out as much,” he tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I mean, it was a big haul. We did a lot of episodes. We did two new episodes a … Read more
There’s love in the air in the Emmy race for original song. Variety has exclusively confirmed that “Sounds Pretty Good to Me,” the original song featured in the Season 4 finale of the Netflix docuseries “Love on the Spectrum,” has been ruled eligible and is officially submitted for Emmy consideration in the outstanding original music … Read more
“The Paper” star Domhnall Gleeson hears a lot from journalists these days — and the frequent refrain from reporters is that they appreciate being seen as their profession struggles to maintain its foothold. “It’s been a common theme that people who have seen the show and are involved in journalism seem to like it and … Read more
TEN Qs WITH LISA KUDROW AND MICHAEL PATRICK KING:1. Childhood nickname: Kudrow: “Lisa Pizza.” King: “Sissy.” 2. Something you loved as a kid but can’t believe you were into it now: Kudrow: “Candy dots. It’s just sugar!” King: “My grandmother used to make us something called ‘toast on the stove,’ which is she would put a piece … Read more
The casting team for Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus” had searched the world for the actor who could play the key character of Zosia. The alien “hive mind” sends Zosia to work with the resistor and rebel Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and must be beautiful, smart, calm and patient. It’s a tall order, and when they couldn’t find … Read more
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow didn’t mean to be so on the nose with the title of their HBO comedy “The Comeback.” But, it turns out, that has actually been the case for the show — every ten years, it makes another comeback. “It’s more meta than we tried to be,” Kudrow tells Variety‘s … Read more
When Netflix released its engagement report for the second half of 2025, the streamer touted the success of “Nobody Wants This” Season 2 (30.4 million views) and Season 5 of “Emily in Paris” (30.3 million views) among its top comedies. But not-so-conveniently missing from Netflix’s pitch was another original that did better than both of … Read more
Don’t forget: Bowen Yang is still Emmy-eligible. On Monday, “Saturday Night Live,” the long-running NBC late-night sketch series, held its Emmy For Your Consideration event in Los Angeles at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center. Yang was among the 12-member cast panel, which also included Tommy Brennan, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, … 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