Family Drama ‘Sundays’ Beats ‘Sirāt’ at Spain’s Goya Awards
Oliver Laxe's Oscar contender picked up 6 Goyas, but Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s feature took best picture, director and screenplay honors.
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Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association Supports U.S. and Israeli Attacks in Iran That Have Killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is supporting the ongoing attacks by the U.S. and Israel in Iran that have caused the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei prompting the possibility of seismic political changes. “The Islamic regime in Iran, following the
‘SNL’ Weekend Update Uses Trump’s Own Words Against Him on Iran War
Colin Jost reminds the world that Trump once said Barack Obama would start a war against the country due to a failure to negotiate
‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Take Top Film Prizes at Art Directors Guild Awards
“Frankenstein,” One Battle After Another” and ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps” won top film honors at the 30th Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Excellence in Production Design Awards. The awards were handed out on Saturday night at the InterContinental Los Angeles
‘SNL’: Women’s Hockey Gold Medalists Stick It to Trump
The Olympic champions fire back at the president for saying he would "have to bring" the women's team to the White House
PGA Awards: Barry Diller Swipes at David Ellison, Harvey Weinstein While Introducing Honoree Jason Blum
Horror mogul Blum is being honored with the Milestone Award at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday night.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams Reunite on ‘SNL’ for Ice Skating Sketch
“Heated Rivalry” costars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams reunited on “Saturday Night Live” on Feb. 28. During a sketch filmed outside the Rink at Rockefeller Center, Storrie played a guy on a bachelor party, ice skating and having fun with his friends. Meanwhile, a couple
‘Sinners,’ ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Among Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners
“Sinners,” “Marty Supreme” and “One Battle After Another” took home prizes at the 16th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards on Saturday night. Dedicated to honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting, winners on the TV side included the music
‘SNL’ Cold Open: Trump Tells His ‘America First’ Voters Why They Shouldn’t Feel Duped by Iran War
Trump, the "Board of Peace" leader, explains why he got "bored of peace"
Trump and Pete Hegseth Try to Justify Iran War on ‘SNL’: ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’
Clearly, the “Saturday Night Live” writing team had a lot of work to do on Saturday, as they opened the show with a sketch about President Trump’s early morning attack on Iran. In the Feb. 28 cold open, Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) gives a press conference about the
Connor Storrie Honors Women’s USA Hockey Team After Olympics in ‘SNL’ Monologue
“Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie debuted as “SNL” host Saturday with a monologue that was less about the actor who plays a hockey star on TV, and more about giving credit to the women’s USA hockey team following their slight from the men’s team and President Donald Trump
‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Will Be Renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center Honors,’ With Program Moving to a Smaller Venue ‘Where Ticket Demand Will Be Even Higher’
“The Kennedy Center Honors” have been presented under that longstanding, historic name for the final time. (Or at least for the last time for the next three years.) To the surprise of probably few people, the awards program will henceforth be known as “The Trump Kennedy Center
PGA Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Home Top Film Prize
'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'The Pitt,' 'The Studio' and 'Adolescence' were also among the big winners at Saturday's Producers Guild Awards.
‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Producers Guild Award as Paul Thomas Anderson Pays Emotional Tribute to Warner Bros. Pictures Chiefs
“One Battle After Another” took home the Producers Guild Award for theatrical motion picture, adding to its near-sweep of major kudos in the build up to the Academy Awards on March 15. “One Battle” director-producer Paul Thomas Anderson capped an emotional night by paying
2026 NAACP Image Awards: ‘Sinners’ Dominates With 13 Wins, Including Best Motion Picture
Star Michael B. Jordan won the top prize of Entertainer of the Year.
Delroy Lindo Speaks Out on BAFTA Tourette’s Incident at NAACP Image Awards: “Something Negative Becoming Positive”
Taking the stage with writer-director Ryan Coogler to loud applause at the awards ceremony, Lindo offered just one of numerous callbacks to the controversy that took place the previous Sunday in London.
Viola Davis Incites Inspiration During NAACP Image Awards Speech: “Our Crown Has Already Been Bought, All We Have to Do Is Wear It”
The EGOT winner was honored with the Chairman’s Award during Saturday night's awards ceremony.
Olivia Dean Wins Big at Brit Awards Amid Chaotic, Oft-Bleeped Show
In the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards being staged outside of London for the first time ever, a local Manchester train station excitedly changed its name, from Deansgate to Olivia Deansgate. But the big question going into British music’s biggest awards ceremony was, would the
Delroy Lindo Thanks Supporters After BAFTA N-Word Incident: ‘It’s a Classic Case of Something That Could Be Very Negative Becoming Very Positive’
It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards. During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included
Goyas 2026: ‘Sundays,’ ‘Sirāt’ Sweep Spanish Academy Awards
“Sirāt,” Oliver Laxe’s techo-sluiced Moroccan desert odyssey, swept the 40th Spanish Academy Goya Awards in craft categories. A “brilliantly bizarre, cult-ready vision of human psychology tested to its limits,” said Variety, ““Sirāt” is nominated for two Oscars and already won
Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Actor Awards Due to Filming Martin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens at Night’
The Oscar winner is nominated at the ceremony for best lead actor in ‘One Battle After Another.’
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Joachim Trier on Oscar-Contending ‘Sentimental Value,’ His Oslo Trilogy and Why “Tenderness Is the New Punk”
The latest film from the Danish-Norwegian, who recorded this episode in front of film students at Chapman University, is nominated for nine Oscars, more than all but three other non-English-language films ever.
Diane Warren Performs Medley of Her 17 Oscar-Nominated Songs, Including This Year’s “Dear Me” From ‘Diane Warren: Relentless’ (Exclusive Video)
No person has ever been nominated more times for the best original song Oscar — and no woman has ever received more nominations in any Oscars category — without winning.
‘Bridgerton’ Star Katie Leung on Embracing Her Role as Season 4 Villain Lady Araminta: ‘I Love That People Love to Hate Her’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 4, Part 2 of “Bridgerton,” now streaming on Netflix. The Ton is no stranger to scheming mothers with an agenda. As Lady Araminta Gun in “Bridgerton” Season 4, Scottish actress Katie Leung has delivered one of the Shondaland
Why Black Award Shows Matter Amid BAFTAs N-Word Controversy: ‘Safe Spaces Are Not About Retreat, They Are About Dignity’ (Guest Column)
When a racial slur was shouted from the audience as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented at the BAFTA Awards, many viewers experienced a familiar mix of shock and exhaustion. The moment was brief. The impact was not. Subsequent reporting indicated that the individual
UFC Fight Night Mexico: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Livestream — Here’s How to Watch the MMA Event Online for Free
Now that the Winter Olympics is over and done with until 2030 in The French Alps, the sporting world turns to UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 coming in early March. In the meantime, Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to south of the border to UFC Fight Night Mexico to tide
TV News Scrambles to Cover U.S., Israel Strikes Against Iran: ‘Full-Scale Middle East War’
The nation’s biggest TV newsrooms scrambled on Saturday morning to cover strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran. After weeks of threats from President Donald Trump, the United States and Israel launched a significant assault on at least nine major targets early
Shia LaBeouf Says He Doesn’t ‘Have A Drinking Problem’ After Mardi Gras Arrest: ‘I Think I Have A Small Man Complex’
Shia LaBeouf is sharing his side of the story after being arrested on two counts of simple battery earlier this month during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans. “My behavior… I gotta deal with that. Does that mean I gotta go to rehab again? I’m just not into it, bro,” the
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Directors on Their Works and Hoping to Make an Impact: ‘We Wanted People to See This Raw, Unflinching Portrait’
The five Oscar-nominated doc shorts pack a lot of punch into their brief time on screen. The filmmakers talked to Variety about their documentaries. All the Empty Rooms Joshua Seftel’s “All the Empty Rooms” explores the bedrooms of eight American children who were killed during
Documentary Oscar Race Reflects Balanced Field of Home-Grown and International Stories
This year’s crop of five documentary feature Oscar nominees is refreshingly balanced. There is a healthy mix of international stories, American directors, docs with big-streamer support and docs with smaller theatrical distribution. This year’s feature nominees are: David
How the Creator Economy Has Changed Marketing and ‘Democratized the Launch of Consumer Products’
On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Bill O’Dowd, founder and CEO of Dolphin Entertainment, offers a deep dive into the art and science of the creator economy. The leader of the parent company of PR heavyweights 42West, Shore Fire Media and a host of
Box Office: ‘Scream 7’ Kills With $28.8 Million on Opening Day
“Scream 7” easily slashed its way to the top of the Friday box office, knocking off last week’s champion, “Wuthering Heights.” The seventh installment in the long-running slasher franchise grossed $28.8 million on Friday from 3,540 North American locations. Paramount and
Tig Notaro on Sleeping Through the Oscar Nominations: ‘With My CPAP Machine Tubes Coming Out of My Head’ and Honoring Her Friend in ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
Tig Notaro did not set her alarm to see if she achieved Oscar nomination glory. “My wife happened to wake up at five in the morning, just so happened — she really did. She didn’t wake up on purpose,” Notaro recalls on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast. “And there I am,
‘We Have to Survive’ Boarded by Taskovski Films Ahead of Premiere at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Taskovski Films has come on board as the sales agent for “We Have to Survive,” which has its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival, which runs March 5-15. The film, written and directed by Tomáš Krupa, reveals the challenges of a changing world, and the
