Culture
Awards Season Ignites: What Will Gotham, NYFCC, NBR and LAFCA Pick — and Will It Shape the Oscar Race?
The marathon to the Oscars officially begins next week, when five influential organizations unveil their selections — setting the early…
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Awards Circuit Column
Culture
Why These Four Veteran Actors Are Suddenly Back in the Oscar Conversation
In a season rife with high-profile stars commanding attention at every turn, now’s the time to spotlight performers delivering exceptional…
Culture
From Ryan Coogler to Chloé Zhao, the Best Director Race Could Be the Oscars’ Most Inclusive Yet
Directors are bringing laughs, tears — and an international lens. For decades, awards season conversations about diversity have circled…
Culture
Neon Tests the Academy’s Appetite for Subtitled Cinema With Five Ambitious Oscar Campaigns — Will It Work?
Neon is going all in on international cinema. The indie studio that brought “Parasite” (2019) its historic best picture win is doubling…
Culture
How ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Broke Through the Emmy Clutter
It was January 2024, and I was interviewing Rob Mills, Disney’s executive VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment, at a Realscreen…
Culture
The Art of the Emmy Submission: Which Stars and Series Chose Wisely (and Wrongly) to Win Gold
The art of the Emmy submission has long been a strategic tightrope walk — part performance showcase, part calculated gamble. This year’s…
Celebrity
As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors?
I fear people are going to stop inviting me to parties. At what should be a happy reception for a new series, or a celebration for Emmy…
News
L.A. Plays Itself: How Shows Like ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shrinking’ and More Are Honoring the City of Angels Right When We Need It Most
From its very first beat, “Nobody Wants This” spoke to me. The series opens with a quick montage of Los Angeles sights — palm treelined…
Culture
Emmy Nominee and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on the Evolution of TV Directing and Her Hopes that the Biz Will ‘Build Back Up’
We’ve been talking a lot about groundbreaking Emmy nominations this year, like Kathy Bates as the oldest-ever drama actress nominee for…
Culture
How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis
Keep an eye peeled during Emmy nominations for shows that are managing to include important messages of climate crisis — and how to…
Culture
Dustin Nguyen Left Hollywood to Build a Film Career in Vietnam — Now He’s Back, and Says ‘Dope Thief’ Is One of the Best Things He’s Ever Done
For those of us who grew up watching Dustin Nguyen on “21 Jump Street,” seeing him back on our TV screens in recent years — most recently…
Culture
Emmys Just Aren’t Quite Sure What to Do With Eligibility for All of This Season’s Guest Stars and Cameos
Sadly, I won’t be eligible for the Emmy guest actor race this year — nor will my Variety colleague Kate Aurthur. We made cameo appearances…
Lifestyle
As the Real World Looks Bleak and Democracy Crumbles, TV Comedies Like ‘A Man on the Inside’ and ‘Shrinking’ Are Providing a Needed Mental Health Break
As the news continues to worsen in the real world, every day brings a new horror story. A modern U.S. gestapo tearing families apart with…