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Witches, Vampires and Aliens: How Genre Films Like ‘Sinners’ and ‘Weapons’ Factor Into the Oscar Race
Hailee Steinfeld and her “Sinners” co-star Michael B. Jordan shared the kind of on-set conversations you can only have while making a…
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Awards HQ: Ariana Grande Packs CAA, Emma Stone Backs ‘Bugonia,’ Demi Moore Champions Kate Hudson and 20 Oscar Nomination Questions
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ — your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It’s January 12, 2026, and Oscar nomination voting is…
Celebrity
Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone Texted After SAG Nominations
Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone exchanged texts on the morning the Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced this week, joking about…
Culture
51 Great Movies From 2025 Now Streaming: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Weapons,’ and More
As 2025 comes to a close, the biggest movies of the year are now available to stream from home — quite literally. Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”…
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Michael B. Jordan and Jesse Plemons Reunite 14 Years After ‘Friday Night Lights’ to Discuss ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bugonia’ and Why Their Show ‘Felt Like Anarchy’
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. The “Friday Night Lights” rallying cry has certainly proven true for Michael B. Jordan and Jesse…
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Final Golden Globes Predictions: A Competitive Comedy/Musical Race is No Laughing Matter
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the…
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‘Predator: Badlands’ Dominates U.K., Ireland Box Office
Disney’s “Predator: Badlands” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office, opening to £2.3 million ($3.1 million), according to Comscore. The…
Culture
Where Have All the Indie Hits Gone?
We’re now in the thick of the fall movie season, but you wouldn’t know it from how skimpy the box office is, or how muted the chatter.…
Fashion
How Costume Designer Jennifer Johnson Created Emma Stone's Corporate Power Wardrobe for 'Bugonia'
“How do you reinterpret something that’s already been done?” That’s the question “Bugonia” costume designer Jennifer Johnson asked herself…
Style
Emma Stone’s Apocalyptic Showdown Blooms in “Bugonia”
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge. He’s…
Fashion
Emma Stone Embraces Bold Lines in Louis Vuitton at 'Bugonia' New York City Premiere
Emma Stone favored movement and minimalism with her streamlined Louis Vuitton look at the “Bugonia” premiere in New York City on Tuesday…
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Oscar Predictions: Adapted Screenplay — ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Bugonia’ Lead a Season of Visionary Reinventions
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the…
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Venice Film Festival Reviews: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘After the Hunt,’ ‘Bugonia’ and More
Ciao! The 82nd annual Venice Film Festival is underway and the stars have hit the canals, with this year’s world premieres including…
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Emma Stone Shocks Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation for Gory Alien Kidnapping Thriller ‘Bugonia’
If you think Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos pushed the envelope with “Poor Things,” wait until you see “Bugonia.” Two years…
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Emma Stone Jokes That She Believes in Aliens at ‘Bugonia’ Venice Press Conference: ‘The Idea That We Are Alone’ Is ‘Pretty Narcissistic to Think’
Emma Stone made a confession at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia“: she believes in aliens. In the…
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Jennifer Lawrence Says ‘I Really Didn’t Want’ Emma Stone Shaving Her Hair Off for ‘Bugonia’: ‘I Had Already Lived Through’ Her ‘Billie Jean King Haircut’
Jennifer Lawrence admitted to Vogue as part of Emma Stone‘s new cover story that she originally argued against Stone shaving all her hair…
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Emma Stone Gets Her Head Shaved in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ Footage, Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’ Trailer Debuts at CinemaCon
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Wes Anderson brought the impossibly twee “The Phoenician Scheme” to Las Vegas while Yorgos Lanthimos and…