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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 […]
The vote in London's Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat tests whether Burnham can restore faith in Labour.
The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.
Saudi Arabia says two of the missiles intercepted were headed towards the capital, Riyadh.
Russia’s attacks on trains, buses and ports are paralysing Ukraine’s transport network and endangering civilians.
As in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.
British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.
The Swedish Academy praised the 76-year-old poet and essayist's work for being 'bold and inventive'.
From Tik Tok to television, Grammy-nominated musician Alex Warren is about to get slimed as the host of Nickelodeon’s 39th annual Kids’ Choice Awards on Nov. 14. The fan voting-based award show celebrates fans’ favorites from film, television, music, gaming, sports and more. It will air live from Los Angeles on CBS and Nickelodeon, and […]
Alert the ton: There’s about to be another “Bridgerton” series. Netflix and Shondaland announced Thursday that the streamer has ordered a new limited series spinoff in the “Bridgerton” universe, this time focused on a young Lady Violet. The series doesn’t have a name yet, and is being referred to right now as the “untitled Bridgerton […]
A generative audio startup run by people who came out of TikTok’s AI and music divisions has raised $11 million to build models that write music and sound effects to match what happens on screen. San Francisco-based Sonilo secured the round with B Capital leading and Redpoint also taking part. The money will pay for […]
Gaten Matarazzo remembers exactly where he was when he heard that beloved musical “Rent” was getting a revival on London’s West End — and that he had a shot at the lead role. “The email came in when I was in the shower, and I scrambled,” he recalls, a grin spreading across his face. “I […]
Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson, sportscasters and longtime friends, have inked a new partnership with The Volume, the media network founded by Colin Cowherd, for their hit podcast “Calm Down With Erin and Charissa.” Under the deal, The Volume will handle ad sales, production and distribution for “Calm Down,” presenting new opportunities for marketers “to […]
Spotify and Joe Rogan have entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement, extending a relationship that began in 2020 for his hugely popular podcast. Under the agreement, Spotify will continue to handle ad sales and licensing for “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which is available across multiple services. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. […]
Documentary festival DOC NYC returns for its 17th year in Manhattan from Nov. 11-19 and continues online through Nov. 29. Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi’s “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs” will open the festival. The film follows 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores, who emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global contemporary art scene. […]
Are you ready for the “Side Effects”? New thriller – which debuts exclusive first-look images – stars Josephine Park (“The Ox,” “Baby Fever”) as Chief Investigator Nora Søby. Leading Denmark’s top crime unit, she’s forced to investigate when a dockland security guard is murdered and a large shipment of pills containing a lethal opioid goes […]
Peyo Productions, the production arm of Peyo Company, home of the beloved Smurfs characters, has confirmed that the fourth season of its 2021 global hit CG-animated series “The Smurfs” is currently in production, sharing a first-look at a colorful new setting, featuring the iconic legacy characters created by Peyo. The 52 11-minute episodes will be […]
GCAP pact between the UK, Italy and Japan to build a new fighter jet welcomed Canada as an ‘observer' in July
Ukraine says it is open to 'constructive dialogue' over alleged transfer of North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
Eight survivors rescued from the rubble as fears of further collapse slow operations in Istanbul’s Maltepe district.
