Entertainment - Thursday, May 21, 2026

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 […]

Stephen Colbert has taped his final episode of The Late Show and was joined by a star-studded lineup of guests. Paul McCartney was one of the star attractions for the finale, marking his latest return to the Ed Sullivan Theater, the site of The Beatles’ historic live performance in 1964. McCartney has been back since […]

Among the highlights leaving for U.S. subscribers are the original “Sex and the City” and the only onscreen pairing of Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson.

Saturday mornings at the Cannes Film Festival are usually reserved for oceanside brunch, shopping the Rue d’Antibes or (for some Hollywood types) finally getting home from Friday night’s parties. CAA broke the pattern at this year’s fest with a pedigreed summit on a dizzying list of challenges currently facing the movie business – particularly the […]

Lukas Dhont’s World War I drama Coward received a 13-minute ovation Thursday after the lights came up on its world premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It was one of the biggest responses to a film in this year’s competition lineup. The queer romantic drama is the Belgium-born Dhont’s second feature film in the […]

In provocative performance pieces and films, she forced viewers to confront misogyny in the media and society at large.

Charli xcx continues her “rock music” era with the release of the song and video for “SS26,” taking fans behind the scenes and on the runway at a fashion show. The singer preempted the video release of “SS26” with a 30-minute “Pre Show” on YouTube, where she tried on different outfits and showcased clothes from […]

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is underway with French filmmaker Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss serving as the opening-night pic. Among the headline filmmakers debuting new works on the Croisette this year are previous Palme d’Or winners Cristian Mungiu and Hirokazu Kore-eda, two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and American indie veteran Ira Sachs. The […]

The Ivor Novello Awards are all about celebrating human creativity in the form of songwriting, and for 70 years, they have quietly commended the geniuses behind the music that articulates universal emotions and shape popular culture. But now, in its 71st year (and now known officially as the Ivors with Amazon Music), the very premise […]

Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform.