Entertainment - Friday, August 14, 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 […]

Variety • 30 days ago

Ryan De Nino, who appeared on Season 2 of Married at First Sight, has died. He was 40. On Tuesday, Ryan’s sister Melissa remembered his “huge heart” as she announced that he had died with a heartfelt tribute. A cause of death was not immediately known. “Ryan was so damn funny and witty. He was […]

Deadline • 30 days ago

After head injuries were removed from the popular N.F.L. games, a nonprofit group found a visceral way to incorporate them.

NYT Arts • 30 days ago

Lee Sung Jin learned about “Beef’s” latest Emmy haul all at once. The second season of Netflix’s genre-bending anthology earned 16 nominations, the most of any limited or anthology series this year. The major recognition also made Lee the first Asian television creator to receive multiple nominations in writing, directing and producing for the same […]

Variety • 30 days ago

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. There must be something in the air. Although the Primetime Emmys are a few weeks away, you might not be crazy to think they are actually happening this weekend as networks and streamers (mostly streamers) are gathering just about every nominee they can find to […]

Deadline • 30 days ago

Having started out as an actor, he was able to coax sensitive work out of performers like Bette Midler, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and John Wayne.

NYT Arts • 30 days ago

Ian Crafford, who edited notable films including John Boorman’s “Hope and Glory” and “Field of Dreams,” died July 22 of cancer at his home in Brazil. He was 82. Born in Hemel Hempstead, U.K., Crafford started working at Elstree Studios at the age of 17 and enjoyed it so much he never returned to school, […]

Variety • 30 days ago

Megan Thee Stallion has announced a new partnership with Interscope Records, which will handle the global distribution of her music, among other strategic support. As part of the newly inked deal, the rapper will continue on as an independent artist in complete control and ownership of her masters and publishing. Interscope will provide global distribution […]

Variety • 30 days ago

As De Noche is revived following the casting of a new leading man, Christine Vachon is happy with the new version of the film. The producer of Todd Haynes’ upcoming queer romance recently praised Pedro Pascal as “born to play” the lead, a year after the Golden Globe nominee stepped in for original star Joaquin […]

Deadline • 30 days ago

At a smaller, more exclusive and intimate event hosted at LAYA Restaurant Thursday evening, Netflix took the opportunity to remind viewers of its roots in the YA genre by gathering talent from projects past, present and future that have become hits in the space. In what could be looked at as a response to Prime […]

Deadline • 30 days ago

Lucy Davis, who portrayed the timid, frustrated Dawn Tinsley in the original version of “The Office,” said she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer.

NYT Arts • 30 days ago

Matthew McConaughey is officially back. On Friday afternoon, the revered actor descended upon Filmland, an annual film festival in Little Rock, Arkansas, to receive the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award as well as present a screening of his latest film, “The Rivals of Amziah King,” wherein he stars as a honey-maker who finds himself roped […]

Variety • 30 days ago