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If the ritualistic scenes during the “Birthday at Friendly’s” sketch on “Saturday Night Live” looked familiar, your eyes didn’t deceive you. The big skull, red cloaks, chalice and chanting…
“Top Chef” host and chef Kristen Kish has eaten her fair share of culinary delights, but there’s one dish she’s not a fan of: smoked salmon. “You could probably pay me, because if I’m on…
The art of the Emmy submission has long been a strategic tightrope walk — part performance showcase, part calculated gamble. This year’s contenders are playing the game more thoughtfully,…
From its very first beat, “Nobody Wants This” spoke to me. The series opens with a quick montage of Los Angeles sights — palm treelined avenues, Echo Park Lake — as Haim’s “Summer Girl”…
There’s something refreshing about Jimmy Kimmel‘s anger. Variety scheduled this sit-down interview with the Emmy-winning host, producer and comedian occurred in mid-July just after he…
“The Pitt” star Katherine LaNasa says the most challenging word she’s had to say on the medical drama was “campylobacter.” “It’s bacteria in poop or something. I don’t know,” LaNasa told…
Martin Short was the only one of the three “Only Murders in the Building” stars to receive an Emmy acting nomination this year — and he’s still laughing at how co-star Steve Martin took…
In an unprecedented display of industry solidarity, Jimmy Kimmel has erected a billboard at the high-traffic intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega in West Hollywood, urging…
With a big variety of series, dozens of first-time nominees and a few shows breaking back into the race, the 77th annual Emmy Awards are set to make history — possibly in more ways than…
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been selected to jointly receive the Television Academy‘s Bob Hope Humanitarian Award this year, which will be presented to them during the 77th Emmy…
PBS SoCal (KOCE/KCET) led the 2025 L.A. Area Emmy awards with eight total, but the other big winner of the night was Telemundo’s KVEA-TV, which took home all three station awards for best…
Ashley Walters and Stephen Graham often end up crying when they talk on the phone. Close friends for more than two decades after meeting on the long-forgotten British MTV sitcom “Top…
Anthony Mackie appeared on “The Tonight Show” to promote “Twisted Metal” Season 2, but the interview started with host Jimmy Fallon congratulating Mackie on his recent Emmy nomination for…
It’s a “Severance” world. The Apple TV+ series dominated this year’s Emmy nominations with 27 nods, and despite the show’s critical and ratings acclaim, Variety‘s Awards Circuit podcast…
Are we in store for more “Emmy sweepers?” With more than 25,000 voting members, the Television Academy is made up of 31 peer groups, each representing a specific field of expertise —…
“To finally be on set and learn both sets of lines and get both hair and makeup done and both wardrobe changes — I mean, it was something that was really exciting for me, a challenge,” she…
The excitement of Emmy nomination morning fades quickly for studios and networks, because the more daunting question is always the same: How do we actually win? It’s tempting to judge…
After months of predictions, prognistication and heavy-duty FYC campaigning, the big day finally arrived Tuesday as the revelation of the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations crowned HBO…
Apple TV+‘s whopping 79 Emmy nominations — a new best — doesn’t even tell the whole story of the streamer’s solid batting average. While HBO Max (142) and Netflix (120) boasted more, it…
When it comes to the recent 2024-2025 TV season, one series dominated viewership in the United States far and above anything else: Season 2 of Netflix’s “Squid Game.” It wasn’t even close:…
A father-daughter composing team was nominated, Hans Zimmer could win his first Emmy, and a music supervisor was nominated for three different shows — just some of the surprises among…
The 2025 Emmy nominations are here, and while plenty of heavy hitters received the expected nods, there were also a ton of unexpected moments. From the A-list actors who were passed over…
The Television Academy is mixing up tradition ahead of the Emmy nominations, unveiling a pair of categories earlier than usual. In a twist to the typical schedule, two major categories —…
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,…
