Nothing about Hollywood should surprise Paul Thomas Anderson. The 55-year-old, Los Angeles born-and-bred filmmaker has made most of his movies in or about his hometown — films praised or challenged by his critical community. His darkly satiric new movie, aptly titled One Battle After Another, opened September 26 to rapturous, or merely stunned, reviews, only to confront a $34 million …
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Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist, will not attend this year’s Governors Awards in November, where she was set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Variety has confirmed. On Sunday, the country icon announced that she is postponing her December concert dates at Caesars Palace in Las …
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“She turned to me and I swear to God, she said to me: ‘I will give you four when you win an Oscar,’” Kieran revealed. “I held my hand out and she shook it, and I have not brought it up once until now. Remember that, honey? You do. Well, I just have this to say to you, Jazz, love …
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In 2006, Martin Scorsese finally got his Oscar. After decades of being passed over for films that defined American cinema — “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Raging Bull” (1980), “Goodfellas” (1990) — the industry threw its full weight behind “The Departed.” The Boston mob drama wasn’t considered his best work by cinephiles or critics, but it was his time. Hollywood loves a …
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The Rock as an Oscar nominee? It’s time to get used to the idea. When Dwayne Johnson broke down in uncontrollable sobs during a 15-minute standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival, it became more than an emotional premiere moment for the wrestler-turned-actor. It signaled the potential birth of one of the unlikeliest Oscar contenders in recent memory, as …
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People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole. Hollywood’s affection for the Oscar-winning auteur goes far beyond mere admiration. The Mexican filmmaker, who won best picture and director for “The Shape of Water” in 2017, has become one of the industry’s most beloved figures. His presence in any Oscar race is never just about the work he presents on …
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Over the past decade, there has been a deluge of big Hollywood movies about rock stars, among them 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody, 2019’s Rocketman and 2022’s Elvis, each of which made a fortune at the box office and was Oscar-nominated, with Bohemian Rhapsody winning four little gold men, including best actor, and Rocketman taking home one. Those films certainly addressed dark aspects …
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Strangely, though he has been on the radar of most American cinephiles since his film “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004, master South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has never been nominated for an Oscar, and has only had one of his films submitted for Best International Feature once (shortlisted 2022 film “Decision to Leave”). There is a …
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Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera does not want to overplay his hand this year, despite having assembled an embarrassment of cinematic riches. With a rich roster of hotly anticipated new movies featuring high-caliber stars like Julia Roberts, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Andrew Garfield, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Emma Stone — as well as smaller titles with awards …
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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 senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and …
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