Clayton Davis – Variety https://variety.com Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/variety-favicon.png?w=32 Clayton Davis – Variety https://variety.com 32 32 179338616 Oscars: Has Netflix Finally Found Its Best Picture Winner? Could Fernanda Torres Pull Off an Upset? And What About ‘Wicked’? https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-nominations-analysis-frontrunners-netflix-fernanda-torres-1236283522/ https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-nominations-analysis-frontrunners-netflix-fernanda-torres-1236283522/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:32:12 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236283522 https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-nominations-analysis-frontrunners-netflix-fernanda-torres-1236283522/feed/ 1 1236283522 Wicked-Emilia-Perez-Im-Still-Here Anora (2024) Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan Credit: Neon Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger's CONCLAVE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved. Oscars Will Move Away From Original Song Performances and Honor L.A. in Wake of Fires https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscars-remove-original-song-performances-1236282452/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscars-remove-original-song-performances-1236282452/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:20:41 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236282452 https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscars-remove-original-song-performances-1236282452/feed/ 1 1236282452 Oscars-generic Final Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Is It Daniel Craig or Sebastian Stan for the Fifth Spot? https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-actor-predictions/ https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-actor-predictions/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://variety.com/?post_type=pmc_list&p=1236069337 https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-actor-predictions/feed/ 3 1236069337 daniel-craig-1 USC Scripter Awards Nominations: ‘The Wild Robot’ Surprises Alongside ‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Sing Sing’ https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/usc-scripter-awards-nominations-2025-1236281387/ https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/usc-scripter-awards-nominations-2025-1236281387/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236281387 https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/usc-scripter-awards-nominations-2025-1236281387/feed/ 0 1236281387 The-Wild-Robot “SHOGUN” -- "Crimson Sky" -- Episode 9 (Airs April 16) Pictured (L-R): Fumi Mikado as Ochiba no Kata, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko. CR: Katie Yu/FX Final Oscars Predictions: ‘Conclave,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ Expected to Lead Nominations https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-predictions/ https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-predictions/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:20:00 +0000 https://variety.com/?post_type=pmc_list&p=1235938866 https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-predictions/feed/ 33 1235938866 Oscars-Oscar-Academy-Awards-Statue-Placeholder-1-1 Oscars Placeholder Academy Awards Statue Statuette Final Oscar Predictions: Could ‘Emilia Pérez’ Make History and Will the Directors Branch Snub Women? https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/final-oscars-nominations-predictions-emilia-perez-wicked-1236279588/ https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/final-oscars-nominations-predictions-emilia-perez-wicked-1236279588/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:45:15 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236279588 https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/final-oscars-nominations-predictions-emilia-perez-wicked-1236279588/feed/ 0 1236279588 Final-Academy-Awards-Predictions-2025 Jacques Lesgardes (Zinedine Soualem), Marianne Gebhard (Leonie Benesch), Geoff Mason (John Magaro), Carter (Marcus Rutherford) star in Paramount Pictures’ “SEPTEMBER 5” the film that unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today, set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. A Real Pain Final Oscar Predictions: Animated Feature — ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Inside Out 2’ Continue to Push Beyond Category, While ‘Flow’ is Critical Darling https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-animated-feature-predictions/ https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-animated-feature-predictions/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://variety.com/?post_type=pmc_list&p=1236096027 https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-animated-feature-predictions/feed/ 0 1236096027 wild-robot Final Oscar Predictions: Best Film Editing — Will Sean Baker Nab Four Total Noms With ‘Anora?’ https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-film-editing-predictions/ https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-film-editing-predictions/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:31:00 +0000 https://variety.com/?post_type=pmc_list&p=1236160740 https://variety.com/lists/2025-oscars-best-film-editing-predictions/feed/ 0 1236160740 anora1-1 Oscar Voting Closes: Is ‘The Brutalist’ Underseen? Could ‘Juror #2’ Make a Surprise Best Picture Nom? — Nine Takeaways From Academy Members https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-voting-closes-juror-no-2-challengers-surprise-1236277811/ https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-voting-closes-juror-no-2-challengers-surprise-1236277811/#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:01:39 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236277811 https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/oscar-voting-closes-juror-no-2-challengers-surprise-1236277811/feed/ 3 1236277811 3-Split-3x2-Layout-2 THE BRUTALIST, from left: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, 2024. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection complete unknown pete seeger dylan interview james mangold Emilia Pérez. (Featured L-R) Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez and Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in Emilia Pérez. Cr. PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATHÉ FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINÉMA. Payal Kapadia All We Imagine as Light BTS Juror No. 2 Jamie Lee Curtis Challengers WICKED, from left: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, 2024. © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Critics Choice Awards Sets New February Date After L.A. Fires Delay https://variety.com/2025/film/news/critics-choice-awards-ceremony-delayed-1236274528/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/critics-choice-awards-ceremony-delayed-1236274528/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:31:18 +0000 https://variety.com/?p=1236274528 https://variety.com/2025/film/news/critics-choice-awards-ceremony-delayed-1236274528/feed/ 0 1236274528 Critics-Choice