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Brent Simon For the roughly 12,000 scribes the Writers Guild of America represents, the last year has been an emotional roller coaster: The guild engaged in a labor stoppage for over four and a half months in 2023 that, alongside a partially overlapping SAG-AFTRA strike, ground production to a halt. But with a new contract now in hand, the upcoming Writers Guild Awards afford union members the chance for a collective exhalation.

The 2024 Olivier Awards take place this evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London with an array of screen names set to be celebrated for performances given on the London stage.

It's no secret that Prince William is an avid football fan, with the royal showing public support for the England Women's National Team, the Lionesses, on numerous occasions. So when he got a chance to chat with Lioness top scorer Beth Mead at a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony, where he awarded her an MBE, the Prince Of Wales' face 'lit up', Beth exclusively tells OK!. Chatting about the achievement this week, which was awarded to Beth for her services to football, the sportswoman said: "It was pretty cool.

Singer Dua Lipa will return to NBC’s Saturday Night Live for her third turn as a musical guest on May 4. This time, she will also take on hosting duties.

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt reignited the Barbenheimer battle during Gosling’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue with an epic rendition of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” complete with real-life Barbies and dancing Oppenheimers. Gosling kicked off his third SNL monologue with a callback to Ken, the role that nabbed him an Academy Award nomination and wild live performance at the Oscar ceremony. In a startling reveal, Gosling said he wasn’t going to make any jokes about Ken because they had to sever their relationship.

Michaela Zee Hunter Schafer is eagerly awaiting the day when she and her “Euphoria” co-stars reunite for the hit HBO series’ third season. “I just really miss everybody. Everyone is doing very well in their careers right now,” Schafer told Variety on the purple carpet at the GQ Global Creativity Awards Thursday evening.

Julien’s Auctions has announced that it has sold all of the items in its special auction of Raquel Welch memorabilia.

Sharon Osbourne has hit back at Amanda Holden with a scathing response after she branded her 'bitter and pathetic'.

Their TV comedy Meet the Richardsons based on their real-life marriage has brought them legions of fans and awards but, just days after its fifth season debut, its stars Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont have announced they are to divorce.

Angelique Jackson CBS has announced the winners of the studio’s Leadership Pipeline Challenge short film competition, which supports local L.A. nonprofits. Now in its third year, the competition challenges early-career storytellers to create short films in collaboration with and highlighting the mission of hyper-local nonprofit organizations.

Park Bo-ram died Thursday afternoon, the singer’s agency, Xanadu Entertainment, said.

It has been 14 years since the series finale of Ugly Betty aired on ABC and now you can rewatch the entire show on Netflix!

J. Kim Murphy Eleanor Coppola, an American filmmaker who won an Emmy for chronicling her husband Francis Ford Coppola‘s taxing 238-day production of “Apocalypse Now” in her documentary “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,” died Friday at her home in Rutherford, Calif. She was 87.

It has only been one month since the 96th Academy Awards ended, but this week it looks like the race for the 97th has (un)officially begun.

Hunter Schafer is a jaw-dropping beauty on the red carpet!

Beetlejuice fans might be disappointed to hear that Geena Davis is NOT making an appearance in the upcoming sequel!

Emma Stone and husband Dave McCary are reportedly in talks to line up a major creative collaboration.

Comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont have announced their decision to divorce after nine years of marriage, releasing a shock statement.

Katcy Stephan A Chris Farley biopic is in the works, with Josh Gad set to direct. In the hot package being shopped around town, Emmy, Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe Award winner Paul Walter Hauser is attached to star as the legendary comedian. There’s no word yet on where the project will land, but it’s sure to attract a slew of bidders.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Talk” is going silent. CBS is ending the long-running daytime chat show, which will get an abbreviated final season (its 15th) this fall, before signing off for good with what it’s calling a “celebratory sendoff” in December.

Meet The Richardsons since 2020. The mockumentary sees them play “exaggerated versions of themselves”.The duo also starred together on several outings of Celebrity Gogglebox.A post shared by Jon Richardson (@jonrichardsoncomedian)Beaumont was nominated in 2023 for a BAFTA TV award for Best Female Performance for her part in Meet The Richardsons. She also appeared on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You as well as comedy game show Taskmaster.Richardson was previously a team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats and launched the panel show Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, which ran on Dave for two seasons.He also previously co-hosted with Russell Howard on BBC Radio 6 Music.Speaking about the latest series of their show, Beaumont said: “I think this is the best one, to be honest.

Alissa Simon Film Critic Scottish auteur Lynne Ramsay and former Icelandic Film Center (IFC) chief Laufey Guðjónsdóttir received honors from the 10th anniversary edition of Reykjavik’s Stockfish Film & Industry Festival (April 4 – 14, 2024). The awards, presented during a reception on April 11th, celebrate outstanding contributions to the film industry both internationally and domestically.

and her 15-year-old daughter are the uncontested winners of the award for coolest mother-daughter bonding activity. Last summer, Jolie revealed that she had hired Vivienne to on her latest producing project, a musical adaptation of S.E.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael J. Fox says the celebrities who became famous during the 1980s were much “tougher” than the ones rising the ranks of stardom now thanks to social media. Fox become of the most popular stars of Hollywood during that decade thanks to the sitcom “Family Ties” and his role as Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” movies.

The Olivier Awards will be available to stream on Britbox this year, alongside its regular UK broadcast on ITV1. The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday, April 14, and will be available to American and Canadian audiences on SVOD service Britbox on the same day. Australian audiences will have access to the stream from Monday, April 15.

The Premier League's hopes of securing an extra spot in next season's UEFA Champions League took a major hit on Thursday night.

Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn pose with their trophies while attending the 2024 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards held at Caesars Palace on Thursday (April 11) in Las Vegas.

Yellowjackets is coming back, but we’re going to be waiting a while.

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 informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

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.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor In Luca Guadagnino’s latest cinematic endeavor, “Challengers,” Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist form a dynamic, throuple-esque trio, each delivering performances that scream Oscar-worthy. The real question is, will Academy voters look beyond the palpable sexual chemistry to acknowledge the film’s artistic merit? That’s a challenge for the marketing maestros. Penned by newcomer Justin Kuritzkes, the spouse of “Past Lives” writer-director Celine Song, “Challengers” weaves through a 13-year narrative, chronicling the life of Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a tennis wunderkind-turned-coach, who hatches a plan for her husband Art’s (Faist) comeback.

The Apprentice” has been teased, showing Sebastian Stan playing a young version of Donald Trump. The film, which will explore Trump’s ascent to power and the formation of his real estate empire, will premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.Melania and Donald Trump attend a birthday bash in Mar-a-LagoSolar Eclipse 2024: Donald Trump shares unusual solar eclipse campaign adThe photo shows Stan and Jeremy Strong in the backseat of a car. Stan wears a suit and a yellow wig, and is speaking on the phone, looking a lot like Trump in the ‘80s.

Carolyn Giardina Chris Hemsworth, the voice of a young Optimus Prime, and Brian Tyree Henry, the voice of a young Megatron, got an enthusiastic welcome at CinemaCon as they introduced a first look and 3D scene from “Transformers One,” Paramount‘s animated origin story based on the Hasbro toys. “This origin story is how they transformed from brothers in arms to sworn enemies,” said Henry from Las Vegas on Thursday. In the clip, Optimus Prime, Megatron and their friends “proven worthy” are given their powers to transform — and awkwardly get accustomed to using those powers.

The Peabody Awards are teaming with the Center for Media & Social Impact to launch We Disrupt This Broadcast, a podcast featuring interviews with TV creatives who are “shaping the future of entertainment with disruptive new narratives and creative approaches.”

Heroes is one of the most beloved TV shows of the ’00s.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Catlin has signed with CAA for representation.