"Sand Storm," a drama with entirely Arabic dialogue, will represent Israel this year in the race for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. "Sand Storm" picked up top honors Thursday night at the…
Slovakia and Montenegro are the latest countries to submit films for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar. Marko Skop's "Eva Nova" (pictured) has been selected by the Slovak Television and…
Disney/ABC Television Group chief Ben Sherwood has given a big endorsement to Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host of the next Academy Awards telecast. During a Q&A Thursday night at the Paley Center for…
Taiwan has selected "Hang In There Kids!" (aka "Lokah Laqi!") as its contender in the Academy Awards foreign-language category. The announcement was made by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. The film…
Batting around this year's stacked best actress race and comparatively thin lead actor race. Jeff Nichols discusses his new film "Loving."
The Film Federation of India has chosen Vetrimaaran's Tamil-language "Interrogation" ("Visaranai") for the Academy Awards foreign language competition. The film follows a group of immigrants who are…
Pakistan has picked Anjum Shahzad's "Mah e Mir" as its entry in the foreign language Academy Awards competition. The film follows a troubled modern poet who discovers the work of 18th century poetry…
The Emmys this year got a thumbs-up from most onlookers, due to the breadth of contenders. Just before the Sept. 18 ceremony, TV Academy chairman/CEO Bruce Rosenblum told Variety, "Everything about…
When all was said and done and accepted, the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards went down easy, with voters serving up a mix of shoo-ins and surprises among the winners. But the TV business is…
What should the industry remember about the 68th annual Primetime Emmy derby? Variety TV critics Maureen Ryan and Sonia Saraiya break down the highs and lows. Diversity works. Saraiya: One of the…
Greece, Iceland and Slovenia are the latest countries to add their submissions to the list of contenders for the foreign-language Oscar. The Greek Ministry of Culture has selected comedy "Chevalier"…
