It is the morning after the Oscars and, like many of us, Éanna Hardwicke is proudly talking about Jessie Buckley’s history making best actress win. It’s notable, he says, that Irish — and Munster — talent has enjoyed so much success at cinema’s biggest stage in recent years. “Imagine, in two of the last three … Read more
Another big winner of the night was, of course, Jessie Buckley, who was head to toe in Chanel. Kerry gal Buckley won the Best Actress Oscar. According to her make-up artist, Nina Park, the inspiration for Jessie’s look came from the striking pink and red tones of her dress. So, Park wanted her to have … Read more
For star-struck podcaster Scott Galloway, the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday conjured “the most aspirational environment I’ve ever been in in my life”. I certainly felt aspirational. I aspired to have fun in the beautiful, curvaceous new wing of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – before my high heels began to hurt. … Read more
Previous Irish winners speak of their Academy success and what came after Jessie Buckley became the first Irish woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in ‘Hamnet’. Photo: Getty Jessie Buckley is the darling of Hollywood’s elite after making history as Ireland’s first Best Actress winner. It was a dizzying … Read more
It’s still early in the year, but already “Project Hail Mary” looks like it could have a strong gravitational pull on Oscar voters. Ryan Gosling is the first name worth circling on any early Oscar ballot this year, thanks to “Project Hail Mary,” the wildly entertaining space dramedy from Oscar-winning duo Phil Lord and Christopher … Read more
On a beautiful spring morning in Copenhagen, a newly minted superstar walked into the courtyard of the imposing Kunsthal Charlottenborg museum: Danish producer Helle Faber, whose “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” pulled what many called an upset to win the Best Documentary Oscar just five days before. Unbeknownst to some of the many people stopping to … Read more
I can’t see Nick Cave. The Australian singer is talking from his home in London, favouring the telephone because he is convalescing from the flu. “The whole of London is infected with this thing,” he says with a sigh. In the popular imagination, Cave has jet-black hair, a high forehead, an indomitable stare and, over … Read more
Ratings for Oscars 2026 may have experienced a dip from previous years — though you’d never know it from the earned engagement resulting from Sunday’s red carpet at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Social media chatter, style stories and other coverage of the fashion, watch and jewelry brands worn by stars at this year’s … Read more
Bryana Holly is having no bulls**t from the people who attempted to body-shame her for her appearance at the Oscars where she attended with her husband Nicholas Hoult. Following the awards ceremony, husband and wife decamped to the Vanity Fair afterparty on 15 March, with Holly sharing pictures of their visit as they wore stylish … Read more
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 chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual … Read more