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"Awards Circuit" is hosted by Clayton Davis, Jenelle Riley, Jazz Tangcay and Michael Schneider (who produces), is your one-stop listen for lively conversations about the best in film and television. Each week "Awards Circuit" features interviews with top film and TV talent and creatives; discussions and debates about awards races and industry headlines; and much, much more. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or anywhere you download podcasts.
Latest episodes
Jun 20, 2025 • 10min
Ellen Pompeo and Steve Carell: Picks for Limited Series, TV Movie Performance Emmys | Awards Circuit
In
the latest Variety Awards Circuit video presented by Paramount+, Variety
Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily
Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for television movie and limited series
performances.
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Jun 20, 2025 • 52min
As Emmy Voting Closes, What are the Last Minute Surprises?; Uzo Aduba and Randall Park (“The Residence”)
With Emmy nomination voting ending on Monday,
we look one more time at the major categories, how the number of submissions
has changed some of the competition and who didn’t bother to join in. Also, “The
Residence” stars Uzo Aduba and Randall Park talk about their series, their
theories, their chemistry and their thoughts on a Season 2.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 10min
Pedro Pascal and Kathy Bates: Picks for Best Drama Performance Emmy | Awards Circuit
In
the latest Variety Awards Circuit podcast presented by Paramount+, Variety
Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily
Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for best drama performances.
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Jun 17, 2025 • 55min
Brett Goldstein (“Shrinking”/ “The Second Best Night of Your Life”); David Oyelowo (“Government Cheese”)
As production on Season 3 of “Shrinking”
wraps, Brett Goldstein is pinching himself for getting to work with icons like Michael J. Fox and Harrison Ford. Goldstein talks about his comedy special “The Second Best Night of Your Life,” and his recurring role on Season 2 of “Shrinking,” which he also co-created. Also on this episode, David Oyelowo talks about how his Apple TV+ series “Government Cheese” is unlike anything else he has ever done.
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Jun 13, 2025 • 11min
Jeremy Allen White and Quinta Brunson: Picks for Best Comedy Performance Emmy | Awards Circuit
In
the latest Variety Awards Circuit video presented by Paramount+, Variety
Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily
Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for Best Comedy Performance.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
Warner Bros. Discovery Breakup: What It Means and Can Cable Survive?; Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)
Now that Warner Bros. Discovery is breaking
into two companies: One with HBO, the studio and the good stuff, and one the
zombie channels and all that debt, what happened? Also, “Abbott Elementary”
star Janelle James on staying fiercely protective of her character.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 10min
'The Penguin,' 'The Traitors' Vie for Limited Series, Reality Competition Emmys | Awards Circuit
In
the latest Variety Awards Circuit video presented by Paramount+, Variety
Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily
Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for best limited series and reality
competitions.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 2h 12min
TV’s Top Drama, Comedy and Limited Series Showrunners Share Their Secrets at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room Event
Producers and showrunners from “ “The
Last of Us,” “Severance,” “Paradise,” “The Pitt,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Abbott
Elementary,” “Hacks,” “Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story,” “The
Penguin” and more swap stories at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room event.
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Jun 10, 2025 • 45min
Ramy Youssef (“Mountainhead”/ “#1 Happy Family USA”); Forest Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”)
Ramy Youssef has outdone himself with four projects to promote simultaneously: his animated
Amazon Prime Video series “#1 Happy Family USA”; the second and final season of
Netflix’s “Mo,” which he co-created with Mo Amer; his role in Jesse Armstrong’s
HBO movie “Mountainhead”; and his guest appearance in “The Studio” on Apple
TV+. Also on this episode, “Godfather of Harlem” star Forest Whitaker.
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Jun 6, 2025 • 12min
"The Bear' or 'Shrinking'? Contenders for the Best Comedy Series Emmy | Awards Circuit
In
the latest Variety Awards Circuit video presented by Paramount+, Variety
Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily
Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for Best Comedy Series.
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