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Great Reawakening • Producers believe Broadway may finally be on the road to recovery as COVID diminishes
C-Suite Shuffle • Creative executives are hot commodities as Hollywood charts its streaming future
Shady Ladies Invade the Small Screen
ROBLOX IS BIGGER THAN EVER — BUT HITTING A SNAG WITH YOUNGEST USERS
The Talent Hack • Management firms are selling stakes to production outfits eager to access marquee names
Developing Situation • Cate Blanchett banner Dirty Films juggles an eclectic slate
Baseball Lockout Hits Local Outlets Hardest • Loss of games due to MLB labor standoff sends regional networks scrambling
BAFTAs, CCAs Might Hold Key to Oscars • The front-runner for both ceremonies is ‘The Power of the Dog,’ but ‘Belfast’ might mount a comeback
Just for Variety: Oscar Nominees Luncheon • During the Academy’s annual gettogether on March 7 at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel, some of the year’s biggest hopefuls stopped by Variety’s suite to chat and pose for a portrait. Here are four of the afternoon’s standouts.
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THE NEXT KHAPTER • INSIDE THE KARDASHIANS’ PLAN TO STREAM THEIR WAY TO GREATER FAME AND WEALTH AS PART OF A NEW DEAL WITH HULU
AUSTIN’S ALCHEMY RETURNS • The festival’s in-person return is a sign of normalcy after its 2020 cancellation signaled the start of the pandemic
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Animation and Music
Animated Actors Craft Characters That Count • Voice performers used lots of methods to make sure their toon counterparts had emotional depth
New Perspective on Old Relationships • Oscar-nominated animated features delve into issues surrounding often messy situations found in families
Nominated Composers Cover Range of Genres • Voters use the category to score points
Songs to Savor • From Billie Eilish to Queen Bey and Van Morrison, nominees are inspired
Germaine Franco Makes History for Film Music • First Latina to be nominated and first woman to score a Disney film wins praise from peers
Entertainment: Great Escape? • The Critics Choice Awards nominees offer a response to troubled times
Crystal’s Career Mirrors Modern Showbiz History • Critics Choice honoree’s roots go deep into American entertainment
The DGA’s New Face • This year’s awards will be the first under president Lesli Linka Glatter
BAFTA Rule Changes Leave Awards in Flux • British Academy is torn between influencer status and individualism
BAFTAs Hope Rebel Wilson Shakes Up Ceremony • Aussie comedian reps a sharp change in direction for the event
Sounds Abound • Golden Reel noms mirror Oscar frontrunners
Guillermo del Toro’s Organic Approach to Filmmaking • ‘Nightmare Alley’ is a different film from those of his younger days
Hollywood’s Global Champion • MPA’s CEO Charles Rivkin talks China, piracy, incentives and much more
States Learn to Love Incentives • How ‘Chicago’ and the MPA brought productions back to the U.S.
The War on Piracy • MPA’s content-protection wing works with legal to ensure artists’ rights are protected globally
MPA Senior Leaders Take Diverse Approach • Team members make sure they change along with the industry
DEI Program Advocates ‘Holistic’ Art • The group has been ahead of the pack with its goals on racial depictions
Data Bank: An Invaluable Industry Resource • The org has collected stats for nearly a century, covering a broad spectrum of showbiz
Taiwan Goes Deep at SXSW •...