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Covers:  Awards analysis for film and television leading to major entertainment awards including the Academy Awards (Oscars), Golden Globes, SAG, BAFTA, Emmys, and others.
Awards guy @ Variety 🎬 Host: Actors on Actors & Awards Circuit Podcast Black & Latino | Dad life PB&J connoisseur Opinions are my own. #ICEOut

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Clayton Davis, Variety's Senior Awards Editor, began his journey with the Hollywood bible in September 2020. When not just predicting the upcoming Oscars or Emmys, he is one of the hosts of the "Variety Awards Circuit Podcast" and the video web series "The Take." For more than 15 years, he's been a renowned critic, media, film and television analyst, appearing in various publications and platforms, including ABC's Oscars Pre-Show in 2021 and 2022. An award-winning journalist, he was selected as…

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Oscar Strategists Approach Finish Line After an Awards Season Full of Obstacles

Oscar Strategists Approach Finish Line After an Awards Season Full of Obstacles

The cost of awards campaigning has reached an all-time high, even in a pandemic year. We're not just talking …

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As Oscar Voting Closes, Members Indicate 'Father' Upsets, Actress Race Down to Viola Davis and Fr...

As Oscar Voting Closes, Members Indicate 'Father' Upsets, Actress Race Down to Viola Davis and Fr...

The final voting for the Academy Awards officially closed at 5 p.m. PT today. Speaking with multiple Academy …

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Latinos' Absence in Hollywood Has Felt Deliberate. Is 2021 the Year It Changes?

Latinos' Absence in Hollywood Has Felt Deliberate. Is 2021 the Year It Changes?

Rosie Perez hasn't been invited back to the Oscars since she attended the ceremony as a nominee in 1994 for "…

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Variety Awards Editor Clayton Davis' 2021 Oscar Nominations Ballot

Variety Awards Editor Clayton Davis' 2021 Oscar Nominations Ballot

Oscar ballots will be in the hands of AMPAS voters on March 5, and they'll have until March 10 to turn them i…

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Golden Globes Former President Admits the HFPA Hasn't Had Any Black Members in Two Decades

Golden Globes Former President Admits the HFPA Hasn't Had Any Black Members in Two Decades

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is gearing up for its annual Golden Globes this Sunday and responding to cr…

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Awards' Diversity Crisis: How Oscars, BAFTA, SAG and HFPA Are Balancing Celebration and Change

Awards' Diversity Crisis: How Oscars, BAFTA, SAG and HFPA Are Balancing Celebration and Change

In January 2016, the hashtag that changed the awards landscape - #OscarsSoWhite - forced the Academy of Motio…

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Emmy Noms Analysis: Diversity in Acting Nominees Down 39% While ‘The Pitt’ Cements Frontrunner Status and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Emerges as Dark Horse Original

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Home TV Awards Jul 8, 2026 2:23pm PT ABC / Apple TV / HBO Max The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards arrived Wednesday morning, spreading the wealth across 117 categories and 610 nominations. But beneath the impressive numbers was a clear story: HBO Max reaffirmed its status as television’s dominant awards force, Apple TV completed its ascent into the industry’s top tier, and several presumed contenders discovered just how unforgiving Emmy morning can be.
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‘The Pitt’ Stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober Scored Emmy Noms After Self-Submitting: ‘A Week Ago I Couldn’t Get a Good Agent’ Original

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Home TV Awards Jul 8, 2026 12:29pm PT Variety Hollywood, meet the King and Queen of Emmy self-submissions. When HBO Max notified “The Pitt” guest cast members Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober that they wouldn’t be part of the network’s official Emmy submissions, the actors and their teams went to bat for themselves, self-submitting their performances in the guest acting categories.
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‘The Pitt’ Stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober Scored Emmy Noms After Self-Submitting: ‘A Week Ago I Couldn’t Get a Good Agent’

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Hollywood, meet the King and Queen of Emmy self-submissions. When HBO Max notified "The Pitt" guest cast members Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober that they wouldn't be part of the network's official Emmy submissions, the actors and their teams went to bat for themselves, self-submitting their performances in the guest acting categories.
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Everybody in THE PAPER (1994)
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