Clayton Davis
@byclaytondavis.bsky.social
Chief Awards Editor, @Variety / Host: Actors On Actors & Awards Circuit Podcast / Black & Latino / Family Man / P&B Enthusiast / Opinions are my own.
This week on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we have two dynamite talents who are constantly underestimated -- Regina Hall, star of #OneBattleAfterAnother and Chloé Zhao, writer and director of #Hamnet.
Listen!
#Podcast #Oscars #movies
Listen!
#Podcast #Oscars #movies
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This week on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we have two dynamite talents who are constantly underestimated -- Regina Hall, star of #OneBattleAfterAnother and Chloé Zhao, writer and director of #Hamnet.
Listen!
#Podcast #Oscars #movies
Listen!
#Podcast #Oscars #movies
Moderating press conference for the #JayKelly family -- Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Emily Mortimer.
I think I got Baumbach to write Dern and Sandler a buddy cop comedy.
Let's see if he follows through.
I think I got Baumbach to write Dern and Sandler a buddy cop comedy.
Let's see if he follows through.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Moderating press conference for the #JayKelly family -- Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Emily Mortimer.
I think I got Baumbach to write Dern and Sandler a buddy cop comedy.
Let's see if he follows through.
I think I got Baumbach to write Dern and Sandler a buddy cop comedy.
Let's see if he follows through.
As of today — ahead of this weekend’s Governors Awards — these are the four predicted acting winners for the #Oscars in March.
(Always subject to change -- and it will)
variety.com/lists/2026-o... via @variety.com
(Always subject to change -- and it will)
variety.com/lists/2026-o... via @variety.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
As of today — ahead of this weekend’s Governors Awards — these are the four predicted acting winners for the #Oscars in March.
(Always subject to change -- and it will)
variety.com/lists/2026-o... via @variety.com
(Always subject to change -- and it will)
variety.com/lists/2026-o... via @variety.com
The past two weeks have seen some of the most talented and insightful women on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast!
Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine")
Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
Laura Dern ("Is This Thing On?" and "Jay Kelly")
Nina Hoss ("Hedda")
If you haven't listened to the episodes yet...Go!
Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine")
Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
Laura Dern ("Is This Thing On?" and "Jay Kelly")
Nina Hoss ("Hedda")
If you haven't listened to the episodes yet...Go!
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The past two weeks have seen some of the most talented and insightful women on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast!
Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine")
Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
Laura Dern ("Is This Thing On?" and "Jay Kelly")
Nina Hoss ("Hedda")
If you haven't listened to the episodes yet...Go!
Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine")
Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
Laura Dern ("Is This Thing On?" and "Jay Kelly")
Nina Hoss ("Hedda")
If you haven't listened to the episodes yet...Go!
Laura Dern on Working With Adam Sandler and Will Arnett, Her Family Legacy and Teasing ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3
variety.com/2025/film/aw... via @variety.com
variety.com/2025/film/aw... via @variety.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Laura Dern on Working With Adam Sandler and Will Arnett, Her Family Legacy and Teasing ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3
variety.com/2025/film/aw... via @variety.com
variety.com/2025/film/aw... via @variety.com
#WickedForGood flies high. Jon M. Chu helms an emotionally timely piece that deepens every spell cast by the first film. No surprise, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande are SPECTACULAR (again). You're NOT ready for the “For Good” duet. A heartfelt end to Oz’s greatest friendship.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
#WickedForGood flies high. Jon M. Chu helms an emotionally timely piece that deepens every spell cast by the first film. No surprise, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande are SPECTACULAR (again). You're NOT ready for the “For Good” duet. A heartfelt end to Oz’s greatest friendship.
It’s not always easy, but it’s always a great day to be Latino.
And today was definitely one of those days with the Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television 2025.
Proud, inspired, and grateful.
Sí, se puede.
#Latinos
And today was definitely one of those days with the Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television 2025.
Proud, inspired, and grateful.
Sí, se puede.
#Latinos
October 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It’s not always easy, but it’s always a great day to be Latino.
And today was definitely one of those days with the Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television 2025.
Proud, inspired, and grateful.
Sí, se puede.
#Latinos
And today was definitely one of those days with the Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television 2025.
Proud, inspired, and grateful.
Sí, se puede.
#Latinos
#TheVoiceOfHindRajab: I don’t know if I have the words.
Masterpiece. One of the most important pieces of art created. Carries the technical precision and urgency of “United 93."
The most haunting takeaway is none of us deserve to go to heaven after what we’ve done to our children.
Masterpiece. One of the most important pieces of art created. Carries the technical precision and urgency of “United 93."
The most haunting takeaway is none of us deserve to go to heaven after what we’ve done to our children.
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#TheVoiceOfHindRajab: I don’t know if I have the words.
Masterpiece. One of the most important pieces of art created. Carries the technical precision and urgency of “United 93."
The most haunting takeaway is none of us deserve to go to heaven after what we’ve done to our children.
Masterpiece. One of the most important pieces of art created. Carries the technical precision and urgency of “United 93."
The most haunting takeaway is none of us deserve to go to heaven after what we’ve done to our children.
#NowWatching: "The Voice of Hind Rijab" at the Middleburg Film Festival.
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#NowWatching: "The Voice of Hind Rijab" at the Middleburg Film Festival.
New episode of Awards Circuit Podcast is out!
Sitting down with legends and heroes this week: Colin Farrell ("Ballad of a Small Player") and Mark Hamill ("The Life of Chuck").
Listen on your favorite podcast app, and read excerpts on @variety.com
#podcasts #Oscars #movies #film
Sitting down with legends and heroes this week: Colin Farrell ("Ballad of a Small Player") and Mark Hamill ("The Life of Chuck").
Listen on your favorite podcast app, and read excerpts on @variety.com
#podcasts #Oscars #movies #film
October 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New episode of Awards Circuit Podcast is out!
Sitting down with legends and heroes this week: Colin Farrell ("Ballad of a Small Player") and Mark Hamill ("The Life of Chuck").
Listen on your favorite podcast app, and read excerpts on @variety.com
#podcasts #Oscars #movies #film
Sitting down with legends and heroes this week: Colin Farrell ("Ballad of a Small Player") and Mark Hamill ("The Life of Chuck").
Listen on your favorite podcast app, and read excerpts on @variety.com
#podcasts #Oscars #movies #film
2025 can pack it up already.
Redford. Hackman. Trachtenberg. Lynch. Kilmer. Madsen. Warner. Foreman.
Ozzy. Brian Wilson. Roberta Flack. Jane Goodall. Armani. The Vivienne. And now, Diane Keaton.
#RIP @variety.com
Redford. Hackman. Trachtenberg. Lynch. Kilmer. Madsen. Warner. Foreman.
Ozzy. Brian Wilson. Roberta Flack. Jane Goodall. Armani. The Vivienne. And now, Diane Keaton.
#RIP @variety.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
2025 can pack it up already.
Redford. Hackman. Trachtenberg. Lynch. Kilmer. Madsen. Warner. Foreman.
Ozzy. Brian Wilson. Roberta Flack. Jane Goodall. Armani. The Vivienne. And now, Diane Keaton.
#RIP @variety.com
Redford. Hackman. Trachtenberg. Lynch. Kilmer. Madsen. Warner. Foreman.
Ozzy. Brian Wilson. Roberta Flack. Jane Goodall. Armani. The Vivienne. And now, Diane Keaton.
#RIP @variety.com
Bradley Cooper gets real with #IsThisThingOn, his most vulnerable filmmaking yet. Will Arnett takes an audacious swing; Laura Dern channels the fire that made her so compelling in “We Don’t Live Here Anymore.” The film is funny, yes, but far more “Marriage Story” than expected.
October 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Bradley Cooper gets real with #IsThisThingOn, his most vulnerable filmmaking yet. Will Arnett takes an audacious swing; Laura Dern channels the fire that made her so compelling in “We Don’t Live Here Anymore.” The film is funny, yes, but far more “Marriage Story” than expected.
#MartySupreme is Timmy Supreme. A film set in the 1950s, but shot like it crash-landed out of the 1980s.
Imagine if Karate Kid and Bloodsport had a baby, raised on the anxious energy of Requiem for a Dream and Whiplash. That child would be named Marty…and you’d love his madness.
Imagine if Karate Kid and Bloodsport had a baby, raised on the anxious energy of Requiem for a Dream and Whiplash. That child would be named Marty…and you’d love his madness.
October 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
#MartySupreme is Timmy Supreme. A film set in the 1950s, but shot like it crash-landed out of the 1980s.
Imagine if Karate Kid and Bloodsport had a baby, raised on the anxious energy of Requiem for a Dream and Whiplash. That child would be named Marty…and you’d love his madness.
Imagine if Karate Kid and Bloodsport had a baby, raised on the anxious energy of Requiem for a Dream and Whiplash. That child would be named Marty…and you’d love his madness.
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Emily Blunt reacts to the creation of AI "Actress" Tilly Norwood on an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast! Listen to the clip.
@variety.com #EmilyBlunt #AI
@variety.com #EmilyBlunt #AI
September 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Emily Blunt reacts to the creation of AI "Actress" Tilly Norwood on an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast! Listen to the clip.
@variety.com #EmilyBlunt #AI
@variety.com #EmilyBlunt #AI
Oscar Predictions in the four acting categories.
We're just getting started.
See the first charts for best actress and supporting actress on Variety.
@variety.com
variety.com/lists/2026-o...
#Oscars #movies
We're just getting started.
See the first charts for best actress and supporting actress on Variety.
@variety.com
variety.com/lists/2026-o...
#Oscars #movies
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Oscar Predictions in the four acting categories.
We're just getting started.
See the first charts for best actress and supporting actress on Variety.
@variety.com
variety.com/lists/2026-o...
#Oscars #movies
We're just getting started.
See the first charts for best actress and supporting actress on Variety.
@variety.com
variety.com/lists/2026-o...
#Oscars #movies
Intense can barely describe #TheLostBus. Perhaps it's coming off the wildfires last year, the first I've ever gone through, but for most of Paul Greengrass' edge of your seat thriller, I cried and could barely breathe. Editing, sound, and score are where it rocks the most.
#TIFF
#TIFF
September 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Intense can barely describe #TheLostBus. Perhaps it's coming off the wildfires last year, the first I've ever gone through, but for most of Paul Greengrass' edge of your seat thriller, I cried and could barely breathe. Editing, sound, and score are where it rocks the most.
#TIFF
#TIFF
September 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Yorgos Lanthimos has fully stepped into his Alfred Hitchcock era with #Bugonia... a bold new realm for him as a filmmaker. Jesse "F*cking" Plemons is dynamite. And I don’t say this lightly: Emma Stone might just be our modern-day Katharine Hepburn. She can do no wrong. #Telluride
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Yorgos Lanthimos has fully stepped into his Alfred Hitchcock era with #Bugonia... a bold new realm for him as a filmmaker. Jesse "F*cking" Plemons is dynamite. And I don’t say this lightly: Emma Stone might just be our modern-day Katharine Hepburn. She can do no wrong. #Telluride
I'm on Letterboxd trying to build a log of my cinematic life. It's hard.
August 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm on Letterboxd trying to build a log of my cinematic life. It's hard.
I've never felt more seen.
August 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I've never felt more seen.
Turns out, the BIGGEST LOSER was inside Jillian Michaels all along.
She gave away more than caffeine pills on that show, it seems.
#KickRocks #JillianMichaels #YouDontHaveToBeRacist
She gave away more than caffeine pills on that show, it seems.
#KickRocks #JillianMichaels #YouDontHaveToBeRacist
August 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Turns out, the BIGGEST LOSER was inside Jillian Michaels all along.
She gave away more than caffeine pills on that show, it seems.
#KickRocks #JillianMichaels #YouDontHaveToBeRacist
She gave away more than caffeine pills on that show, it seems.
#KickRocks #JillianMichaels #YouDontHaveToBeRacist