May 18, 2026 2:03pm PT
Paramount+’s ‘The Madison’ Goes Market to Table in a Wide Mix of Themed FYC Promotions (EXCLUSIVE)
AWARDS HQ May 18, 2026: 'The Madison,' 'Fallout,' Glen Powell, 'The Boys,' FYC TV Fest and A Night in the Writers' Room Recaps, More!
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Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 18, 2026, which means it’s 24 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11; 35 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 53 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 10. And looking far ahead, it’s 119 days until the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on NBC.And we’re back to Los Angeles! The upfronts were quite a hectic week, but that frenzy continues this week with FYC events in full gear. Memorial Day weekend will give us a little rest — but June voting is right around the corner!A real quick congrats to Variety and my colleagues, we scored 100 nominations at the LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards; I landed six, including my Kathy Bates cover, my Rob Mac/Kaitlin Olson cover, a podcast with “The Daily Show’s” Ronny Chieng, a news feature about the fate of PBS, another one about local TV news during the fires, and our Awards Circuit podcast once again received a nom for hosts.This week we’ve got more recaps of Variety TV Week events and more. So let’s get going!
