Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” has received two Daytime Emmy nominations this year, both in the outstanding arts and popular culture program category.
That includes a nod for series’ spring 2025 run, which was geared toward the TV awards season and ran on PBS SoCal as “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” The show then moved to CNN’s streaming platform for its film-centric fall 2025 edition, “Variety & CNN Actors on Actors,” which received the other nomination.
As Variety‘s signature video series, “Actors on Actors” pairs thesps for candid conversations about their recent projects and insights into the entertainment industry. This reps the fourth consecutive year “Actors on Actors” has been nominated in the category (having also been nominated in 2023, 2024 and 2025), and the series’ fifth and sixth Daytime Emmy nomination over all.
“Actors on Actors” previously won the Daytime Emmy in 2019, in the outstanding special class series category. This year, the series’ two nominations will compete against “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood,” an “Entertainment Tonight” special from CBS Media Ventures, as well as “Off Script With the Hollywood Reporter” (produced with IFC) and “Working in the Theatre” from AmericanTheatreWing.org.
