Sabrina Carpenter Is Hitmaker of the Year; Actors on Actors Lineup Revealed; Spirit Awards Nominations Announced

View the latest from Variety ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View on web New reader? Subscribe Daily Variety December 03, 2025 Sabrina Carpenter is the cover star for our annual Hitmakers issue, which celebrates the best in music of the year. With six Grammy nominations, her latest hit album "Man Child" and plenty of viral, headline-making moments on tour, Carpenter has been unstoppable. Variety's Selome Hailu spoke with her after her Halloween concert in New York City after her wild year. The lineup for this year's Actors on Actors season has also been revealed, with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande and more assembling for 13 one-on-one conversations that you can't find anywhere else. See the full list of Oscar contenders below. -- Jordan Moreau   Sabrina Carpenter’s Wild Year of ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ Taylor Swift and Growing Up: ‘It’s Not My Fault I Got a Job When I Was 12 and You Won’t Let Me Evolve’ Carpenter's lyrics are often filled with sex jokes and innuendos, and she confronts the backlash that she's faced in the industry. “I think it wouldn’t matter so much if I wasn’t a childhood figure for some people,” Carpenter says, now a dozen years past her breakout role on Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World.” “But I also can’t really help that. It’s not my fault that I got a job when I was 12 and you won’t let me evolve.” Read More Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Dwayne Johnson, Julia Roberts and Ariana Grande Set for ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 23 The lineup also includes Adam Sandler, Sean Penn, Jonathan Bailey, David Corenswet, Brendan Fraser, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jacob Elordi, Michael B. Jordan, Hugh Jackman, Oscar Isaac, Jeremy Allen White and more. Read More Daily Variety Podcast On today’s episode, Variety’s Jem Aswad details our annual Hitmakers issue and the year-long effort that goes into assembling the report on the artists and teams behind the year’s top 25 tunes. And Todd Spangler gives us an update on the state of bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery. Subscribe More News Spirit Awards 2026 Nominations: 'Peter Hujar's Day' Leads Film Categories, 'Adolescence' and 'Mr Loverman' Tie in TV Read More Beatles Biopic Series 'Hamburg Days' Set at BBC Read More Tammie Rosen, Sundance and Tribeca Communications Chief, Dies at 49 Following Cancer Battle Read More Will 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Recapture the Original's Box Office Magic? Read More WGA Health Fund Lost $122 Million in Two Years, as Negotiators Aim to Bridge Gap Read More Scott Mills Leaving BET After More Than Two Decades, Sales Chief Louis Carr to Take Over as President Read More Spotify Wrapped 2025: Bad Bunny Is the Most-Streamed Global Artist of the Year Read More Netflix Slams Diddy's Claims About 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning': 'This Is Not a Hit Piece or an Act of Retribution' Read More Jimmy Kimmel to Receive President's Award at 63rd Annual ICG Publicists Awards Read More 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Trailer: Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton Play Another Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek With More Crazy Families Read More Richard Gere on Dalai Lama Documentary 'Wisdom of Happiness,' His 20-Year Oscar Ban and Donald Trump: 'I Don't Know How You Explain What He Has Done to This Country' Read More Jonas Brothers on Their 20-Year Careers, 'Bizarre' Teen Stardom and 'Getting Real With One Another' in the 'Therapy Tent' Read More Events Calendar Monday Nov. 24 Gotham Awards New York Awards.thegotham.org  Tuesday Nov. 25 New York Film Critics Circle awards announced  Nyfcc.com  Wednesday Nov. 26 National Board of Review awards announced  Nationalboardofreview.org  Sun Valley Film Festival through Dec. 7  Sun Valley, Idaho Sunvalleyfilmfestival.org   Thursday Nov. 27 Red Sea Film Festival through Dec. 13  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Redseafilmfest.com  Friday Nov. 28 Saturday Nov. 29 Sunday Nov. 30 Los Angeles Film Critics awards announced  Lafca.net  Variety Podcasts Keep it in the family with our suite of Variety produced podcasts covering everything from awards to business as well as our long-form investigative series, Variety Confidential. Subscribe Your weekly edition of Variety is now available. You are receiving this as part of your Variety subscription. Read More This email was sent to mufhandu.o.itsol@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Variety Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90064 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your California Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile