Clayton Davis will be a part of ABC’s Oscar pre-show “Countdown to the Academy Awards: On the Purple Carpet Stay” for the fourth consecutive yr.
The warmup for filmdom’s massive evening will air from 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. PT on March 2, main in to ABC’s dwell telecast of the 97th Academy Awards. Davis will focus on the Oscar race as an unpredictable season closes and supply a few of his signature predictions. He’ll be stationed on the carpet outdoors the Dolby Theatre alongside ABC Information’ Linsey Davis, Whit Johnson, Chris Connelly and KABC-TV leisure chief George Pennacchio.
Davis has led movie awards protection for Selection since 2020. He has since expanded his purview to TV and different key leisure sectors. He was promoted this month from his earlier position as Senior Awards Editor.
“Clayton has redefined and expanded the scope of our awards protection since he joined us 5 years in the past,” stated Selection co-editors in chief Cynthia Littleton and Ramin Setoodeh. “He brings unimaginable power and keenness to his work every single day. He’s a drive in our newsroom and an exquisite colleague.”
Davis is well-known all through the business for his expansive predictions about award season contenders. He contributes a variety of stories and analaysis to Selection‘s print and digital platforms. He pens Selection‘s “Awards Circuit” column throughout movie awards season, and he’s a number of Selection‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast. He’s additionally extremely seen at festivals and business occasions as a speaker and panel moderator.
“I’m extremely grateful to Cynthia, Ramin, [Variety executive editor] Brent Lang, [Variety CEO} Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, and everyone at Variety for their unwavering support and confidence in my career. Every day, I continue to learn and grow alongside some of the most talented people in the industry,” Davis said. “Some people are lucky, and then there’s me. I don’t think there’s a word that truly captures how extraordinary this journey has been.”
