Variety swept the 18th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, earning 20 first-place trophies—up from 14 wins last year—for work published in 2024-25. The awards span a broad range of categories, recognizing excellence in hard news, business reporting, investigations, and arts coverage, and they include the coveted Print Journalist of the Year honor. The National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards celebrate top-tier journalism in arts and entertainment, highlighting Variety’s leadership in delivering timely, in-depth reporting and insightful analysis to readers across the industry. This 20-win haul underscores Variety's commitment to rigorous storytelling and authoritative coverage of the entertainment landscape.