Variety and CNN’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 23 Breaks Franchise Record With Nearly 247 Million Social Video Views

Variety and CNN’s “Actors on Actors” Season 23 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Oscars season.

The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to discuss the top contenders of awards season, drew 247 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The total viewership numbers exceed the figure for last year’s “Actors on Actors” Oscars season rollout. The social campaign was led by Variety’s social media team, Antonio Ferme and Harper Mays, with support from Online Managing Editor Zack Sharf.

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“Actors on Actors continues to be one of the biggest franchises in magazine journalism,” said Ramin Setoodeh, co-president and co-editor-in-chief of Variety. “We are beyond excited that this video series has once again resonated with viewers around and globe, and we thank our new partners at CNN for helping to expand our reach. (And yes, we have seen all the memes.)”

This season’s “Actors on Actors” conversations were moderated by Daniel D’Addario, chief correspondent; Matt Donnelly, senior entertainment and media writer; and Selome Hailu, entertainment writer. 

Executive producers for “Actors on Actors” include Setoodeh, Donna Pennestri, Amy Entelis and Roxanna Sherwood. Supervising producers include Nicholas Stango, Katie Adler and Ryan Robinson. Producers include Georg Kallert and Rob Schroeder.

See all the pairings from this season below.

• Ariana Grande (“Wicked: For Good”) and Adam Sandler (“Jay Kelly”) WATCH
• Julia Roberts (“After the Hunt”) and Sean Penn (“One Battle After Another”) WATCH
• Jonathan Bailey (“Wicked: For Good,” “Jurassic World Rebirth”) and David Corenswet (“Superman”) WATCH
• Dwayne Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”) and Brendan Fraser (“Rental Family”) WATCH
• Gwyneth Paltrow (“Marty Supreme”) and Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”) WATCH
• Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked: For Good”) and Hugh Jackman (“Song Sung Blue”) WATCH
• Sydney Sweeney (“Christy”) and Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”) WATCH
• Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”) and Alexander Skarsgård (“Pillion”) WATCH
• Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”) and Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”) WATCH
• Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”) and Jeremy Allen White (“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”) WATCH
• Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”) and Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”) WATCH
• Colin Farrell (“Ballad of a Small Player”) and Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) WATCH
• Jennifer Lawrence (“Die My Love”) and Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”) WATCH