Interview: ‘Respect’ director Liesl Tommy on Aretha Franklin, celebrating Black women and her Hitchcock moment
AwardsWatch spoke with director Liesl Tommy earlier this week via Zoom, a lover of Black people, a longstanding Aretha Franklin fan, and the first Black,... Read More
Interviews (Film)
Interview: Sophie Okonedo on the thrilling process of playing Charlotte Wells and her personalities in ‘Ratched’ [VIDEO]
Playing one role in a Ryan Murphy project is challenging enough. But to take on multiple characters at the same in a part specifically written... Read More
Interview: Hugh Grant on tackling a new kind of role in ‘The Undoing’ and his romantic comedy history
British actor Hugh Grant is best known for a bevy of romantic comedies from the 1990s and 2000s, including Notting Hill and Love Actually. More... Read More
Interview: Barry Jenkins talks social media, his personal journey through ‘The Underground Railroad’ and how he’s still evolving
“If I never made anything else, anything else, or if somehow, I didn’t wake up tomorrow, or if it was decided that nobody wanted to finance... Read More
Interview: Daveed Diggs on his Emmy nomination for ‘Hamilton’ and juggling multiple projects at the same time [VIDEO]
Could Daveed Diggs be working on any more TV shows at the moment? He earned his first Emmy nomination for the filmed version of the... Read More
Interview: Carl Clemons-Hopkins (‘Hacks’) on the future of gender-neutral acting categories and bringing some androgyny to the Emmys red carpet
Carl Clemons-Hopkins is no overnight success. After over a decade in the business, the veteran stage actor had their mainstream breakthrough this year with Hacks,... Read More
Interview: Chris Sullivan on Toby’s journey, engaging with real-world issues in ‘This Is Us’ and that whopper of a finale [VIDEO]
Actor Chris Sullivan is back in the Emmy game with his second career nomination for playing Toby on This Is Us. Now that the show’s next... Read More
Interview: Tobias Menzies on portraying Prince Philip and his immense adoration for his co-stars in ‘The Crown’ [VIDEO]
Tobias Menzies has spent two seasons playing Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) on Netflix’s acclaimed historical drama. Submitted last year as a lead... Read More
Interview: Director Jamila Wignot on ‘Ailey’ and the responsibility of taking on such an iconic figure
Jamila Wignot is no stranger to the world of documentaries. She’s an award-winning filmmaker best known for her work on The African Americans and Many... Read More
Interview: David Dastmalchian talks Polka-Dot Man, collectibles and all things ‘The Suicide Squad’
David Dastmalchian is getting scene-stealing raves for his portrayal of Abner Krill aka Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, which is sitting at... Read More
2024 European Film Awards Craft Winners: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘The Girl With the Needle’ 
Interview: Cinematographer Edward Lachman (‘Maria’) on Filming at La Scala, Capturing Angelina Jolie and Why He’ll Always Shoot on Film 
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (November) 
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