Interview: Jurnee Smollett on understanding Leti, working with Jonathan Majors in ‘Lovecraft Country’ and how she found out about her Emmy nomination [VIDEO]
Jurnee Smollett may have began her career by Hanging with Mr. Cooper and visiting Full House playing Denise Frazier, but this brilliant actress has been... Read More
Interviews (Film)
Interview: Makeup designer Burton LeBlanc on the ever-intensifying look of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
After three seasons of seeing Elisabeth Moss languishing in Gilead, audiences were clamoring for something new in season 4. The stakes were high and everyone... Read More
Interview: ‘VICE’ EP Beverly Chase on what sets their investigative journalism apart and keeping safe during COVID
A trademark of VICE is on the ground reporting—journalists imbedded with their subjects where the action happens. Then came a global pandemic. And like everything... Read More
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
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
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Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
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