Interviews

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… Read More

August 23, 2021

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… Read More

August 23, 2021

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… Read More

August 23, 2021

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… Read More

August 20, 2021

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… Read More

August 20, 2021

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… Read More

August 19, 2021

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… Read More

August 19, 2021

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… Read More

August 18, 2021

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… Read More

August 17, 2021

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.… Read More

August 13, 2021

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