AwardsWatch - Interviews (TV)

Interview: Ed Burns, Writer/Producer of HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’

Christina Birro March 13, 2020

Ed Burns, a former Baltimore detective and public school teacher, has together with David Simon written and produced some of TVs greatest shows, including HBO’s The Wire. The Philip Roth novel... Read More

Emmy Interview: Makeup artist and 11-time nominee Debbie Zoller (‘Fosse/Verdon’)

Amanda Spears September 9, 2019

Debbie Zoller has been working in television and film for over 30 years helping to create both the non-prosthetic and prosthetic makeup for some of... Read More

Emmy interview: ‘Veep’ set decorators Kim Wannop and David Smith

Erik Anderson August 28, 2019

Kimberly Wannop is an Emmy Award-winning Set Decorator for her work on the HBO comedy Veep. She has just been nominated for the fourth time... Read More

Emmy interview: Paula Fairfield, Emmy-nominated sound editor of ‘Game of Thrones’

Amanda Spears August 27, 2019

“The Long Night” of Game of Thrones was easily one of the most anticipated episodes of television of the decade. And who would kill the... Read More

Emmy interview: Emmy-nominated ‘PEN15’ co-writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour

Erik Anderson August 26, 2019

Stacy Osei-Kuffour is an actress, playwright, and now, an Emmy-nominated writer. She recently received her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for... Read More

Emmy interview: Hisham Abed, Emmy-nominated director of ‘Queer Eye’

Erik Anderson August 13, 2019

Hisham Abed grew up on a staple of comic books and art which led to interests in animation and cinematography. He applied cinematic skills learned on indie features... Read More

TV Interview: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ writer Dorothy Fortenberry and director Dearbhla Walsh on episode 6 – “Household”

Catherine Springer June 27, 2019

During the first two and a half seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale, we weren’t quite sure how far Gilead’s reach was, but by episode 6... Read More

TV Interview: Composers Alex Lacamoire and Steven Gizicki on bringing the music of FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ to life

Amanda Spears June 21, 2019

If you helped to compose the biggest Broadway musical of the decade what do you do next? Enter Alex Lacamoire, who has won three Tonys... Read More

TV Interview: Composer John Murphy on taking ‘Les Misérables’ back to its roots

Amanda Spears June 18, 2019

“I Dreamed a Dream,” “Castle on a Cloud,” “Stars,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home” and... Read More

TV Interview: Adrian Peng Correia, cinematographer for ‘GLOW’ and ‘Ramy’

Eddie Mouradian June 11, 2019

Last week, I chatted with Adrian Peng Correia, cinematographer for Netflix’s GLOW and Hulu’s Ramy about growing up watching sci-fi and horror films with his... Read More