Interviews

As we type this, Black Panther has become the second biggest Marvel film ever. Since its February 16 release, the film has made over  $637 million at the box office. Whether it's the fierce warrior women of Wakanda or its visually stunning…

As the red carpet is rolled out and Hollywood prepares for its biggest night, we look back at the past few months that have been spent conducting interviews with some of the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards. Whether it was interviewing…

Paul Austerberry first heard about The Shape of Water in 2015. At the time, it was going to be in black and white and the idea terrified him. By the time the film went into production, the film was shot in color and Austerberry felt he was…

Emmy-winner Jeff Russo scores the 2018 Sundance Film Festival entry Lizzie - a re-imagining of one of the biggest crime sensations of the 19th century. Premiering at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, Lizzie unravels the mythology of the…

2017 has proven to be the year of the woman, and no show better exemplifies the power of She than Netflix’s GLOW. For Betty Gilpin, who plays Debbie/Liberty Belle on the series, the all-female set allowed the actress freedom she hadn’t…

Tonya Harding remains one of the few professional ice skaters who could perform the triple axel, said to be one of the hardest moves to execute, yet she was able to carry it off and land it perfectly. However, ugly events off the ice and…

Listen carefully to the score from The Shape of Water and it feels as if you're underwater in that magical world. Oscar winning music maestro Alexandre Desplat captures the watery essence of Guillermo Del Toro's world in The Shape Of Water…

It often feels like there is nothing Saoirse Ronan can’t do. One of the finest actors working today, the 23-year-old artist has already earned two well-deserved Academy Award nominations (for Atonement in 2007 and Brooklyn in 2015), owned a…

Awards Daily TV talks to powerhouse producing and directing duo Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato as they take on the Menendez brothers in a new Lifetime film. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been producing and directing partners for…

In the midst of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s ties to Russia, it’s easy to equate the whole country under Putin’s rule as one evil enterprise and forget that there are artists like Andrey Zvyagintsev who…

Carol Kane teases Season 3 of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: "I get to have fun being a supporting character in the Lemonade homage. That was really hysterical." Carol Kane is no stranger to TV and film as her career spans over…

Portia Doubleday talks to Awards Daily about Angela toeing the line between good and evil, that crazy Whiterose scene, and the karaoke song we didn't hear. This is the latest in a weekly series of interviews with the cast and…

Here is a round-up of interviews with our 2017 Oscar Nominees. This year we spoke to a wide range of Oscar nominees, aside from the standard Q&A format, a podcast or two, and introducing an AwardsDaily first, video interviews.  Read,…

Desmond Doss was the first conscientious objector who went into battle. Serving during the Battle of Okinawa, he refused to carry a weapon, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery. Production Designer Barry Robison…

Hacksaw Ridge introduces us to Desmond Doss, the unlikely hero who entered the Asian-Pacific theater during World War II unarmed. Doss was a medic who saved thousands of lives on the Okinawa battlefield without using any weapons. He was, as…

When Todd Komarnicki first heard about Sully, his former producing partner suggested he write the script. Komarnicki took his friend's advice and he's glad he did.  He went to a pitch meeting, pitched his heart out, was convinced he got the…

Whether he's composing the score for HBO's The Leftovers or creating a new concept album, Max Richter's music is spellbinding. His attraction to projects that have political dimensions is well known, so it's no surprise that he was quick to…

There's a buzz around town. Molly Shannon and Oscar. Shannon is best known for eliciting laughs from audiences, not tears. However, in a departure from comedy, Molly teamed up with SNL writer Chris Kelly to play Joanne in this year's Other…

Joe Walker and I had our conversation on an early Los Angeles morning. 7am to be precise. He was calling from Budapest, where he's back in the editing room working on Bladerunner 2049, the highly anticipated sequel to Bladerunner starring…

Set in 1950's Australia, The Dressmaker is comedy-drama adapted from Rosalie Ham's book of the same name. Tilly Dunage played by Kate Winslet is a beautiful and talented misfit. Tilly returns home to the Outback after spending many years…