Five Questions With… ‘Dannemora’ Composer Ed Shearmur
Awards Daily TV poses five questions to Ed Shearmur, composer for Showtime's Emmy front runner Escape At Dannemora. Composer Ed Shearmur's involvement in Showtime's brilliant limited series Escape At Dannemora benefitted from his near 20-year friendship with director Ben Stiller. Based on the infamous prison breakout in Dannemora, New York, Dannemora received rave...
Julianna Margulies On ‘The Hot Zone’ “I Thought This Story Had To Be Told.”
Julianna Margulies On 'The Hot Zone' "I Just Thought This Story Had To Be Told." "Inside the Battle to Save Congo From the Ebola Crisis" Reads the headline in Time Magazine. "The DRC is currently experiencing the second-largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, and the response has been critically slowed...
Terri Minsky On Creating ‘Andi Mack’ and Raising Teen Awareness
Terri Minsky On Creating 'Andi Mack' and Raising Teen Awareness Terri Minsky is the creator/executive producer of Lizzie McGuire and Andi Mack. She is no stranger to mastering the world of teenagers. In Andi Mack, the show centers on a 13-year-old girl named Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her interactions with her...
Kate Davis and David Heilbroner On How Sandra Bland Became the Best Narrator For Their Documentary
Kate Davis and David Heilbroner On How Sandra Bland Became The Best Narrator For Their Documentary When Sheila Nevins approached Kate Davis and David Heilbroner about the viral video of Sandra Bland asking if there was a film there, the filmmakers immediately saw the story to tell. What they didn't...
‘Russian Doll’ & ‘Pose’ Lead TCA Nominations with 4 Each, HBO Leads Overall Networks
The TCA Awards always seem like an Emmy Awards pipe dream. What nominee are you hoping translates this season? The TCA Award nominations always feel like the polar opposite of the Emmy Awards. The Television Academy is often criticized for lazy voting practices, resulting in the same nominees for stretches...
‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Dan Reed Talks Why There’s Support for Michael Jackson But Not Bill Cosby
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan speaks with director Dan Reed of HBO's Leaving Neverland about why people are reluctant to believe Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the victims who didn't want to appear on camera, and why celebrities like Bill Cosby don't have the same support from fans as Michael Jackson....
Natalie Zea of ‘The Detour’ Talks Sitting in the Director’s Chair, Making it a Family Affair in Season 4
Natalie Zea from The Detour on TBS speaks with Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan about what's in store for Season 4 of the comedy series, why she decided to sit in the director's chair, and how she held her family hostage on set (not really!). The Parkers are unlike any sitcom...
