Interviews
Hank Azaria on How ‘The Simpsons’ Has Evolved Into a Show That’s More Than About The Family
Awards Daily talks to Hank Azaria about working on The Simpsons through the pandemic and reminds Gen Z-ers where Frink's...
‘Bill & Ted’ Production Designer Melanie Jones Expresses Death’s Midlife Crisis With Mid-Century Modern Architecture
As with most of us, production designer Melanie Jones was a fan of the original Bill & Ted movies - Bill & Ted's...
‘LEGO Masters’ Emmy-nominated Director Rich Kim Explains Why Will Arnett Was the Best Aspect Of the Series
Rich Kim has directed a wide range of reality television since 2003, with credits including The Simple Life, The Real...
Emmy Nominee William Jackson Harper On Joys of Ending ‘The Good Place’ On Their Own Time
NBC's The Good Place is ramping up its four season run on an extreme high note by earning six 2020 Primetime...
‘The Morning Show’ Director Mimi Leder on Why Cable is Better for Female Characters
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan talks to director Mimi Leder about how television has changed since her first Emmy win and...
‘Dead to Me’ Casting Directors Sherry Thomas and Russell Scott on the Challenges of the Second Season
Defying past portrayals of female friendship on television, Dead To Me enamored audiences with its unexpected casting choices of Christina Applegate...
Emmy Nominee Stefani Robinson Writes Classic Comedy in the ‘Shadows’
Stefani Robinson is an accomplished writer who, at twenty-eight, already has four Emmy nominations, including two this year for FX's What...
Emmy-Nominee Kathryn Robson on Helping to Bring 40 Years of Family, LGBTQ History to ‘Circus of Books’
Emmy-nominee Kathryn Robson teamed up with director Rachel Mason to write Circus of Books—the Netflix documentary centered around the Mason family's iconic...
‘Euphoria’ Music Supervisor Jen Malone On Developing the Show’s Expansive Musical Landscape and Orchestrating the Season’s Final Number
Last summer, the first season of Euphoria took America by storm, and audiences couldn't get enough. Especially when it came to the show's...
Andre Braugher On Returning to the Supporting Actor Comedy Race, How ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Hopes to Acknowledge Change in Police Storytelling
Awards Daily talks to Andre Braugher about his Emmy submitted episode "Ransom" and what it was like getting into a...
‘Mandalorian’ Emmy Nom’d Crafts Use Bleeding Edge Tech To Recreate Vintage ‘Star Wars’ Look and Feel
Author's Note: Tackling the brilliant crafts of Disney Plus' The Mandalorian was not an easy task. Every craft is painstakingly...
Emmy-Nominee Jemel McWilliams Talks Choreographing Janelle Monáe’s Electric Oscars Opening Number
Jemel McWilliams is a true multi-hyphenate working as, among other things, a choreographer, artistic director, dancer, and producer—collaborating with artists...
‘The Masked Singer’ EP Craig Plestis On The Show’s First Series Emmy Nomination, How COVID is Inspiring Season 4
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan talks to the man behind The Masked Singer, executive producer Craig Plestis, about keeping the celebrities'...
‘Mrs. America’ Writer Tanya Barfield On Why The Depiction of Shirley’s Marriage is Revolutionary
Awards Daily chats with Tanya Barfield, 2020 Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special nominee, about her...
Pixar’s Bob Peterson and Forky Ask an Emmy-nominated ‘Question’
What is Love? What is Money? What is Reading? What is Cheese? Those are some of the critical, life-affirming topics...
2020 Emmy Nominee Leo Bovell On How the VFX Team Behind ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Desolated Washington, D.C.
Some of the most striking visuals that have stuck with audiences of The Handmaid’s Tale are the horrifying ways that...
Emmy-winner Jean Smart On Her Special Nomination for HBO’s ‘Watchmen’
Over the last 20 years, Jean Smart received nine Emmy nominations across a variety of genres. She also won three...
Robert Komatsu On Setting the Tone For ‘Mrs. America’ Through His Emmy-nom’d Editing
‘BoJack’ Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg On the Emotional Series Finale
Emmy-Nominated Re-Recording Mixer Howard Bargroff Brings a Whole New Sound to ‘Devs’
Howard Bargroff earned his ninth Emmy nomination for his sound work on Alex Garland's FX miniseries, Devs. In an interview...