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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Status
Ended
Network
SundanceTV
Seasons & Episodes
Season 6
Episodes
Comedy Actresses
Jane Levy, Elle Fanning, Amy Sedaris, and others discuss their work as comedy actresses.
Comedy Actors
Dan Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, Ramy Youssef, Kenan Thompson, and Ricky Gervais discuss their work as comedy actors.
Drama Actresses
Jennifer Aniston, Janelle Monáe, Zendaya, and others discuss their roles as drama actresses.
Drama Actors
Bob Odenkirk, Patrick Stewart, Daveed Diggs, and others discuss their role as drama actors.
Comedy Showrunners
Kenya Barris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Greg Daniels, and others discuss their work as show runners.
Drama Showrunners
Damon Lindelof, Michelle King, Alexander Woo, and others discuss their work as drama show runners.
TV Directors
Deborah Chow, Jon M. Chu, Janet Mock, Alex Garland, Jonathan Nolan, and Anna Boden discuss their work as TV directors.
Documentary
Kerry Washington (‘The Fight’), Amy Ziering (‘On the Record’), Stacey Abrams (‘All In: The Fight For Democracy’), Jesse Moss (‘Boys State’), Garrett Bradley (‘Time’) and Jim LeBrecht (‘Crip Camp’) join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Documentary Roundtable.
Animation
Kori Rae ('Onward'), Glen Keane ('Over the Moon'), Mark Swift ('The Croods: A New Age'), Gitanjali Rao ('Bombay Rose'), Tomm Moore ('Wolfwalkers') and Pete Doctor ('Soul') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Animation Roundtable.
Directors
George Clooney ('Midnight Sky'), Spike Lee ('Da 5 Bloods'), Regina King ('One Night in Miami'), Paul Greengrass ('News of the World'), Chloé Zhao ('Nomadland'), George C. Wolfe ('Ma Rainey's Black Bottom') and Lee Isaac Chung ('Minari)' join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Directors Roundtable.
Producers
Andy Samberg ('Palm Springs'), Marc Platt ('The Trial of the Chicago 7'), Ashley Levinson ('Pieces of a Woman', 'Malcolm & Marie'), Eric Roth ('Mank'), Charles D. King ('Judas and the Black Messiah') and Dede Gardner ('Minari') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Producers Roundtable.
Cinematographers
Dariusz Wolski ('News of the World'), Erik Messerschmidt ('Mank'), Mandy Walker ('Mulan'), Tami Reiker ('One Night in Miami', 'The Old Guard'), Joshua James Richards ('Nomadland') and Damian Garcia ('I'm No Longer Here') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Cinematographers Roundtable.
Songwriters
Mary J. Blige ('See What You've Done'), John Legend ('Never Break', 'Make It Work'), Leslie Odom Jr. ('Speak Now'), Janelle Monáe ('Turntables') and Justin Timberlake ('Just Sing') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Songwriters Roundtable.
Actresses
Zendaya ('Malcolm & Marie'), Kate Winslet ('Ammonite'), Glenn Close ('Hillbilly Elegy'), Vanessa Kirby ('Pieces of a Woman'), Carey Mulligan ('Promising Young Woman') and Andra Day ('The United States vs. Billie Holiday') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Actresses Roundtable.
Writers
Aaron Sorkin ('The Trial of the Chicago 7'), Emerald Fennell ('Promising Young Woman'), Radha Blank ('The Forty-Year-Old Version'), Sam Levinson ('Malcolm & Marie'), and Kemp Powers ('One Night in Miami', 'Soul') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for our Writers Roundtable.
Actors
Ben Affleck ('The Way Back'), Delroy Lindo ('Da 5 Bloods'), Gary Oldman ('Mank'), John David Washington ('Malcolm & Marie', 'Tenet'), Sacha Baron Cohen ('The Trial of the Chicago 7', 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm') and Steven Yeun ('Minari') join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for our Actors Roundtable.
Top Cast
Stephen Galloway
Self - Host
Lacey Rose
Self - Host
