With Libby Hill & Ben Travers
SPRING 2020
IndieWire is pleased to introduce a new iteration of its iconic Awards Season Spotlight series, now optimized for Emmy season.
Already an Oscar season staple, we’ve expanded the scope of the feature to entail the wilds of Peak TV. IndieWire TV Awards Editor Libby Hill and IndieWire Critic and TV Deputy Editor Ben Travers spoke with a wide variety of the season’s most vibrant and vital contenders — edited by video mastermind and IndieWire Creative Producer Leo Garcia — illuminating not just TV’s finest actors, but the writers, directors, and showrunners responsible for defining the medium.
From Jeremy Strong, who delivers the bedrock performance on which the glory of HBO’s “Succession” is built, to Pamela Adlon, whose acting, writing, direction, and showrunning fuels the auteur vision behind FX’s “Better Things,” IndieWire will boast more than 15 exclusive interviews with awards contenders, premiering during the weeks leading up to Emmy nomination voting.
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Never mind the cringe, Tom and Shiv’s relationship is rooted in real affection.
“If you have anyone or any thing in life where, when you go there again, you’re right back where you left off, that’s what [‘SNL’] is for me.”
“It was very exciting to me to write about women not as mothers or daughters or sisters, but as ambitious women who are unapologetic and who are seeking agency and advancement of other women.”
“I think for the most part, we’d all agree loving deeply is a risk,” Evans said.
Don’t let his role as a robot fool you. Jeffrey Wright knows a thing or two about humanity.
Sit back and let this four-time Emmy winner explain the power behind a properly layered performance — and why TV can inhibit actors from providing their best work.
The actress has great empathy for her Pollyanna-ish character, Millie Morris, but Hinton isn’t afraid to work outside of the system to do what’s right.
After a banner year on television, the star of two distinct (and distinguished) HBO series helps break down her tremendous range.
The “Better Things” creator stresses the importance of good work coming from a real place.
To escape the storytelling of the dominant culture, Saracho knew she had to resist two-dimensional characters: “We are the thing we are portraying.”
The creator and star of “Ramy” also explains why comedy will always be a priority for the Hulu series and examines his character’s “intimacy problem.”
Fearing that a portrayal of the icon in “Mrs. America” could descend into parody, Byrne’s performance embodies texture, breadth, and complexity.
The actress revealed that her upcoming HBO Max comedy will see her playing a stand-up comedian in Las Vegas.
A broadcast sitcom may seem pretty far removed from the independent film world, but Lake Bell relied on patience, ingenuity, and resourcefulness to enrich ABC’s beautiful “Mess.”
Warm and empathetic, the actress is a far cry from the characters she inhabits.
“The story is about a fat, queer dyke.”
“GLOW” star Betty Gilpin has a baby dinosaur, and when she feeds it, everyone wins.
Plus, there’s hope for those still haunted by the horse in the hospital.
“Science has delivered the goods, across the board,” she said. “It’s one of the reasons I’ve spent my whole life celebrating it.”
Leading “The Eddy” with a deft blend of passion and panic, Holland spoke to IndieWire about working under unique circumstances with two Oscar-winning directors.
“I was going to say attack dog, but more like abused Labrador.”
