Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Season 6
About this season
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Episodes (16)
1. Comedy Actresses
Aired 9 August 2020 • 60 min
Jane Levy, Elle Fanning, Amy Sedaris, and others discuss their work as comedy actresses.
2. Comedy Actors
Aired 16 August 2020 • 60 min
Dan Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, Ramy Youssef, Kenan Thompson, and Ricky Gervais discuss their work as comedy actors.
3. Drama Actresses
Aired 23 August 2020 • 60 min
Jennifer Aniston, Janelle Monáe, Zendaya, and others discuss their roles as drama actresses.
4. Drama Actors
Aired 30 August 2020 • 60 min
Bob Odenkirk, Patrick Stewart, Daveed Diggs, and others discuss their role as drama actors.
5. Comedy Showrunners
Aired 6 September 2020 • 60 min
Kenya Barris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Greg Daniels, and others discuss their work as show runners.
6. Drama Showrunners
Aired 13 September 2020 • 60 min
Damon Lindelof, Michelle King, Alexander Woo, and others discuss their work as drama show runners.
7. TV Directors
Aired 20 September 2020 • 60 min
Deborah Chow, Jon M. Chu, Janet Mock, Alex Garland, Jonathan Nolan, and Anna Boden discuss their work as TV directors.
8. Documentary
Aired 6 January 2021 • 60 min
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.
9. Animation
Aired 8 January 2021 • 60 min
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.
10. Directors
Aired 13 January 2021 • 60 min
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.
11. Producers
Aired 22 January 2021 • 60 min
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.
12. Cinematographers
Aired 29 January 2021 • 60 min
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.
13. Songwriters
Aired 1 February 2021 • 60 min
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.
14. Actresses
Aired 10 February 2021 • 60 min
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.
15. Writers
Aired 18 February 2021 • 60 min
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.
16. Actors
Aired 2 March 2021 • 60 min
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.