‘Euphoria’: Two-Time Emmy Nominated Composer Labrinth On Capturing The Highs & Hot Mess Lows Of Teenage Excess – Crew Call Podcast

Rich Ferraro Each year the list of Emmy nominees is rightfully analyzed and scrutinized for diversity. The list of LGBTQ Emmy nominees is then further examined for its own racial and gender diversity, but that analysis consistently has overlooked the geographic diversity of LGBTQ people.

Emmy nominations earlier this month. I believe that at least one of these nominations began with the audition tape of the show’s lead actress, Shira Haas, who plays Esther or “Esty.”The show highlights the journey of Esty, a young woman who leaves the Hasidic community of Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music.I watched the show with great interest as I share a number of similarities with Esty.

A number of Lynn Shelton’s famous friends and collaborators came together on Tuesday night for an emotional tribute honoring the late director three months after her death.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Mrs.

The cast of Modern Family had already reached emotional depletion, shooting their final group hug, when director Gail Mancuso told them one more take was needed. "We were getting ready to call it a day, and I went in and said, 'You’re not going to like this note.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFor the finale of Hulu’s limited series “Little Fires Everywhere,” the late director Lynn Shelton had to balance a number of world-changing events, from characters leaving the formerly sleepy suburban town of Shaker Heights, Ohio, to the culmination of a custody battle in court.

Angelique Jackson The creative team behind HBO’s hit series “Insecure” has a lot to celebrate at the moment: The fourth season of the comedy nabbed eight Emmy nominations, including best comedy series.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen Jim Parsons was cast in Netflix’s limited series “Hollywood” as Henry Willson, the real-life agent best known for shepherding Rock Hudson to mega-stardom, the multiple Emmy-winning actor immediately turned to Google.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineAs a playwright and screenwriter, Tony McNamara was never particularly interested in scripting the period piece.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAfter putting us inside what felt like the fallout of the Matt Lauer-Brooke Nevils Today Show sex scandal, AppleTV’s The Morning Show leaves us off on an interesting note: Amid Alex Levy’s (Jennifer Aniston) meltdown on-air, her co-anchor Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) reports on a cruise liner which is being held at bay with a virus onboard.That finale episode “The Interview” had landed director Mimi Leder her tenth career Emmy

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIt was a record year for Black performers at the Emmys, who received 34.3% of the 102 acting nominations.

Matthew Carey In 2019 filmmaker Roger Ross Williams contended for an Emmy with his VR documentary Traveling While Black, a sensory experience that told the true story of the Negro Motorist Green Book (as opposed to the 2018 Oscar-winning film, which opted for a white-centric storyline).With final 2020 Emmy voting now underway, Williams is back in contention with The Apollo, another documentary that speaks forcefully to the African-American journey.

Matthew Carey Chef and restaurateur David Chang, founder of the Momofuku group of restaurants, has earned numerous awards during his career, including Michelin stars and a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef. But he’s up for a different kind of award right now that has him feeling perhaps a little flummoxed: an Emmy.

Janet W. Lee Six Emmy-nominated artisans from different Netflix shows — “Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder, “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo, “Space Force” production designer Susie Mancini, “Hollywood” and “The Politician” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Cheer” cinematographer Melissa Langer and “The Crown” casting director Nina Gold — joined Variety’s Artisans editor Jazz Tangcay for an exclusive virtual Q&A event in the Variety Streaming Room.

BTS dropped their first-ever song completely in English, thrilling fans with the disco-pop «Dynamite,» Mariah Carey previewed her upcoming collections with a new track featuring an epic Lauryn Hill sample, and Iggy Azalea and Tinashe reunited to «Dance Like Nobody's Watching.»Plus, Maluma surprised fans with a new album drop, JAY-Z joined Pharrell on an ode to the black «Entrepreneur,» and Taylor Swift shared a bonus track as she reworked the album into creative «chapters.» Read on for some of

Matthew Carey Jeff Goldblum bestrides the planet at an impressive 6’4 1/2 inches (roughly), with an openness to new adventures and experiences perhaps more expected in a person of 27 than his 67. He is, in short (or tall), curious—about a lot of things.“I like to ask questions and I’m interested in the answers, I’m seeking answers,” Goldblum assures Deadline.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith short-form comedy series Flipped, Kaitlin Olson was afforded the opportunity to get involved with the Quibi platform at its inception, jumping at the chance to play the kind of self-involved, heightened character for which she’s become well known.Directed by Ryan Case, the series centers on Jann (Will Forte) and Cricket Melfi (Olson), a chronically underemployed couple, who have proclaimed themselves home renovation experts, with total confidence that

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Kirshner had been working on Democratic National Conventions since the first time Bill Clinton was nominated, but the realities of the coronavirus pandemic this year saw the Emmy winning producer to literally move the show across the nation at very short notice.“We built a show that was anchored in Milwaukee, with a center in Milwaukee, where we would kind of roll out on to a much bigger set,” Kirshner says from the control room in

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDylan McDermott has been busy during quarantine. When he’s not hanging out with his kids — like watching “The Umbrella Academy” with his 14-year-old daughter Charlotte — he has been working on a memoir.“It changed me actually,” McDermott, 58, says on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “So I’m really happy I did it.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAs the Black Lives Matter movement took hold of the U.S., Kerry Washington could not help but remember filming “Scandal” while she was pregnant. “It’s impossible to not worry about the Black men in my life out in the world.