The BEST episodes of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 1
Every episode of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 1!
The Hollywood Reporter looks at the awards seasons through the eyes of the nominees. Oscar and Emmy nominees discuss their experiences and process with each other during round-table discussions that include the actors, actresses and producers whose work has been noticed by the academies.
#1 - Writers
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/2015
Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs) Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) Nick Hornby (Brooklyn) Emma Donoghue (Room) Meg LaFauve (Inside Out)
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Reality
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/13/2015
Mark Burnett (Survivor, Shark Tank, The Voice) Julie Chen (Big Brother) Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) Nigel Lythgoe (So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol) Craig Piligian (The Ultimate Fighter) Bertram Van Munster (The Amazing Race)
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Actresses
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2016
Carey Mulligan (Suffragette) Jennifer Lawrence (Joy) Cate Blanchett (Carol, Truth) Jane Fonda (Youth) Brie Larson (Room) Helen Mirren (Trumbo, Woman in Gold) Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Drama Showrunners
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/2015
Lee Daniels (Empire: Fox) Alex Gansa (Homeland: Showtime) Michelle King (The Good Wife: CBS) Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers: HBO) Sarah Treem (The Affair: Showtime) Beau Willimon (House of Cards: Netflix)
#5 - Drama Actresses
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2015
Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex: Showtime) Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder: ABC) Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman: SundanceTV) Taraji P. Henson (Empire: FOX) Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: FX) Ruth Wilson (The Affair: Showtime)
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Documentarians
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2016
Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) Michael Moore (Where to Invade Next) Amy Berg (Janis: Little Girl Blue, Prophet's Prey) Kirby Dick (The Hunting Ground) Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone) Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Meru)
#7 - Comedy Actresses
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/2015
Lena Dunham (Girls: HBO) Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Netflix) Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live: NBC) Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin: CW) Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish: ABC) Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer: Comedy Central)
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#8 - Comedy Actors
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/2015
Fred Armisen (Portlandia: IFC) Don Cheadle (House of Lies: Showtime) Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth: Fox) Ricky Gervais (Derek: Netflix) Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley: HBO) Jordan Peele (Key and Peele: Comedy Central)
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Comedy Showrunners
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/2015
Kenya Barris (Black-ish: ABC) Alec Berg (Silicon Valley: HBO) Robert Carlock (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Netflix) Jay Duplass (Togetherness: HBO) Steven Levitan (Modern Family: ABC) Jill Soloway (Transparent: Amazon)
#10 - Directors
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2016
Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs) Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl) Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant) David O. Russell (Joy) Ridley Scott (The Martian) Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight)
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Actors
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2016
Michael Caine (Youth) Will Smith (Concussion) Benicio Del Toro (Sicario) Joel Edgerton (Black Mass) Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight) Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Producers
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2015
Ice Cube ('Straight Outta Compton') Scott Cooper ('Black Mass') Steve Golin ('The Revenant' and 'Spotlight') Simon Kinberg ('The Martian') Stacey Sher ('The Hateful Eight') Christine Vachon ('Carol')
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Cinematographers
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2016
Robert Richardson (The Hateful Eight) Danny Cohen (The Danish Girl, Room) Masanobu Takayanagi (Black Mass, Spotlight) Mandy Walker (Truth) Alwin Kuchler (Steve Jobs) Linus Sandgren (Joy)
#14 - Drama Actors
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/2015
Timothy Hutton (American Crime: ABC) Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul: AMC) Clive Owen (The Knick: Cinemax) David Oyelowo (Nightingale: NBC) Justin Theroux (The Leftovers: HBO) Jon Voight (Ray Donovan: Showtime)
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