The BEST episodes of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 5
Every episode of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 5, 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 5!
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 - Comedy Actresses
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2019
Alex Borstein ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'), Natasha Lyonne ('Russian Doll'), Regina Hall ('Black Monday'), Phoebe Waller-Bridge ('Fleabag' 'Killing Eve'), Maya Rudolph ('Forever'), Jane Fonda ('Grace and Frankie'), and Tiffany Haddish ('The Last O.G.') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's FULL, uncensored Comedy Actresses Roundtable.
#2 - Drama Actresses
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2019
Patricia Arquette, Christine Baranski, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Michelle Williams, and Emilia Clarke discuss the craft of acting.
#3 - Actors
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2020
Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.
#4 - Executives
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2020
Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.
#5 - Comedy Showrunners
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/21/2019
Bill Hader ('Barry'), David Mandel ('Veep'), Alan Yang ('Forever'), Ali Rushfield ('Shrill)', Jerrod Carmichael ('Ramy'), and Tanya Saracho ('Vido') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's FULL, uncensored Comedy Showrunners Roundtable.
#6 - Comedy Actors
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2019
Timothy Simons ('Veep'), Sacha Baron Cohen ('Who Is America?), Henry Winkler ('Barry'), Don Cheadle ('Black Monday'), Jim Carrey ('Kidding'), and Ted Danson ('The Good Place') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's FULL, uncensored Comedy Actors Roundtable.
#7 - Directors
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/2020
Martin Scorsese, Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Todd Phillips, Lulu Wang, Fernando Meirelles discuss their work as film directors.
#8 - Drama Actors
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/14/2019
Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Sam Rockwell, Stephan James, and Richard Madden discuss the craft of acting.
#9 - Drama Showrunners
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2019
Marti Noxon, Sam Esmail, Nic Pizzolatto, Steve Canals, Sera Gimble, John Singleton discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.
#10 - TV Directors
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2019
Ben Stiller, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Adam McKay, Jean-Marc Vallee and David Nutter discuss their work as TV directors.
#11 - Actresses
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2020
Jennifer Lopez ('Hustlers'), Scarlett Johansson ('Marriage Story' 'Jojo Rabbit'), Renée Zellweger ('Judy'), Lupita Nyong'o ('Us'), Awkwafina ('The Farewell'), and Laura Dern ('Marriage Story' 'Little Women') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's FULL, uncensored Actresses Roundtable.
#12 - Producers
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2020
Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.
#13 - Writers
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2020
Taika Waititi ('Jojo Rabbit'), Lorene Scafaria ('Hustlers'), Destin Daniel Cretton ('Just Mercy'), Anthony McCarten ('The Two Popes'), Charles Randolph ('Bombshell'), and Kasi Lemmons ('Harriet') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's full, uncensored Writers Roundtable.
#14 - Documentary
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2020
Lauren Greenfield ('The Kingmaker'), Nanfu Wang ('One Child Nation'), Todd Douglas Miller ('Apollo 11'), Julia Reichert ('American Factory'), Asif Kapadia ('Diego Maradona'), and Alex Gibney ('Citizen K') join Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's FULL, uncensored Documentary Roundtable.