The BEST episodes of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 8
Every episode of Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter season 8, 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 8!
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 - Drama Actress
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2022
Christina Ricci ('Yellowjackets'), Emmy Rossum ('Angelyne"), Jung Ho-yeon ('Squid Game'), Lily James ('Pam & Tommy'), Rosario Dawson ('Dopesick' and 'DMZ') and Sandra Oh ('Killing Eve' and 'The Chair') joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
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Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2022
Bowen Yang ('Saturday Night Live'), Danny McBride ('The Righteous Gemstones'), Jake Johnson ('Minx'), Jerrod Carmichael ('Rothaniel'), Michael Che ('Saturday Night Live' and 'That Damn Michael Che') and Will Forte ('MacGruber') joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
#3 - TV Drama Actor
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2022
Brian Cox ('Succession'), Michael Keaton ('Dopesick'), Oscar Isaac ('Moon Knight' and 'Scenes From A Marriage'), Samuel L. Jackson ('The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'), Tom Hiddleston ('Loki'), and Quincy Isaiah ('Winning Time') joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
#4 - TV Comedy Actress
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2022
Amy Schumer ('Life & Beth') , Bridget Everett ('Somebody Somewhere), Molly Shannon (' Love That for You'), Quinta Brunson ('Abbot Elementary'), Selena Gomez ('Only Murders In the Building'), and Tracee Ellis Ross ('Blackish') joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
#5 - Reality Tv
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/17/2022
Jonathan Van Ness ('Queer Eye' and 'Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness'), Lizzo ('Watch Out for the Big Grrrls'), Nicole Byer ('Nailed It' and 'Wipe Out'), Padma Lakshmi ('Top Chef' and 'Taste the Nation'), and Will Arnett ('Lego Masters") joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
#6 - Writers
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2022
Chinonye Chukwu (Till), Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jordan Peele (Nope), Martin McDonagh (The Banshees Of Inisherin), Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), Tony Kushner (The Fabelmans) joined The Hollywood Reporter to talk about their respective projects.
#7 - Actress
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2022
Jennifer Lawrence (Causeway), Michelle Yeoh ('Everything Everywhere All at Once'), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans), Claire Foy ('Women Talking'), Emma Corrin ('Lady Chatterley's Lover) and Danielle Deadwyler ('Till') join The Hollywood Reporter for our full Actress Roundtable.
#8 - Directors
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/2023
Alejandro González Iñárritu ('Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths'), Gina Prince-Bythewood ('The Woman King'), Todd Field ('Tár'), Joseph Kosinski ('Top Gun: Maverick'), Sarah Polley ('Women Talking'), and JD Dillard ('Devotion') join The Hollywood Reporter for our full Directors Roundtable.
#9 - Actors
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2023
Austin Butler ('Elvis'), Colin Farrell ('The Banshees of Inisherin'), Brendan Fraser ('The Whale'), Jeremy Pope ('The Inspection'), Ke Huy Quan ('Everything Everywhere All At Once') and Adam Sandler ('Hustle') join The Hollywood Reporter for our full Actors Roundtable.
#10 - Producers
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2023
Gail Berman ('Elvis'), Jerry Bruckheimer ('Top Gun: Maverick'), Jonathan Wang ('Everything Everywhere All At Once'), Kristie Macosko Krieger ('The Fablemans'), Nate Moore ('Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'), and Viola Davis ('The Woman King') join The Hollywood Reporter for our full Producers Roundtable.
#11 - Drama Actors
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/24/2023
Jeff Bridges ('The Old Man'), Kieran Culkin ('Succession'"), Damson Idris ('Snowfall' & 'Swarm'), Michael Imperioli ('The White Lotus'), Pedro Pascal ('The Last of Us' & 'The Mandalorian') and Evan Peters ('Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story') join The Hollywood Reporter for our Drama Actor Roundtable.
#12 - Comedy Actors
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2023
Jason Segel ('Shrinking'), John Mulaney (John Mulaney: Baby J'), Mo Amer ('Mo'), Steven Yeun ('Beef'), and Tyler James Williams ('Abbott Elementary') join The Hollywood Reporter for our Comedy Actor Roundtable.
#13 - Comedy Actress
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/6/2023
Ayo Edebiri ('The Bear'), Elle Fanning ('The Great'), Devery Jacobs ('Reservation Dogs'), Natasha Lyonne ('Poker Face'), Jenna Ortega ('Wednesday'), and Sheryl Lee Ralph ('Abbott Elementary') join The Hollywood Reporter for our Comedy Actress Roundtable.
#14 - Drama Actress
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/22/2023
Jennifer Coolidge ('The White Lotus'), Claire Danes ('Fleishman Is in Trouble'), Emma D'Arcy ('House of the Dragon'), Dominique Fishback ('Swarm'), Jennifer Garner ('The Last Thing He Told Me') and Melanie Lynskey ('Yellowjackets,' 'The Last of Us') join The Hollywood Reporter for our Drama Actress Roundtable.