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Season 6

Season 6

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2020
Episodes: 16

Episodes

Comedy Actresses

1. Comedy Actresses

August 9, 2020

60 min

Jane Levy, Elle Fanning, Amy Sedaris, and others discuss their work as comedy actresses.

Guest Stars: Jane Levy, Amy Sedaris, Robin Thede

Comedy Actors

2. Comedy Actors

August 16, 2020

60 min

Dan Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, Ramy Youssef, Kenan Thompson, and Ricky Gervais discuss their work as comedy actors.

Guest Stars: Dan Levy, Ricky Gervais, Kenan Thompson

Drama Actresses

3. Drama Actresses

August 23, 2020

60 min

Jennifer Aniston, Janelle Monáe, Zendaya, and others discuss their roles as drama actresses.

Guest Stars: Zendaya, Jennifer Aniston, Janelle Monáe

Drama Actors

4. Drama Actors

August 30, 2020

60 min

Bob Odenkirk, Patrick Stewart, Daveed Diggs, and others discuss their role as drama actors.

Guest Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Patrick Stewart, Daveed Diggs

Comedy Showrunners

5. Comedy Showrunners

September 6, 2020

60 min

Kenya Barris, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Greg Daniels, and others discuss their work as show runners.

Guest Stars: Kenya Barris, Amy Sherman-Palladino

Drama Showrunners

6. Drama Showrunners

September 13, 2020

60 min

Damon Lindelof, Michelle King, Alexander Woo, and others discuss their work as drama show runners.

TV Directors

7. TV Directors

September 20, 2020

60 min

Deborah Chow, Jon M. Chu, Janet Mock, Alex Garland, Jonathan Nolan, and Anna Boden discuss their work as TV directors.

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8. Documentary

January 6, 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.

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9. Animation

January 8, 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.

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10. Directors

January 13, 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.

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11. Producers

January 22, 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.

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12. Cinematographers

January 29, 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.

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13. Songwriters

February 1, 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.

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14. Actresses

February 10, 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.

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15. Writers

February 18, 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.

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16. Actors

March 2, 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.

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