Interviews

Exclusive interviews from Awards Focus.

Antony Starr and Erin Moriarty in Nexflix's THE BOYS

Superheroes Speed Into Emmy Song Race

The song, “Never Truly Vanish,” written by Chris Lennertz and performed by Starlight actress Erin Moriarty for Amazon's THE BOYS, is in contention for an Emmy nomination.
John Lithgow as E.B. Jonathan in HBO's PERRY MASON.

John Lithgow: Perry Mason, Writing, and the Indelible Mark of Shakespeare

In season one of HBO’s Perry Mason, John Lithgow is magnetic as E.B. Jonathan, the lawyer and mentor to Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys). The six-time Emmy winner morphs into the role to great critical acclaim, showcasing a fragility in the declining attorney as we learn the “unsettling” details of his life.
Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon Reflects on City on a Hill Season 2 & Apollo 13

With the season two premiere of Showtime’s crime drama series City on a Hill, audiences find FBI agent Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon) dumping an overdosing lover, who is the assistant U.S. attorney no less, at a hospital. This callous action of leaving her for dead is not altogether surprisingly for the troubled FBI Veteran.
Actress Kate Mara

Kate Mara on Lessons from A Teacher

Kate Mara's newest project, FX’s A Teacher, delves into the complexities of a teacher who initiates a sex-ual relationship with her student Eric Walker (Nick Robinson). Created by Hannah Fiddell, the series is based on her Sundance winning independent film of the same name.
Nasim Pedrad

Nasim Pedrad on Her Incredible Transformation to Becoming Chad

Actress Nasim Pedrad is no stranger to playing outlandish characters, having cut her teeth on Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014 as a regular cast member. However, it’s her latest turn as an awkward 14-year-old boy in Chad that has critics and audiences raving.