Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Season: 1
Episode: 1

Drama Actresses
Air Date:02/08/2015
Emmy nominees Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Freak Show), and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman) join Ruth Wilson (The Affair) and Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) for The Hollywood Reporter's drama actress Emmy roundtable where the women discuss character development and their artistic work, as well sexism and sexuality in television.

Name: Viola Davis
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Department: Acting

Name: Ruth Wilson
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Department: Acting

Name: Lizzy Caplan
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Name: Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Department: Acting

Name: Taraji P. Henson
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Department: Acting

Name: Jessica Lange
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Episode: 2

Drama Actors
Air Date:09/08/2015
Emmy nominees Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul'), David Oyelowo ('Nightingale') and Timothy Hutton ('American Crime'), join Justin Theroux ('The Leftovers'), Jon Voight ('Ray Donovan'), and Clive Owen ('The Knick') for The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actor Emmy Roundtable where the actors discuss their characters and their work.

Name: David Oyelowo
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Department: Acting

Name: Timothy Hutton
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Name: Justin Theroux
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Name: Jon Voight
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Name: Clive Owen
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Name: Bob Odenkirk
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Episode: 3

Comedy Actresses
Air Date:16/08/2015
Emmy nominees Amy Schumer ('Inside Amy Schumer') and Kate McKinnon ('Saturday Night Live') join Tracee Ellis Ross ('black-ish'), Lena Dunham ('Girls'), Gina Rodriguez ('Jane the Virgin'), and Ellie Kemper ('The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt') for The Hollywood Reporter's Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable where the actress discuss their characters and their work while hilarity ensues.

Name: Kate McKinnon
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Department: Acting

Name: Tracee Ellis Ross
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Department: Acting

Name: Lena Dunham
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Name: Gina Rodriguez
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Name: Ellie Kemper
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Name: Amy Schumer
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Episode: 4

Comedy Actors
Air Date:23/08/2015
Comedy acting Emmy nominees Ricky Gervais (‘Derek’), Don Cheadle (‘House of Lies’) and Will Forte (‘The Last Man on Earth’) join Fred Armisen (‘Portlandia’) and Jordan Peele (‘Key & Peele’), who write and produce their Emmy nominated shows, and actor Thomas Middleditch who stars in the Emmy nominated ‘Silicon Valley’ for The Hollywood Reporter's Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable where the actors share how and when they learned they were funny.

Name: Don Cheadle
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Name: Will Forte
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Name: Fred Armisen
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Name: Thomas Middleditch
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Name: Jordan Peele
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Name: Ricky Gervais
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Department: Acting
Episode: 5

Drama Showrunners
Air Date:30/08/2015
Showrunners Lee Daniels ('Empire'), Damon Lindelof ('The Leftovers'), Alex Gansa ('Homeland'), Sarah Treem ('The Affair'), Michelle King ('The Good Wife'), and Beau Willimon ('House of Cards') for The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Showrunner Emmy Roundtable where the writers discuss their characters and their work.

Name: Lee Daniels
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Department: Directing

Name: Damon Lindelof
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Department: Writing

Name: Alex Gansa
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Name: Sarah Treem
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Name: Michelle King
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Name: Beau Willimon
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Episode: 6

Comedy Showrunners
Air Date:06/09/2015
Jill Soloway ('Transparent'), Jay Duplass ('Togetherness'), Steve Levitan ('Modern Family'), Robert Carlock ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'), Kenya Barris ('Black-ish'), and Alec Berg ('Silicon Valley') join for THR's Comedy Showrunner Roundtable.

Name: Joey Soloway
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Department: Directing

Name: Jay Duplass
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Department: Acting

Name: Steven Levitan
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Department: Writing

Name: Robert Carlock
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Name: Alec Berg
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Name: Kenya Barris
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Episode: 7

Reality
Air Date:13/09/2015
Mark Burnett ('The Voice', 'Survivor', 'Shark Tank'), Julie Chen ('Big Brother'), Cat Deeley ('So You Think You Can Dance'), Nigel Lythgoe ('So You Think You Can Dance'), Bertram van Munster ('The Amazing Race'), and Craig Piligian ('The Ultimate Fighter') join up for The Hollywood Reporter's reality roundtable.

Name: Mark Burnett
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Department: Creator

Name: Nigel Lythgoe
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Department: Production

Name: Julie Chen-Moonves
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Department: Acting

Name: Cat Deeley
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Department: Acting

Name: Bertram van Munster
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Department: Production

Name: Craig Piligian
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Department: Production
Episode: 8

Producers
Air Date:13/12/2015
Stacey Sher joins Ice Cube ('Straight Outta Compton'), Steve Golin ('The Revenant', 'Spotlight'), Simon Kinberg ('The Martian'), Christine Vachon ('Carol') and Scott Cooper ('Black Mass') for The Hollywood Reporter's Producer Oscar Roundtable.
Episode: 9

Writers
Air Date:20/12/2015
Some of the past's years most notable screenwriters join for The Hollywood Reporter's Writer Oscar Roundtable. The writers include comedian and actress Amy Schumer ('Trainwreck'), former playwright Aaron Sorkin ('Steve Jobs'), novelist Emma Donoghue ('Room'), present-day actor-director Tom McCarthy ('Spotlight'), onetime executive Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out'), and former teacher Nick Hornby ('Brooklyn').

Name: Amy Schumer
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Department: Acting

Name: Emma Donoghue
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Department: Writing

Name: Tom McCarthy
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Name: Meg LeFauve
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Name: Nick Hornby
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Name: Aaron Sorkin
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Department: Writing
Episode: 10

Directors
Air Date:03/01/2016
The year's most notable directors join for The Hollywood Reporter's Writer Director Roundtable. The directors include Quentin Tarantino ('The Hateful Eight'), Tom Hooper ('The Danish Girl'), Alejandro G. Inarritu ('The Revenant'), Ridley Scott ('The Martian'), Danny Boyle ('Steve Jobs') and David O. Russell ('Joy').

Name: Quentin Tarantino
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Department: Directing

Name: Tom Hooper
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Name: Alejandro González Iñárritu
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Name: Danny Boyle
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Name: David O. Russell
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Name: Ridley Scott
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Episode: 11

Actresses
Air Date:10/01/2016
The year's most notable actresses join together for The Hollywood Reporter's Actress Oscar Roundtable - Brie Larson (Room), as well as 2016 best actress nominees Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Cate Blanchett (Carol, Truth), and Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), 2016 supporting actress nominee Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), and actresses Jane Fonda (Youth), Helen Mirren (Trumbo, Woman in Gold), and Carey Mulligan (Suffragette).

Name: Brie Larson
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Name: Cate Blanchett
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Name: Charlotte Rampling
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Name: Kate Winslet
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Name: Jane Fonda
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Name: Helen Mirren
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Name: Carey Mulligan
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Name: Jennifer Lawrence
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Episode: 12

Actors
Air Date:17/01/2016
Some of the past year's most notable actors join The Hollywood Reporter's Actor Oscar Roundtable. Each actor shares their stories, from their journey to becoming an actor, views on race relations and what racism means, as well as some surprising personal stories along their way. The actors include Will Smith ('Concussion'), Mark Ruffalo ('Spotlight'), Benicio Del Toro ('Sicario'), Joel Edgerton ('Black Mass', 'The Gift'), Samuel L. Jackson ('The Hateful Eight'), and Michael Cain ('Youth').

Name: Will Smith
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Name: Mark Ruffalo
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Name: Benicio del Toro
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Name: Joel Edgerton
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Name: Samuel L. Jackson
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Name: Michael Caine
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Episode: 13

Documentarians
Air Date:24/01/2016
Some of the past year's most notable documentary filmmakers join for The Hollywood Reporter's Documentary Oscar Roundtable. The filmmakers include Alex Gibney ('Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief'), Michael Moore ('Where to Invade Next?'), Liz Garbus ('What Happened, Miss Simone?'), Amy Berg ('Prophet's Prey', 'Janis: Little Girl Blue'), Chai Vserhelyi ('Meru'), and Kirby Dick ('The Hunting Ground').
Episode: 14

Cinematographers
Air Date:31/01/2016
Six of the industry's leading cinematographers joined for THR's Oscar Roundtable series, featuring Rodrigo Prieto (Silence, Passengers), Linus Sandgren (La La Land), John Toll (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk), Charlotte Bruus Christensen (Fences, The Girl on the Train), Bradford Young (Arrival) and Caleb Deschanel (Rules Don't Apply).