On Kasi Lemmons' Harriet, Paul Tazewell was tasked with designing costumes for slave-turned-abolitionist Harriet Tubman—a legendary figure, whose looks were nonetheless only documented in a handful of photographs.
"There are a number of photographs of her—I think maybe five that we are familiar with. Most of those…
A prosthetic makeup designer who gravitated toward hyperrealistic work early in his career, Kazu Hiro has established himself in recent years as perhaps the greatest artist working in this domain. Stunning the world with his transformation of Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill for Darkest Hour, which earned him his…
For Tom Eagles, the editing of Jojo Rabbit felt like a precarious tightrope walk, all the way through.
"We knew that we had to establish humor up front, because humor [is] an integral part of Taika [Waititi]'s filmmaking. But it's also integral to this film, to re-engaging people with a subject matter," the editor…
The costume designers behind Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson have forged a kind of creative partnership over the last 14 years that is rare to see in film.
One of the most decorated costume designers in film history, with three Oscars and 14 nominations to her name, Powell met…
On Marielle Heller's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, production designer Jade Healy was tasked with recreating the iconic set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, engaging in a complicated process of detective work to get each small detail of it right.
"Even though it seems really easy to think, 'Oh, we're just going…
The latest film from Oscar nominee James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari isn't just a spectacular visual experience, or a remarkable technical achievement. It's a film that you feel viscerally in your gut—and that's thanks, in no small part, to Don Sylvester and David Giammarco, sound artists who have worked with the director…
Currently in competition for Camerimage’s Golden Frog—the highest honor at the Polish festival, recognizing the work of cinematographers—Lawrence Sher brought visceral, gritty and sumptuous imagery to Joker, in his sixth collaboration with Todd Phillips.
First working with the director on The Hangover, a box office…
In her first collaboration with Quentin Tarantino on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, production designer Barbara Ling got to re-create or visit several iconic Los Angeles locations—including some of Tarantino's personal favorite restaurants.
Set in late 1960s L.A., the ninth feature from Tarantino starring Brad Pitt…
When composer Kris Bowers watched When They See Us for the first time, it affected him deeply, calling to mind aspects of his upbringing that he hadn't thought about in years.
A Netflix miniseries created by Ava DuVernay, When They See Us tells the haunting story of the Central Park Five, five teens growing up in…
A four-time Emmy nominee back in the running this year with Hulu's Catch-22, supervising sound editor Jerry Ross surely has one of the most interesting origin stories of anyone practicing his craft.
Thinking, earlier in life, about becoming a chef, Ross was waiting for a spot to open up at Le Cordon Bleu cooking…
A music director, composer, producer and nine-time Emmy nominee who took home his first statuette in 2017, Rickey Minor is back in the running this season with a pair of nominations, recognizing his music direction of The Oscars and Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul.
Over the years, Minor has worked…
Receiving his second Emmy nomination last month for his work on The Man in the High Castle, VFX supervisor Lawson Deming has often encountered misunderstandings, when it comes to his craft. "I think there’s this idea that in visual effects, you have this magical idea of what it’s going to be…People say, 'Oh, you just…
