The Handmaid’s Tale traveled outside the confines of Gilead for much of season five, expanding the story of June Osborne, played by Elisabeth Moss, after her escape from the totalitarian society at the center of the Hulu series. The first two episodes, in fact, picked up in Canada in the 24 hours after the show’s most violent act yet, when June led her fellow handmaid’s in the brutal murder of her former abuser, Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes).
And those episodes, both directed by Moss, kicked off the tone of the entire penultimate season, explain cinematographer Nicola Daley, costume designer Leslie Kavanagh and composer Adam Taylor in a THR Presents panel, powered by Vision Media. Particularly when the double-episode premiere ended with June’s abducted daughter Hannah (Jordana Blake) being used as a pawn by June’s Gilead nemesis Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) during the worldwide broadcast of Fred’s funeral.
And those episodes, both directed by Moss, kicked off the tone of the entire penultimate season, explain cinematographer Nicola Daley, costume designer Leslie Kavanagh and composer Adam Taylor in a THR Presents panel, powered by Vision Media. Particularly when the double-episode premiere ended with June’s abducted daughter Hannah (Jordana Blake) being used as a pawn by June’s Gilead nemesis Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) during the worldwide broadcast of Fred’s funeral.
- 6/15/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is back in Emmy contention, for its fifth season, after sitting out last year’s cycle, which means Elisabeth Moss could cross into record territory. If she pockets a Best Drama Actress nomination on July 12, she will stand alone as the second most shortlisted actor in the category.
With eight bids in the category so far — five for “Mad Men” and three for “Handmaid’s” — Moss currently still shares that title with Sharon Gless, Mariska Hargitay, Michael Learned and Julianna Margulies. She could have achieved it last year with her lead turn on another show, Apple TV+’s “Shining Girls,” but she failed to earn recognition for the genre-bending thriller — which would have also made her the first person to garner drama actress citations for three different projects.
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With eight bids in the category so far — five for “Mad Men” and three for “Handmaid’s” — Moss currently still shares that title with Sharon Gless, Mariska Hargitay, Michael Learned and Julianna Margulies. She could have achieved it last year with her lead turn on another show, Apple TV+’s “Shining Girls,” but she failed to earn recognition for the genre-bending thriller — which would have also made her the first person to garner drama actress citations for three different projects.
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- 3/31/2023
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Only three of last year’s eight Best Drama Series Emmy nominees are back in the running this year — the victorious “Succession” plus “Better Call Saul” and “Yellowjackets” — which means the category has plenty of vacant slots. While you can count on some freshman series to try to capitalize on these openings, remember that TV academy members love to go back to their old faves in wide-open races. Will “The Handmaid’s Tale” take advantage and slide back in for its fifth season after sitting out last year’s cycle? The dystopian Hulu drama, which won the category for its debut installment in 2017, has never missed out on a nomination and should not be counted out.
The former champ currently sits outside the top eight in 13th place in our combined drama series odds, after receiving mixed critical and audience reception for its 10-episode fifth season — which debuted in September and...
The former champ currently sits outside the top eight in 13th place in our combined drama series odds, after receiving mixed critical and audience reception for its 10-episode fifth season — which debuted in September and...
- 3/27/2023
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Christine Baranski‘s surprise inclusion for “The Good Fight” wasn’t the only shocker that last year’s Best Drama TV Actress Golden Globe lineup delivered. After being left out for the third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” two years earlier, Elisabeth Moss returned to the category for its fourth installment. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which had shut out Season 3 of the Hulu drama across the board, had seemingly moved on from the show and rarely invites people back to the party after dropping them for a regular series. The fact that Moss was able to overcome all these hurdles is a feather in her cap, and the reason you shouldn’t be caught off guard if she now pulls off yet another nomination, for Season 5, despite facing much stiffer competition this time around.
In hindsight, the actor’s return to the TV drama actress lineup shouldn’t have been that surprising at all.
In hindsight, the actor’s return to the TV drama actress lineup shouldn’t have been that surprising at all.
- 11/16/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Five of the hardest-working TV costume designers recently joined Gold Derby for our Meet the Experts group panel discussion: Michael Ground (“The Boys”), Leslie Kavanagh (“The Handmaid’s Tale“), Kirston Leigh Mann (“Loot”), Sarah Arthur (“The Sandman“) and Laura Montgomery (“What We Do in the Shadows”). In our Q&a, these talented costumers talk about misconceptions people have about their work and what it’s like seeing their costumes worn at Halloween, Comic-Con, etc. Watch our exclusive video roundtable above and click on each artisan’s name to be taken to their individual interview.
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Montgomery tells us, “I would say the misconceptions are that it’s glamorous, that all you do is shop.” She notes how “the clothes are the things that get seen,...
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Montgomery tells us, “I would say the misconceptions are that it’s glamorous, that all you do is shop.” She notes how “the clothes are the things that get seen,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
One of the most iconic moments in the history of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” took place in the second episode of Season 5, when Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) returned to Gilead to host the funeral for her late husband, Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes). As the show’s new costume designer Leslie Kavanagh explains in Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel, the funeral had to be “a real showstopper” because of what it meant for Gilead as a burgeoning nation. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Kavanagh reveals, “At the time when when shot the funeral it was the biggest undertaking of all of the seasons of the show, for the sheer amount of numbers of background and cast that were in full Gilead attire from head to toe. So that was a big challenge for us in the costume department, dressing everybody.”
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Kavanagh reveals, “At the time when when shot the funeral it was the biggest undertaking of all of the seasons of the show, for the sheer amount of numbers of background and cast that were in full Gilead attire from head to toe. So that was a big challenge for us in the costume department, dressing everybody.”
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- 11/10/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Five top TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Monday, November 7, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Marcus Dixon and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Michael Ground’s career has included “Frontier,” “Bad Blood,” “Daybreak,” “Sweet Girl” and “Delia’s Gone.”
The Handmaid’s Tale...
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Michael Ground’s career has included “Frontier,” “Bad Blood,” “Daybreak,” “Sweet Girl” and “Delia’s Gone.”
The Handmaid’s Tale...
- 11/1/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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