Anyone even vaguely familiar with British history will be familiar with that of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second and most notorious wife. Even now, centuries after her decapitation, she remains a uniquely enigmatic figure: a canny woman who so charmed a king that he threw away generations of tradition to divorce his wife and reject the church to be with her. Anne’s been portrayed innumerable times; even now, she and the rest of the wives take to Broadway six nights out of seven in a sparkly new “her-story.” But almost every version of Anne Boleyn bears a similar knowing smirk, signaling that this Tudor wife isn’t quite like the others. Now, writer Eve Hedderwick Turner and director Lynsey Miller bring a new “Anne Boleyn” to life, albeit a rather blunt one that focuses on the bitter end of her reign rather than its salacious beginnings.
This three-episode “Anne Boleyn” series,...
This three-episode “Anne Boleyn” series,...
- 12/9/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
For HBO Max’s I May Destroy You, costume designer Lynsey Moore had two main objectives: make it real and make it vintage. The series follows Arabella (Michaela Coel), an influencer and writer on a deadline to finish her second book, as she deals with the aftermath of being drugged and raped. Arabella experiments with different ways to heal from the traumatic experience, which Moore mirrored with her outfit choices throughout the series.
In addition to being nominated for eight other categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, I May Destroy You has earned Moore a nomination in the Outstanding Contemporary Costumes category for the episode titled “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect.” Moore’s work on this episode includes Halloween costumes for the three main characters that highlight their own personal journeys.
How did you approach designing Arabella’s look?
Michaela had mentioned at the beginning that...
In addition to being nominated for eight other categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, I May Destroy You has earned Moore a nomination in the Outstanding Contemporary Costumes category for the episode titled “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect.” Moore’s work on this episode includes Halloween costumes for the three main characters that highlight their own personal journeys.
How did you approach designing Arabella’s look?
Michaela had mentioned at the beginning that...
- 8/16/2021
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
“I May Destroy You” premiered last year on HBO to rapturous praise. The series is created by Michaela Coel, who also serves as executive producer, writer, co-director, and star. Her singular voice and creative vision have helped the limited series stand out in a crowded year. Scroll down to watch our seven in-depth video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the series.
Coel used an experience from her own life as a jumping off point for the story. Here she plays Arabella, a millennial social media star turned best-selling author. During a late night writing session, Arabella is raped when she takes a break to have a few drinks with friends. After waking up in a daze, memories of the violent experience come back to her in fuzzy fragments. With the help of her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), she endeavors to work through her trauma and rebuild her life.
Coel used an experience from her own life as a jumping off point for the story. Here she plays Arabella, a millennial social media star turned best-selling author. During a late night writing session, Arabella is raped when she takes a break to have a few drinks with friends. After waking up in a daze, memories of the violent experience come back to her in fuzzy fragments. With the help of her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), she endeavors to work through her trauma and rebuild her life.
- 7/11/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“As a designer, it’s always really exciting to create something different,” says Lynsey Moore, the costume designer for “I May Destroy You.” The stirring HBO limited series allowed her to explore a unique set of characters and stories rarely seen on screen. Moore credits the scripts of creator and star Michaela Coel for creating a piece of art “completely different… than anything I’ve ever seen before.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Moore takes major inspiration from her love of vintage clothing. “There’s a special place in my heart for second hand clothes,” she admits, “these clothes have a past life.” By their very nature, the pieces feel real and lived in. It’s a perfect fit for contemporary design and the hunt for the right used item often leads the designer to new concepts and looks. “It’s quite inspiring,” she describes. “You end up coming...
Moore takes major inspiration from her love of vintage clothing. “There’s a special place in my heart for second hand clothes,” she admits, “these clothes have a past life.” By their very nature, the pieces feel real and lived in. It’s a perfect fit for contemporary design and the hunt for the right used item often leads the designer to new concepts and looks. “It’s quite inspiring,” she describes. “You end up coming...
- 5/29/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
It’s one of the most important moments in the entire series, and a turning point episode for “I May Destroy You.” In Episode 8, Arabella (played by series creator Michaela Coel), after learning the police have hit a dead-end in identifying her rapist, feels the intense need to return to Italy — the place she found love and happiness prior to her sexual assault.
It was a key moment in the series that the star/creator had fully fleshed out with her costume designer Lynsey Moore. “In her mind, she needs to go back to who she was,” said Moore, when she was on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast with director Sam Miller. “So she puts back on the [pink] wig from before, she puts on the same coat that we all know, and said, ‘This must be the answer, this is the thing I must do for my recovery.’”
What wasn’t fleshed out,...
It was a key moment in the series that the star/creator had fully fleshed out with her costume designer Lynsey Moore. “In her mind, she needs to go back to who she was,” said Moore, when she was on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast with director Sam Miller. “So she puts back on the [pink] wig from before, she puts on the same coat that we all know, and said, ‘This must be the answer, this is the thing I must do for my recovery.’”
What wasn’t fleshed out,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Grab your keys: HBO and HBO Max are leaning heavily into in-person drive-in events for their joint Emmy For Your Consideration campaign next month. Dubbed “HBO/HBO Max FYC Drive-In Theatre,” the pay cabler and its sister streamer will hold ten events between May 14 and May 21 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
This year’s Television Academy Emmy campaign rules focused on virtual panels and events, with one exception: Panels could also take place in a drive-in environment, as long as Covid-19 safety protocols are observed. Last week, NBCUniversal held the first drive-in screening of the season with an event for Bravo’s “Top Chef.”
In the case of the HBO/HBO Max events, Television Academy members will screen episodes and watch panel discussions about contenders while being fed and watching from their cars. Per HBO and HBO Max, “each event will have a branded red carpet photo opportunity for guests upon drive-in arrival,...
This year’s Television Academy Emmy campaign rules focused on virtual panels and events, with one exception: Panels could also take place in a drive-in environment, as long as Covid-19 safety protocols are observed. Last week, NBCUniversal held the first drive-in screening of the season with an event for Bravo’s “Top Chef.”
In the case of the HBO/HBO Max events, Television Academy members will screen episodes and watch panel discussions about contenders while being fed and watching from their cars. Per HBO and HBO Max, “each event will have a branded red carpet photo opportunity for guests upon drive-in arrival,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Promising Young Woman” were among the film winners at the 23rd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards Tuesday night. TV winners included “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) and the filmed version of “Hamilton” (Disney+).
Broadcast online, the awards celebrated the best in film, TV, and short-form costume design in eight categories that spanned fantasy, contemporary, and period works. Streamed live on Twitter, the virtual ceremony was hosted by Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”).
Oscar frontrunner Ann Roth’s work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” bested other period film nominees at the CDG Awards, heading toward a likely Oscar win, beating “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “One Night in Miami,” and two other Oscar nominees, “Emma,” and “Mank.”
The 89-year-old Roth (an Oscar winner for “The English Patient”) bolstered Viola Davis’ powerful performance as the trailblazing ’20s blues singer. Davis, who picked up a...
Broadcast online, the awards celebrated the best in film, TV, and short-form costume design in eight categories that spanned fantasy, contemporary, and period works. Streamed live on Twitter, the virtual ceremony was hosted by Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”).
Oscar frontrunner Ann Roth’s work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” bested other period film nominees at the CDG Awards, heading toward a likely Oscar win, beating “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “One Night in Miami,” and two other Oscar nominees, “Emma,” and “Mank.”
The 89-year-old Roth (an Oscar winner for “The English Patient”) bolstered Viola Davis’ powerful performance as the trailblazing ’20s blues singer. Davis, who picked up a...
- 4/14/2021
- by Chris Lindahl and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Nominees for the 23rd annual Costume Designer Guild Awards (to be livestreamed April 13 on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30 pm Pt / 8:30 pm Et) include Oscar frontrunner “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and other period contenders “Emma,” “Mank,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “One Night in Miami.”
Contemporary nods went to “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Prom.” And the sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio,” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Netflix was the big winner with five nominations, followed by Warner Bros. and Universal/Focus Features with three. Disney scored with “Mulan,” Amazon with “One Night in Miami,” Lionsgate with “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” and Roadside Attractions with “Pinocchio.”
And it’s a great display of diversity with five Black-themed films.
Contemporary nods went to “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Prom.” And the sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio,” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Netflix was the big winner with five nominations, followed by Warner Bros. and Universal/Focus Features with three. Disney scored with “Mulan,” Amazon with “One Night in Miami,” Lionsgate with “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” and Roadside Attractions with “Pinocchio.”
And it’s a great display of diversity with five Black-themed films.
- 3/4/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The costume designers responsible for the frocks in “Emma.,” the suits in “Mank” and the ’70s duds in “Judas and the Black Messiah” have been nominated for the 23rd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, the guild announced on Thursday.
Those three films will be competing against “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “One Night in Miami” in the Cdga’s Excellence in Period Film category, one of three feature-film categories honored by the guild.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees are “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” The Excellence in Contemporary Film nominees are “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
Television nominees include “The Mandalorian,” “Snowpiercer,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “I May Destroy You,” “Emily in Paris,” “Bridgerton,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit.”
In recent years,...
Those three films will be competing against “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “One Night in Miami” in the Cdga’s Excellence in Period Film category, one of three feature-film categories honored by the guild.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees are “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” The Excellence in Contemporary Film nominees are “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
Television nominees include “The Mandalorian,” “Snowpiercer,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “I May Destroy You,” “Emily in Paris,” “Bridgerton,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit.”
In recent years,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Costume Designers Guild has stitched together the nominees for its 23rd annual CDG Awards for film, TV and shortform. Winners in the eight categories will be announced during the virtual trophy show on Tuesday, April 13, which be streamed on Twitter for the first time.
Read the full list of nominees below.
The designers behind Dolittle, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Mulan, Pinocchio and Wonder Woman 1984 will vie for the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film nod.
The Contemporary Film hopefuls are Barb and Star Go to Del Mar, Birds of Prey, Da 5 Bloods, Promising Young Woman and The Prom.
Up for the Period Film trophy are Emma, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank and One Night in Miami.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of the guild, IATSE Local 892. “We...
Read the full list of nominees below.
The designers behind Dolittle, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Mulan, Pinocchio and Wonder Woman 1984 will vie for the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film nod.
The Contemporary Film hopefuls are Barb and Star Go to Del Mar, Birds of Prey, Da 5 Bloods, Promising Young Woman and The Prom.
Up for the Period Film trophy are Emma, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank and One Night in Miami.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of the guild, IATSE Local 892. “We...
- 3/4/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Ann Roth is on her way to making Oscar history as the oldest best costume design nominee after receiving a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination for her work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
The Cdga (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their nominations for the 23rd CDGAs. Also recognized were Francine Jamison Tanchuck for “One Night in Miami” and Charlese Antoinette Jones for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
Costume designer Bina Daigeler landed a double nomination for her work on the FX series, “Mrs. America,” and “Mulan” was also recognized. Other designers to receive guild nominations were Trish Summerville for “Mank” and “Emma’s” Alexandra Byrne.
For the first time in Cdga history, the annual awards show will be livestreamed for fans worldwide exclusively on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30pm Pt / 8:30pm Et. This year’s host, presenters and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I would...
The Cdga (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their nominations for the 23rd CDGAs. Also recognized were Francine Jamison Tanchuck for “One Night in Miami” and Charlese Antoinette Jones for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
Costume designer Bina Daigeler landed a double nomination for her work on the FX series, “Mrs. America,” and “Mulan” was also recognized. Other designers to receive guild nominations were Trish Summerville for “Mank” and “Emma’s” Alexandra Byrne.
For the first time in Cdga history, the annual awards show will be livestreamed for fans worldwide exclusively on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30pm Pt / 8:30pm Et. This year’s host, presenters and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I would...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Michaela Coel, Lenny Abrahamson’s “Normal People” and “The Masked Singer” were among the winners of the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (Rts) Craft & Design Awards.
Coel won the 2020 Rts special award for her groundbreaking BBC/HBO show “I May Destroy You.” In presenting the award to Coel, the judges said: “This piece sits in the true spirit of the craft and design Awards. The astonishing level of detail in all aspects of this production was humbling to see. A truly distinctive, highly creative and exemplary piece of work, in which the winner had also corralled outstanding demonstrations of expert craft skills across all the production disciplines.”
Lenny Abrahamson won best director of drama for smash hit BBC/Hulu show “Normal People.” “Beautiful, stylish and confident. This was the work of an elite director, skilfully providing the space for his actors to shine and their chemistry to transmit through the lens.
Coel won the 2020 Rts special award for her groundbreaking BBC/HBO show “I May Destroy You.” In presenting the award to Coel, the judges said: “This piece sits in the true spirit of the craft and design Awards. The astonishing level of detail in all aspects of this production was humbling to see. A truly distinctive, highly creative and exemplary piece of work, in which the winner had also corralled outstanding demonstrations of expert craft skills across all the production disciplines.”
Lenny Abrahamson won best director of drama for smash hit BBC/Hulu show “Normal People.” “Beautiful, stylish and confident. This was the work of an elite director, skilfully providing the space for his actors to shine and their chemistry to transmit through the lens.
- 11/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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