Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
- 9/24/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
It takes a lot of work to make actors look as grungy and real as they do in History's "Hatfields & McCoys" a miniseries premiering Monday, May 28.
Costume designer Karri Hutchinson and a staff of eight created thousands of authentic-looking costumes for the six-hour, three-night event that spans three decades.
"Back then there were no luxuries," Hutchinson says. "It's not a Western. It's hillbilly loggers and farmers in West Virginia and Kentucky. I was excited to research it."
"I did a lot of prep, went to libraries, the Internet and through old clippings," she says. "It was a nine-month project."
Even once the outfits are finished, they get worked on.
Before a scene, Mare Winningham, playing Sally McCoy, was being sewn into her costume, a plain cotton beige dress with a green print, which looked as if it had endured many harsh washings.
"I kept the McCoys in earth tones, browns and yellows,...
Costume designer Karri Hutchinson and a staff of eight created thousands of authentic-looking costumes for the six-hour, three-night event that spans three decades.
"Back then there were no luxuries," Hutchinson says. "It's not a Western. It's hillbilly loggers and farmers in West Virginia and Kentucky. I was excited to research it."
"I did a lot of prep, went to libraries, the Internet and through old clippings," she says. "It was a nine-month project."
Even once the outfits are finished, they get worked on.
Before a scene, Mare Winningham, playing Sally McCoy, was being sewn into her costume, a plain cotton beige dress with a green print, which looked as if it had endured many harsh washings.
"I kept the McCoys in earth tones, browns and yellows,...
- 5/29/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
By Jacqueline Cutler Kevin Costner’s beard and skin are being removed. For most men, this would be unfortunate; in his case, the movie star emerges. In a forest outside of Bucharest, Romania, Costner’s put in a long day in the saddle and striding through a set built to resemble an old town. Costner is a producer and star, playing “Devil Anse” Hatfield in History’s Hatfields & McCoys. As makeup artist Mario Michisanti deftly removes the beard that makes Costner appear old and grungy, Costner says, “This is the best beard I have ever had in my entire history. He lays [...]...
- 4/30/2012
- by Channel Guide Contributor
- ChannelGuideMag
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