We’ve come a long way, baby. But we’re finally ready to start handing out the 2023 Emmy Awards, a full four months after they were initially scheduled. The successful resolutions of two strikes later, the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys will be announced on January 6 (scripted programming) and January 7 (non-scripted programming), starting at 8 p.m. Et, prior to an edited broadcast of the ceremonies airing on Fxx January 13.
Just how long have the 2023 Emmys been in the making? Well, nominees include “The White Lotus,” which hasn’t aired since December 2022. Likewise, Hulu’s “Fire Island,” “Welcome to Chippendales,” and “Hocus Pocus 2” (remember that?!) are all among the TV projects nominated, as well as more recent shows like “Poker Face.”
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are a helpful bellwether for the Primetime Emmy Awards winners, signaling whether or not we might expect a sweep. And this season brought plenty of critical favorites,...
Just how long have the 2023 Emmys been in the making? Well, nominees include “The White Lotus,” which hasn’t aired since December 2022. Likewise, Hulu’s “Fire Island,” “Welcome to Chippendales,” and “Hocus Pocus 2” (remember that?!) are all among the TV projects nominated, as well as more recent shows like “Poker Face.”
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are a helpful bellwether for the Primetime Emmy Awards winners, signaling whether or not we might expect a sweep. And this season brought plenty of critical favorites,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
In “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3, Meryl Streep plays Loretta Durkin, a struggling actress who is cast in Oliver Putnam’s (Martin Short) new musical “Death Rattle Dazzle.”
And while the season has been slowly pulling back the layers of Loretta, production designer Patrick Howe and showrunner John Hoffman revealed to TheWrap that there was more information about her character that was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.
“My original information that I had to go on for designing a small modest studio apartment is that she lived there for 40 years, she was a gift wrapper at Macy’s, very modest means, always trying to get acting jobs and never landing anything more than a small, off, off, off Broadway part,” Howe told TheWrap. “And so we filmed all this footage of her wrapping gifts and at the Macy’s gift wrap department but then decided to just...
And while the season has been slowly pulling back the layers of Loretta, production designer Patrick Howe and showrunner John Hoffman revealed to TheWrap that there was more information about her character that was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.
“My original information that I had to go on for designing a small modest studio apartment is that she lived there for 40 years, she was a gift wrapper at Macy’s, very modest means, always trying to get acting jobs and never landing anything more than a small, off, off, off Broadway part,” Howe told TheWrap. “And so we filmed all this footage of her wrapping gifts and at the Macy’s gift wrap department but then decided to just...
- 9/5/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
The big cast addition to the third season of “Only Murders in the Building” has been Meryl Streep, playing Loretta Durkin, struggling-for-decades actress who gets her big break by landing a role in the Broadway production launched by Martin Short’s Oliver Putnam.
In this week’s episode, Loretta invites Oliver to her place for dinner, bringing viewers inside her NYC apartment.
In an interview with Variety, the series’ production designer, Rich Murray, explained how he approached creating the set for Loretta’s place.
Read More: ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 3 Trailer: Meryl Streep Is A Suspect In Paul Rudd’s Murder
“She’s charming and warm and has lived in the same studio apartment for the past 35 to 40 years,” he explained, explaining that he “decided to attack with all the Easter eggs and inside jokes you could find.”
Viewers may want to rewatch the episode to catch them all,...
In this week’s episode, Loretta invites Oliver to her place for dinner, bringing viewers inside her NYC apartment.
In an interview with Variety, the series’ production designer, Rich Murray, explained how he approached creating the set for Loretta’s place.
Read More: ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 3 Trailer: Meryl Streep Is A Suspect In Paul Rudd’s Murder
“She’s charming and warm and has lived in the same studio apartment for the past 35 to 40 years,” he explained, explaining that he “decided to attack with all the Easter eggs and inside jokes you could find.”
Viewers may want to rewatch the episode to catch them all,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
In Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Season 3’s newest star Meryl Streep plays Loretta Durkin, a scatter-brained and quirky struggling actor. When set decorator Rich Murray got the creative brief, he was told, “She’s charming and warm and has lived in the same studio apartment for the past 35 to 40 years.” With that, Murray peppered in Easter eggs galore as an homage to Streep’s illustrious career.
Murray first had to come up with a concept for the space, and found inspiration from the 1951 film “An American in Paris.” Jerry Mulligan’s (Gene Kelly) apartment was ideal. “It has a lot of built-in quirkiness with drop-down, pull-down things,” says Murray. “Everyone has everything so neatly finessed, tucked in and tightened cornered, and so we sort of pull from that.”
Aside from showrunner John Hoffman’s initial brief, Murray got no other notes on design requirements, so he “decided...
Murray first had to come up with a concept for the space, and found inspiration from the 1951 film “An American in Paris.” Jerry Mulligan’s (Gene Kelly) apartment was ideal. “It has a lot of built-in quirkiness with drop-down, pull-down things,” says Murray. “Everyone has everything so neatly finessed, tucked in and tightened cornered, and so we sort of pull from that.”
Aside from showrunner John Hoffman’s initial brief, Murray got no other notes on design requirements, so he “decided...
- 8/29/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Curt Beech is a first-time Emmy nominee for his production design on “Only Murders in the Building,” which arguably is the ideal show for which to receive your maiden bid. “The Arconia and its environs are definitely a major character in the show because it is a contained environment. It kind of makes it a bit like theater that way, which is why this show is unique and special,” Beech tells Gold Derby (watch above). “It’s all taking place in one very important place.”
Beech and his team created a visually rich fictional New York City building, where one glance at the apartments of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) told you everything you needed to know about them. Charles’ is meticulously curated, neat and orderly like the cautious former TV star he is; Oliver’s is ostentatious and theatrical like the over-the-top theater director...
Beech and his team created a visually rich fictional New York City building, where one glance at the apartments of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) told you everything you needed to know about them. Charles’ is meticulously curated, neat and orderly like the cautious former TV star he is; Oliver’s is ostentatious and theatrical like the over-the-top theater director...
- 8/9/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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Hulu’s comedic caper Only Murders in the Building follows a trio of amateur sleuths residing in the fictional Arconia, a classic New York apartment building, where they are surrounded by suspects. Each unit provides the opportunity to reveal backstories and crucial character details.
Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), a semi-retired actor, bought his 14th-floor unit in the ’90s while on a successful crime series. Production designer Curt Beech notes this set was given “a newer kitchen and some renovated spaces. It made him look much smarter with his money. We gave him art that shows he’s a shrewd collector [with] a good eye.”
Charles’ kitchen includes “an amazing orange wallpaper that became a pop of color in his place,” says production designer Curt Beech. “Next to it are four album covers from a series called Persuasive Percussion from the ’60s, designed by Josef Albers...
Hulu’s comedic caper Only Murders in the Building follows a trio of amateur sleuths residing in the fictional Arconia, a classic New York apartment building, where they are surrounded by suspects. Each unit provides the opportunity to reveal backstories and crucial character details.
Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), a semi-retired actor, bought his 14th-floor unit in the ’90s while on a successful crime series. Production designer Curt Beech notes this set was given “a newer kitchen and some renovated spaces. It made him look much smarter with his money. We gave him art that shows he’s a shrewd collector [with] a good eye.”
Charles’ kitchen includes “an amazing orange wallpaper that became a pop of color in his place,” says production designer Curt Beech. “Next to it are four album covers from a series called Persuasive Percussion from the ’60s, designed by Josef Albers...
- 7/30/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production designer Curt Beech was tasked with building the Arconia for Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” a luxurious apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side with each residence an envious luxurious design reflecting its owners.
Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) are crime-obsessed neighbors who put that obsession to the test when a real death happens inside their building.
Beech breaks down the key sets below and how each interior came together.
Charles’ Living Room
“The palette was built around the Paul Smith fabric we sourced for the sofa. This one swatch had everything we needed: masculinity, sophistication, playfulness and a wealth of color options for the team to work with.
“We popped the orange in the kitchen, the blue in the bookshelves, the green in the chairs and the gold in the geometric wallpaper in the foyer.
“Once we...
Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) are crime-obsessed neighbors who put that obsession to the test when a real death happens inside their building.
Beech breaks down the key sets below and how each interior came together.
Charles’ Living Room
“The palette was built around the Paul Smith fabric we sourced for the sofa. This one swatch had everything we needed: masculinity, sophistication, playfulness and a wealth of color options for the team to work with.
“We popped the orange in the kitchen, the blue in the bookshelves, the green in the chairs and the gold in the geometric wallpaper in the foyer.
“Once we...
- 6/3/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Your 9 to 5 might be (mostly) the same every day, but that is certainly not the case for production designers. “There are no typical days in designing. I think that’s why we all love this career,” Nelson Coates (“The Morning Show”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: TV Production Design panel (watch above) with Gary Mackay (“Cowboy Bebop”), Rich Murray (“Only Murders in the Building”), Ondrej Nekvasil (“The Wheel of Time”) and Laura Fox (“The White Lotus”). “Every day is unexpected, no matter how it’s planned. That’s exciting. I think we all live off of that adrenaline.” Enjoy watching our group roundtable panel above. Click on each individual name to see that person’s solo interview.
For Nekvasil, he never dreads going into work. “I have the feeling that I would like to go to the office. I don’t have the feeling, ‘Oh, I would like to stay home,...
For Nekvasil, he never dreads going into work. “I have the feeling that I would like to go to the office. I don’t have the feeling, ‘Oh, I would like to stay home,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are the stars of “Only Murders in the Building,” but the Arconia is definitely their fourth co-star. The fictional New York City apartment building is where their characters live and serves as the primary setting of the comedy murder-mystery, placing arguably a greater focus on the production design.
“We started with vintage ‘Architectural Digest’ and a lot of period magazines and books, and so we knew we had to be very specific about what we were doing — both from an architectural standpoint to make sure it felt like the building here in New York but also from the set dec side,” set decorator Rich Murray tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Production Design panel (watch above). “Each character had to be so distinct and so well defined, so we were very focused on color palette and texture and style. … It was...
“We started with vintage ‘Architectural Digest’ and a lot of period magazines and books, and so we knew we had to be very specific about what we were doing — both from an architectural standpoint to make sure it felt like the building here in New York but also from the set dec side,” set decorator Rich Murray tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Production Design panel (watch above). “Each character had to be so distinct and so well defined, so we were very focused on color palette and texture and style. … It was...
- 11/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Five top production designers will reveal secrets behind their programs when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy and guild contenders. Each person from these TV shows will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Monday, November 15, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series of 17 panels in November and December. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Cowboy Bebop”: Gary Mackay
Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series of 17 panels in November and December. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Cowboy Bebop”: Gary Mackay
Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals.
- 11/8/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Claiming a show’s location is a character unto itself is, by itself, a cliché. But appreciating how a fully realized city or setting can make or break a series sure isn’t. While period tales and flashy action pieces garner specific analysis during awards season for their accuracy and ambition, far more “traditional” TV shows utilize sets, costumes, lighting, and more to enhance their story’s hospitality factor. Television is an intimate medium, after all, and earning a repeat invitation is everyone’s job. For as much (rightful) attention as “Mare of Easttown” gets for the verisimilitude evoked by its naturalistic Pennsylvania setting, “Only Murders in the Building” merits equal praise for its inventive, welcoming, and altogether immaculate design. Without such critical touches, the comic murder-mystery could’ve easily fallen apart.
After all, Hulu’s 10-episode limited series — created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin — tackles its various genres in unconventional fashion.
After all, Hulu’s 10-episode limited series — created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin — tackles its various genres in unconventional fashion.
- 8/31/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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