‘The Morning Show’: 7 artisans celebrate their 2024 Emmy nominations at special FYC event [WATCH]

Gold Derby recently honored seven of “The Morning Show’s” Emmy-nominated artisans at a special rooftop FYC event in Culver City, California. Those in attendance for the Apple TV+ drama series were production designer Nelson Coates, casting director Victoria Thomas, department head hairstylist Nicole Venables, key hairstylist Jennifer Petrovich, hair stylist Janine Thompson, department head makeup artist Cindy Williams and makeup artist Keiko Wedding. Watch our interviews with all of these Emmy nominees below by clicking each name.

“The Morning Show” explores the cutthroat world of morning news and the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning. The drama series stars Emmy nominees Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson, Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison, Mark Duplass as Chip Black, Jon Hamm as Paul Marks, Néstor Carbonell as Yanko Flores, Greta Lee as Stella Bak, Karen Pittman as Mia Jordan, Nicole Beharie as Christine Hunter and Holland Taylor as Cybil Reynolds. In all, the show received 16 nominations at the 2024 Emmys including Best Drama Series.

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Nelson Coates reveals he’s “worked for many years” with “The Morning Show” producer and director, Mimi Leder. The production designer says, “It’s been super interesting to do a deep dive into New York and convince my New York friends that we’re filming in New York.” Nelson jokingly refers to the show as “wealth porn” that reveals how the other half lives, “but the journey was really about coming up with an authentic group of characters that are dealing with real life issues.”

Victoria Thomas was “really proud” to be nominated for her casting direction. “It’s a great team of creative people,” she explains, “and I’m glad to see everybody’s work is being acknowledged.” Victoria calls her process a “team effort” and everyone needs to agree on “the type of characters we’re going for.” She explains casting directors “juggle a lot” because “you’re casting, then you’re making deals for actors, you’re talking to agents…talking to producers…scheduling. It’s complicated.”

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Nicole Venables, Jennifer Petrovich and Janine Thompson celebrate their hairstyling nomination for the Season 3 opener, “The Kármán Line.” Thompson is the personal hairstylist for Jennifer Aniston, and explains, “Her character transitions so much in the storyline, we really wanted to show it through her hair.” Although Alex Levy is a professional, “we have to see the woman also.” Petrovich says their group success comes from “listening to the character” and “reading the character on the page” to bring each one to life.

Cindy Williams and Keiko Wedding earned a Best Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) nomination for the seventh episode, “Strict Scrutiny.” Williams says the energy on the set “is like a family unit.” She adds, “We’ve been through COVID together. When I first started, my son was looking at high schools and now he’s in his second year in college. We’ve been through a lot together.” The makeup department head has been a longtime collaborator of Reese Witherspoon’s, and she’s had Keiko by her side since 2007. They call “the relationship with the cast” the most gratifying part of their job on “The Morning Show.” And in case you’re wondering, “Néstor is not wearing eyeliner! He has the most gorgeous lashes ever that all of us girls are very envious of. I think there’s a lot of guys that are envious too.” 

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