Jim Parsons

On our 150th episode Jim Parsons, who rose to worldwide fame as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory and as Rock Hudson’s agent Henry Wilson on Netflix’s Hollywood, told HFPA journalist Anke Hofmann about his passion for The Boys in the Band. It started as a play in 1968 by Mart Crowley followed by a film two years later directed by William Friedkin.

On our 150th episode Jim Parsons, who rose to worldwide fame as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory and as Rock Hudson’s agent Henry Wilson on Netflix’s Hollywood, told HFPA journalist Anke Hofmann about his passion for The Boys in the Band. It started as a play in 1968 by Mart Crowley followed by a film two years later directed by William Friedkin.

Creator Ryan Murphy turns his lens on the golden years of post-World War II Hollywood for his lush new Netflix series, Hollywood. The series combines familiar names like Rock Hudson with Ryan's own vision of an alternate Hollywood history as he centers his story on a group aspiring actors and filmmakers who challenge the then studio system of exclusion and prejudice.

Best Actor TV Comedy: being in character.