Archive · 18 Aug 2025
‘Severance’ Director Reflects On Double Emmy Nomination
Imagine someone who helps make movies.
Jessica Lee Gagné is like that, but she's extra special because she's good at two jobs: making sure the movie looks good (cinematography) and telling everyone what to do (directing).
She's the first woman to be nominated for both at the Emmy Awards!
She's now trying to focus on directing movies.
She worked with Ben Stiller before, and they both like a certain kind of old movies.
At first, she didn't know how to make an office look interesting, but she found cool ideas.
She really enjoyed making the character Dichen Lachman played feel real.
Jessica Lee Gagné is the first woman Emmy-nominated for both Directing and Cinematography.
Gagné is focusing on directing movies instead of DP-ing, which is a big shift.
Gagné collaborated with Ben Stiller, with whom she also worked on Escape at Dannemora.
Gagné was initially hesitant about the Severance workplace story.
Gagné is proud of developing the character played by Dichen Lachman.
- Who
- Jessica Lee Gagné, director and cinematographer.
- What
- Jessica Lee Gagné discusses her Emmy nominations and her role in directing 'Severance'.
- When
- Currently, Gagné is focusing on directing movies and looking for new projects.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- Gagné is changing focus to pursue directing and reflects on her career.
- Show
- Severance
- Nominations
- Directing and Cinematography
- Collaborator
- Ben Stiller
- First Woman
- Double Emmy Nominee in Drama Series
- Current Focus
- Directing Movies