Before joining TheWrap in 2022, Libby has spent more than a decade within the entertainment industry, specializing in television and awards coverage, serving as the TV Awards Editor at IndieWire and as a TV Reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She served as co-showrunner and co-executive producer of the second season of award-winning fiction podcast “Arden” and has written for the New York Times, Vulture, the A.V. Club, Salon and NPR.
Experience:
Resides In:
Los Angeles, CA
Education:
Libby studied English at South Dakota State University, in Brookings, SD.
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For ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Star Kerry Condon, Animals Are Perfect Scene Partners
TheWrap magazine: “They were this pure aspect that made me go, ‘Gosh, humans are so silly, so complicated — bickering and fighting and thinking about our existence,’” Condon says
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Star Sigourney Weaver, Producer and Crew Talk Their ‘Beautiful’ Collaboration (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “It’s a testament to the 3,800 names that are in the credits. We threw obstacles to them every day. And they overcame them,” producer Jon Landau says
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘Top Gun,’ and ‘Glass Onion’ Campaigns Among ICG Publicists Awards Nominees
“Nope,” “Elvis,” and “The Woman King” also nominated in the ICG Publicists Awards’ Motion Pictures category
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WGA Awards TV Nominees Include ‘Better Call Saul,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’
Winners will be announced at the Writers Guild’s March 5 ceremony
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‘Till’ Star Danielle Deadwyler Says Playing Emmett Till’s Mother Required ‘Complete Attention and Reverence’
TheWrap magazine: The role, Deadwyler says, was “drenched with a particular kind of historical and present trauma”
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Oscar-Eligible Features for Best Picture Again Top 300 Films After 2021 Dip
The Academy’s list of features eligible for consideration at the 95th Oscars is up from last year’s 276 titles
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Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar Snubbed From Live Action and Animated Short Films Oscars Contention
Live Action titles making the shortlist include “An Irish Goodbye,” “The Red Suitcase,” and “Warsha.”
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Director Ron Howard Explains How ‘Thirteen Lives’ Proved Itself ‘A Story for This Moment’
TheWrap Screening Series: “When we were making it, the world was in a pretty grim place with COVID,” said screenwriter William Nicholson
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‘Last Film Show’ Director Pan Nalin Discusses Similarities to ‘The Fablemans’: ‘Quite Amazing How All Filmmakers Think Alike’
TheWrap Screening Series: Nalin was joined by producer Dheer Momaya and star Bhavin Rabari
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‘Last Flight Home’ Director on Filming Her Father Before His Medically Assisted Death
TheWrap magazine: Ondi Timoner says turning on the cameras during her dad’s final days “suddenly became so valuable to everyone”
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‘Armageddon Time’ Director James Gray and Actor Jeremy Strong Explain Why the Film is ‘A Ghost Story’
TheWrap magazine: Gray drew from his own childhood to make this family drama featuring the ”Succession“ star as a tough patriarch
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Ava DuVernay Named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022
DuVernay has selected three independent films amplifying the voices and vision of women directors to showcase
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Lily James and Her ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ Castmates Dive Into Life’s Greatest Mystery: Love (Video)
TIFF 2022: The actors and screenwriter Jemima Khan spoke to TheWrap about their film that takes a fresh look at arranged marriage
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What It Was Like Filming Country Legend Tanya Tucker’s Comeback Alongside Brandi Carlile (Video)
TIFF 2022: “The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile’ director Kathlyn Horan talked to TheWrap about her new documentary
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Kiernan Shipka on Balancing Her ‘Wildflower’ Character’s ‘Dark Moments’ With ‘Light, Funny’ Ones
TIFF 2022: “I was challenged because she’s emotionally complex,” said the actress, who plays the daughter of neurodivergent parents in a film that is drawing comparisons to “CODA”
