Lisa Nishimura - Netflix

The VP of original documentary and comedy programming for the world's leading streaming service, who THR recognized as one of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment in 2017, discusses how she wound up at the company back when it was still in the DVD-by-mail business, why docs and comedy have grown in importance and quality over the years and how she came to her most lauded projects, including 'The Square,' 'White Helmets,' 'Chef's Table,' 'Making a Murderer' — plus four of the 15 doc features ('Chasing Coral', 'Icarus', 'One of Us' and 'Strong Island') and two of the 10 doc shorts ('Heroin(e)' and 'Ram Dass, Going Home') that have been Oscar-shortlisted this season. But first: Alison Brower, THR's deputy editorial director, joins Scott to discuss her path to journalism, her prior work at women's magazines and THR's coverage of President Trump and Hollywood's sexual misconduct scandal.