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Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men takes you inside the world of film and television, from standing ovations at Sundance to the Best Picture award at the Oscars. With special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics, our expert hosts dive into the power and glamour of Hollywood, as only Vanity Fair can. For more on Little Gold Men, visit vanityfair.com/podcast/little-gold-men
Episodes
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Is the Future of Film Independent?
As Hollywood’s legacy studios struggle to adapt to a changing industry, independent film distributors are gaining ground. This week, Vanity Fair staff writer…
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You Asked, We Answered: An Oscar Mailbag
The Little Gold Men inbox is overflowing! This week, Vanity Fair Staff Writer Chris Murphy joins Rebecca and John to answer your questions about The Odyssey's…
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Are Documentaries the Hottest Movies of the Fall?
The films generating the most buzz right now aren’t big-budget blockbusters – they’re documentaries. To understand why, Rebecca, John, and VF Features Editor…
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The Emmys Leave Broadcast, Skydance Enters the Chat, and “Digger” Goes Bust
It’s been a whirlwind week in Hollywood, from the Emmys’ move to streaming and major premieres at the New York Film Festival to the newly official Warner…
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Can "The Social Reckoning" Live Up to "The Social Network"?
Sixteen years after The Social Network introduced moviegoers to the dark side of Facebook’s founding, Aaron Sorkin is taking on the company again—this time as…
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TIFF Takeaways + Our Best Picture Predictions
The fall film festivals are officially behind us, which means it’s time to start making some Oscar predictions we may or may not regret. Vanity Fair Features…
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The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Moments of the 2026 Emmys
The 2026 Emmys happened Monday night, so Little Gold Men is coming to you early this week to break down the biggest wins, losses, and surprises of the evening…
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The Movies Everyone’s Talking About After Venice and Telluride
Rebecca and John are back from the Colorado mountains and Chris Murphy is fresh off the Lido, so it’s time to take stock of the first two major stops in fall…
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Predicting The Most Unpredictable Races at This Year’s Emmys
The Emmys are almost here, which means it’s time to put our predictions – and our reputations – on the line. Vanity Fair features editor Hillary Busis joins…
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From Uncanny Valley: The Creators of 'Hacks' Really, Really, Really Hate AI
A bonus episode from our friends at WIRED's Uncanny Valley. The hit HBO Max comedy series Hacks follows the tumultuous relationship between a young comedy…
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What Happens When Authors Hate the Adaptation? Plus, Emmy Nominee Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says Goodbye to “Wonder Man”
This week, Rebecca and John discuss the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone and the long…
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Mailbag! Plus, Katie Dippold on the Making of “Widow’s Bay”
The mailbag is open! This week, Rebecca and John answer your questions about this year’s Best Actress race, how to make the most of Telluride, and so much…
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Jason Bateman on His Most Un-Bateman Roles Yet
Jason Bateman has spent much of his career playing the calmest person in the room. But this year, his Emmy-nominated performances in Black Rabbit and DTF St…
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We Nominate for Oblivion: The TV Trends We’re Ready to Leave Behind
This week, Rebecca, John, and Vanity Fair features editor Hillary Busis each make the case for one television trend they’d happily banish forever, from the…
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The Fall Film Festival Lineups Are Out. Will the Awards Follow?
This week, Rebecca and John are joined by Vanity Fair features editor Hillary Busis to discuss the recently announced Toronto and Venice Film Festival lineups…
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How Apple TV (Ted) Lassoed a Record Number of Emmy Nominations
Apple TV netted a personal best 89 nominations and is the third-most-nominated network at this year's Emmy Awards (behind awards behemoths Netflix and HBO)…
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Can "The Odyssey" Survive the Long Journey to Best Picture?
This week, Rebecca and John are joined by Vanity Fair Features Editor (and resident classicist) Hillary Busis to dive in to Christopher Nolan's excellent new…
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Emmy Nominations: Snubs, Surprises, and Embracing the Weird
This morning, the Television Academy announced its nominations for this year's Emmy Awards, so Rebecca and John sat down with VF Staff Writer Chris Murphy and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairOur 2026 Emmy Nomination Predictions
This year’s Emmy nominations won’t be announced until July 8, but that isn’t stopping Little Gold Men from making some bold predictions. Rebecca and John are…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairAn Honest Look At “Disclosure Day” and Spielberg’s Influence on Hollywood
"Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg's latest extraterrestrial-inflected adventure, is drawing his biggest box office in years — all the more impressive given…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairCharles Melton is Redefining the Himbo
Charles Melton plays a lovable (but none too bright) hottie in season two of the Netflix anthology series Beef. But beneath his character’s good natured…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairSummer Movie Preview, Plus: The Gilded Age’s Power Couple
Summer movie season is officially here, so Rebecca, John, and Hillary are breaking down the biggest studio blockbusters and under-the-radar gems on the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairSydney Sweeney on Cassie, Clickbait, and Creative Control
Everyone and their mother has an opinion about Sydney Sweeney, but according to the actress herself, most people have no clue who she actually is. Rebecca…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Breakout Stars of 'Love Story' on Playing Real People and Navigating Their Newfound Fame
FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy, Jr. & Carolyn Bessette swept up audiences after it burst onto our TV's earlier this year. It also launched the careers of its…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairTony Awards Predictions, Plus: YouTubers in Theaters & 2 Major HBO Shows Say Goodbye
John and Rebecca discuss the scary-good box office for two recent horror debuts and the ups and downs of the Hacks and Euphoria series finales. Then, they pass…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairNoah Wyle Is Ready for Another Shift
Noah Wyle didn’t expect The Pitt to become one of television’s biggest dramas, or for viewers to once again see him as their doctor. But after an…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe End of Late Night as We Know It
Stephen Colbert has officially signed off, CBS is exiting the late night game, and the future of the format feels more uncertain than ever. This week, Rebecca…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Good, the Hellish, and the Just-OK from Cannes
In their final Cannes dispatch, Rebecca and John dish about some of the buzziest films of the week and attempt to predict the hard-to-pin-down Palme d'Or. They…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe First Weekend at Cannes, in Parties, Acquisitions, and Premieres
After a party- and screening-filled weekend on the Croisette, Rebecca and John report back from the Cannes Film Festival, including a peek inside Vanity Fair's…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairBonjour, Cannes!
Rebecca and John have had an eventful first few days at Cannes, from getting lost in the Palais, to a glamorous luncheon at the Carlton, to a surprisingly…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairYour Cannes Questions, Answered. Plus: Our Way-Too-Early Oscar Predictions
This week, as Rebecca and John prepare to head overseas to cover the Cannes Film Festival, they're joined by BFF Hillary Busis to answer listener questions all…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Agony and the Ecstasy of Euphoria
When Sam Levinson's vibey, drug-inflected high school show Euphoria premiered in 2019, it took the Internet by storm and quickly became the most-watched show…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairA Sequel? To The Devil Wears Prada? Groundbreaking.
This week, Rebecca, John, and VF Staff Writer Savannah Walsh dive deep into the world of The Devil Wears Prada, looking back at what made the 2006 film so…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairZendaya Is the Moment. Here's Why.
In an age of handwringing about the lack of "real movie stars," Zendaya has entered the chat in style. The multi-hyphenate star is having a packed 2026, with…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairReality TV's New Era of Scandal
We tune in to our favorite reality shows for the onscreen drama, but lately the scandals have started to spill off the screen and into the real world, from…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairCatching Up On This Season of TV
The Oscars? We don’t know her. This week, Rebecca and John are joined by VF Special Correspondent Joy Press to dive back into the wonderful world of…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Best and Worst Awards Campaigns, According to Little Gold Men
The Oscars have come and gone, but Little Gold Men still has some superlatives to hand out. Rebecca, John, and Hillary gather to discuss the 2025-2026 awards…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairOscars Highlights and Surprises, Plus a Peek Inside the Vanity Fair Party
After a long awards season, this year’s Oscars results were… kinda great! The winners came from a host of different deserving films, and no one movie or person…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairLittle Gold Men's 100% Correct Oscar Predictions
Rebecca, John, and Hillary enter their final predictions in the most up-in-the-air Oscars race in recent memory. Will Timothée Chalamet's ballet and opera…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWe Have A Race! How the PGA and Actor Awards Turned Everything Upside Down
This weekend's newly-rechristened Actor Awards gave the Oscar race a dash of chaos — and excitement. John and Rebecca recap how the evening's surprise winners…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairMailbag! Plus, What that BAFTAs Moment Means For Sinners
John, Rebecca, and VF Staff Writer Chris Murphy answer listener mailbag questions on everything from how they'd fix the often-confounding Best Song category to…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairStellan Skarsgård Didn't Intend to Become an Actor; Now He's an Oscar Nominee
Stellan Skarsgård has acted in over 150 films and television shows, from independent projects in his native Sweden to some of Hollywood's biggest franchises…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairMichael B. Jordan Feels Like He's "Getting Beat Up By [His] Wildest Dreams"
Michael B. Jordan is so busy right now he'd actually benefit from having a twin to help lighten the workload. The actor, a self-proclaimed workaholic, is…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Academy Nominations Have Gone Global
This week, John, Rebecca, and Hillary preview the 5 films nominated for Best International Feature: The Secret Agent (Brazil), It Was Just An Accident…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairSex Is Back (On Screen)!
This week, Rebecca and John take a pause from this year's Oscar races to dish about Emerald Fennell's buzzy, divisive, and tongue-forward "Wuthering Heights"…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairIn The Secret Agent, Wagner Moura Makes the Political Personal
The Secret Agent has broken through the Oscar conversation in a big way: the Brazilian film is nominated not only for Best International Feature, but also Best…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairOscar Controversy Comes for Marty Supreme
John, Rebecca, and Hillary discuss last week's California Post story about an alleged incident on the set of Josh and Benny Safdie's Good Time (2017), and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairA Masterclass on Awards Show Fashion, Plus a Dispatch from Sundance
Vanity Fair Style Correspondent José Criales-Unzueta joins John and Rebecca to discuss how dressing for the red carpet has evolved since the days of Old…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Oscar Nominations Are Here, and Sinners Just Made History
Happy Oscar Nom Day! Rebecca, John, and VF Staff Writer Chris Murphy were up bright and early to analyze this year's Academy Award nominations. They talk about…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Highs and Lows of the Golden Globes
The 83rd Golden Globes kept the momentum going for most of the expected winners, but the night still delivered a couple of notable surprises and a killer…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Make-It-Or-Break-It Races We're Watching at the Golden Globes
The winter break is barely over, but Rebecca and John have already hit the ground running. They share dispatches from the Palm Springs Gala and the Critics…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairJoel Edgerton Explored His Greatest Fears for Train Dreams
At a special Little Gold Men live event at the Regent Santa Monica Beach, the Australian actor revealed that he had tried to get the rights to Denis Johnson's…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairFrom Indies to Blockbusters, Paul Mescal Commands the Screen
In this episode from the archives, Rebecca talks with the Aftersun Oscar nominee and Hamnet star Paul Mescal, who starred last year in Ridley Scott's…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairAriana Grande Has Been Forever Changed by Wicked (and Wicked: For Good)
In this episode from the archives, the Oscar nominee talks to Rebecca about how much playing Glinda the Good Witch transformed her, from permanently changing…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairLittle Gold Men's Unsolicited Advice for Hollywood in 2026
Rebecca and John are joined by VF's Hillary Busis to share some words of wisdom for Hollywood as we enter the new year. And Hollywood had better take note as…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairAmanda Seyfried is Shaking Things Up With The Testament of Ann Lee and The Housemaid
Rebecca talks with Amanda Seyfried, who has two films coming out over two weeks: she stars as a wealthy woman with secrets in The Housemaid, and as the leader…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairFor Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi Covered Up to Reveal His True Self
Rebecca chats with Jacob Elordi, who plays the creature in Guillermo del Toro’s moving film. He reveals how he prepared for the unique role, his biggest…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Not-Too-Messy Golden Globes Nominations
Rebecca and John are joined by their VF colleague Chris Murphy to talk all about the Globes nominations, including the biggest snubs (Wicked: For Good) and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairMailbag: The Most Cutthroat Below-the-Line Oscar Races and What's Going on With the New Casting Category
This week, Rebecca and John are joined by VF Senior Editor Hillary Busis to answer a slew of mailbag questions. They highlight some of the more interesting…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairInside The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, Plus Why Great Films Are Flopping
John and Rebecca take stock of a series of star-studded Oscar contenders that are having trouble at the box office. They debate why so many indie adult dramas…