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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
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairInside the Strongest Best Actress Race in Years
Looking at the performances from Emma Stone, Annette Bening, Natalie Portman, and more that have everybody buzzing. Plus a post-mortem on The Birth of a…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairMolly Shannon Is Ready to Make You Cry
The star of the indie drama Other People talks about how she's been playing dramatic characters even since her SNL days--whether or not people noticed. Plus…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWill Denzel Washington Win Oscar Number Three?
The Fences trailer has us pretty excited, and we’re still asking questions about Birth of a Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairDid the 2016 Emmys Spell Trouble for Trump?
Well, the diversity of winners was certainly heartening to see. Mike, Richard, and Joanna assess the awards, and share stories from the party circuit. Plus…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWho Will Win at the Emmys This Weekend?
With TV's big night around the corner, Richard and Joanna handicap the big races. Plus: can La La Land's Toronto momentum last till Oscar night? Learn more…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairDid Next Year’s Best Picture Premiere at Telluride?
Maybe! Richard recounts his adventures in the mountains, where La La Land and Moonlight cast a spell. Plus: an interview with Emmy nominee Judith Light. Learn…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhy Do Actors Keep Falling in Love on This Guy’s Film Sets?
A conversation with The Light Between Oceans director Derek Cianfrance, and a discussion about an under-the-radar Oscar hopeful. Learn more about your ad…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairShould Oscar Voters Worry About Nate Parker’s Past?
The director of The Birth of a Nation was acquitted on rape charges in 2001, but the controversy is just beginning. Plus: are these really the 100 best movies…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Big Breakouts of 2016 So Far
Discussing Logan Lerman, Anya Taylor Joy, and Kate McKinnon's banner year. Plus: could Sausage Party get an Oscar nomination? Learn more about your ad choices…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Most Shocking Performance of the Year?
On this week's episode, Mike, Richard, and special co-host Hillary Busis talk about Isabelle Huppert's intense performance in the Oscar-y French film ELLE…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairCan We Like Woody Allen Movies Anymore?
A discussion of Suicide Squad naturally leads to Woody Allen and his Café Society in this week’s Little Gold Men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairOscar Season Has (Almost) Officially Begun
On this week's episode, we look back at ComicCon, and ahead to the Toronto Film Festival, whose lineup helps clarify what this year's Oscar race might look…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe TV Sensation of the Summer?
On this week’s episode of Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men podcast, Mike, Richard, and Joanna discuss Stranger Things, the new Netflix series that’s a scary…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Most Hated, Most Beloved Movie of the Year
On this week’s episode of Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men podcast, Mike, Richard, and our esteemed temporary co-host Joanna Robinson debate the merits of…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWould a More Diverse Academy Have Given That Oscar to Gabourey Sidibe?
As AMPAS addresses its diversity problem by inducting a huge new class of voters, Mike Hogan and Richard Lawson get the inside scoop from L.A. Times reporter…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairSummer Movie Season’s Surprise Hit
This week we have a tale of two summer movies: one, Independence Day: Resurgence, a sequel that nobody asked for and not that many people saw either, and the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWill Every Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Eventually Have a TV Show?
Cameron Crowe has had a rough go of it since winning the best original screenplay Oscar for Almost Famous, but Showtime’s Roadies could serve as something of a…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhat the Oscars Should Learn From the Tonys
This week we finally have an awards show to talk about— the Tonys! The Broadway awards were a bigger hit than usual this year, and had the usual expected doses…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe 50 Movies That Should Have Changed Hollywood History
This week we’re joined by Slate’s Aisha Harris, co-author of The Black Film Canon, a piece that highlights the 50 best films by black directors - many of which…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Oscar Winner Butterfly Effect
With a special guest appearance from Decider.com's Joe Reid, we look back at Oscar history to watch what would happen if, say, you took Kathy Bates's Oscar and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhat Everyone Got Mad About at Cannes
When the Cannes Film Festival awards were announced on Sunday they were met with boos in the press room-- why? Richard Lawson explains what went down, and then…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairInside the Cannes Film Festival
Richard phones in from Cannes to fill Katey and Mike in on the highlights of this year's Cannes Film Festival, from the Oscar contenders that are already…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairGame of Thrones Is Great, But What About Its Actors?
With Mike and Richard both en route to the Cannes Film Festival, Katey enlists VF.com’s Hollywood writer, and podcast expert, Joanna Robinson as co-host, as…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairRob Reiner Has a Plan to Save the Oscars—and the Country
The acclaimed director of A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, and now Being Charlie weighs in on modern politics— including Ted Cruz’s love of The Princess…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow Jason Bateman Has Kept Up a 3-Decade Hollywood Career
The actor and director of the new indie The Family Fang joins us to talk about the start of his directing career (at the age of 18!) and what you learn about…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhat Will Be This Year's Mad Max? Or Carol? We May Know Already
This week we're joined by Indiewire's film editor Kate Erbland to run down this year's TriBeCa Film Festival, and we dig into new release The Huntsman…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Best Movies of the Year So Far Are . . .
We’re a quarter of the way through 2016, and are there any good movies out there at all? Yes, says our guest Matt Patches, the senior entertainment editor for…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhere Are All the Good Scripts in Hollywood? This Guy Knows Where
This week we welcome special guest Franklin Leonard, the founder and CEO of The Blacklist, which is the perennial answer to the question “where are all the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Best Movie of 2016 So Far Is Not a Movie
Giving in to what we’ve actually been obsessed with since the Oscars, we dive into The People v. O.J. Simpson, the FX miniseries that has us and much of the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe 1996 Oscars, 20 Years Later
Joined by special guest Christine Lahti, who won an Oscar in 1996 for her short film Lieberman in Love, we look back at the ceremony that happened 20 years ago…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWho Is Crazy Enough To Make 2017 Oscar Predictions?
The Oscars may be over, but the seeds of Oscar season are sown well before anybody actually starts campaigning— which is why we’re keeping Little Gold Men…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairExplaining the Oscars
Oscar night is over, so how did it all happen, and why? Katey and Mike, still in formal wear from the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, join Richard to discuss the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairInside the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
In this special pre-Oscars episode, we're joined by Vanity Fair's executive director of public relations Beth Kseniak to share stories from inside Vanity…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhy an Oscar Can Be Worth $50 Million
With Oscar night just days away, we welcome Deadline Hollywood’s awards expert Pete Hammond to talk about the real nitty gritty of the awards race, and how The…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairMeet the Woman Who Tells Leonardo DiCaprio Who Will Win the Oscars
This week we’re joined by the New York legend and awards season powerhouse Peggy Siegal, the publicist and hostess behind the New York luncheons, dinners, and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairBeing an Oscar Nominee Isn’t as Hard as Climbing Everest, But It’s Close
Room’s best director nominee Lenny Abrahamson joins us with a dispatch from the thick of awards season, where you have to be in shape to shake all those hands…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhoopi Goldberg and Tom McCarthy Share Secrets from the Awards Circuit
Two incredible guests this week: Whoopi Goldberg, a four-time Oscars host, Oscar winner, and presenter at this year’s awards, shares her stories from the stage…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow Can the Oscars Actually Fix Their Diversity Problem?
In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite and the Academy's bold new rule changes to try to correct the problem, we talk about Hollywood's overall diversity dilemma, with…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhy Nobody Really Knows What Will Win Best Picture
With the Oscar nominations now behind us, we take a look at the closest best picture race in recent memory, and bring back Decider's Joe Reid to talk about…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairExplaining the Oscar Nominations
We react to the 2016 Oscar nominations with surprise, resignation, and in the case of Mad Max: Fury Road, awe that it happened at all. From there we share our…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Golden Globes After-Party
While Hollywood recovers from its hangovers, we gather for a special Little Gold Men episode to digest the Golden Globes— the winners, the losers, the many…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow Star Wars Changed Ridley Scott’s Life
As New York floods with awards hopefuls getting in face time before Oscar voting closes, we have two great interviews to share: first with Ridley Scott and…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhy Is It So Hard to Pick the Best Movies of 2015?
For the final episode of the year, we look back at the year in film and the wacky Oscar race that has resulted. Plus, a conversation with Elizabeth Banks, star…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow to Use Ryan Gosling in an Ugly Wig to Explain the Financial Crisis
Adam McKay, director of The Big Short and a fellow podcaster, joins us to talk about the sense of anger— but also humor— that led him to make the financial…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairCan Star Wars: The Force Awakens Crash the Oscar Race?
We’ve finally seen the new Star Wars film, so we discuss (with minimal spoilers!) whether it lived up to the hype, and what its Oscar potential might be. From…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow to Make Sense of the Golden Globe Nominations
After a crazy week of awards nominations, top ten lists, and everyone complaining about “snubs,” we sort through the SAG and Golden Globe Nominations and the…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairHow Leonardo DiCaprio Will Finally Win an Oscar
We’ve finally seen The Revenant, so we dig into the awards potential of the grim, long Western that should finally get DiCaprio his little gold man. From there…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairDid the Oscars Really Begin as a Publicity Scam?
Special guest Karina Longworth, host of the Hollywood history podcast You Must Remember This, joins us to explain how producer David O. Selznick bucked…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairAnd the Year’s Best Oscar Campaign Is . . .
Vanity Fair’s executive west coast editor Krista Smith joins us to give a real insider’s look at the year’s Oscar campaigns so far, and make a bold prediction…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairWhen Oscar Buzz Goes Sour
Special guest Joe Reid joins us to talk about his Tumblr This Had Oscar Buzz and look back at movies that didn’t quite make it into the annual derby. Plus we…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairJason Segel Still Gets Starstruck at the Oscars
Our special guest Jason Segel, who plays David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour, tells us what was scary about taking on the role, what it was like to…
Little Gold Men by Vanity FairSo, Is Johnny Depp Finally Going to Win that Oscar?
The Oscars may not be until February, but awards season has already kicked off. In the first episode of Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men, Katey Rich, Mike Hogan…