Little Gold Men 🎧
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The Oscars Are Changing Faster Than Ever. Here’s Why
Vanity Fair sits down with the leaders of the Academy to get into that new casting award, the push for a more international Oscars, and whether the timing of the show will ever change: “This date seems to be the one.” - Little Gold Men
The Oscar-Nominated Shorts You Must Watch This Year—And That Just Might Win
Benedict Cumberbatch, Brittany Snow, and David Oyelowo top-line the starriest of this year’s nominees. Come to watch them work, and stay for the hidden gems. - Little Gold Men
After Making Oscar History, Sandra Hüller Already Sees Her Life Changing
The Anatomy of a Fall star reflects on her dizzying Oscar campaign and dishes on what’s next for her—including some juicy (secret) new projects. - Little Gold Men
What a Brand-New Category Could Mean for the Oscars
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, a look at the newly announced casting Oscar and what to expect from it. - Awards Insider!
How Cord Jefferson Learned Not to “Freak Out and Panic” and Enjoy the Ride of American Fiction
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, the writer-director reflects on a blockbuster film-festival premiere, a pitch process that initially went nowhere, and the cameo he decided against. - Little Gold Men
Awards Season Is Ramping Up Again—Get Ready
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, a look at the major events right around the corner, and a deep dive into some of the most surprisingly competitive categories. - Little Gold Men
Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Dreams, Plans, and “Mission” for Oscar Night
The first-time nominee knows a big night could be in store for her next month—and she already has plans for it.
Shot List 📽️
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The Making of Society of the Snow, From Precise Historical Recreations to Deeply Spiritual Interpretation
Netflix’s new survival thriller viscerally reimagines the real-life 1972 Uruguayan plane crash in the Andes Mountains in ways both exacting and improvised. The filmmakers tell Vanity Fair how they balanced hard facts with emotional truths. - Shot List
A Deep Dive Into The Zone of Interest’s Chilling Presentation of Evil
Jonathan Glazer reveals how he used AI, thermal photography, ambitious visual effects, and more to create a Holocaust film unlike any other. - Shot List
The Images of All of Us Strangers: Heartbreaking Confessions, Hot Sex, and Sweaty Nightclubs
Writer-director Andrew Haigh and his DP take Vanity Fair inside the making of their acclaimed film’s most striking scenes—from the sexiest to the saddest to, yes, the strangest. - Shot List
The Maestro Shot That Took Four Years to Get Right
Bradley Cooper and cinematographer Matthew Libatique on their years of preparation and the ability to “pivot and execute” for their Leonard Bernstein love story. - Shot List
How Saltburn Uses Images to Combine Gothic Beauty and Grotesque Imperfections
Writer-director Emerald Fennell and cinematographer Linus Sandgren reveal they took inspiration from vampire movies and classic paintings, but made it all “a little bit dirtier.” - Awards Insider!
How Asteroid City Became Wes Anderson’s Most Visually Ambitious Movie Yet
The director has worked with the same cinematographer, Robert Yeoman, since his first movie. Here the pair break down their most striking, complex, and strangely moving visual collaboration yet. - Shot List
The Images of The Color Purple: How an American Classic Got Reimagined
Here’s the inside story on how director Blitz Bazawule and his team unlocked the gorgeous, subtle vision for their stirring musical adaptation.
Awards Insider!
Where to Watch 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies
The Oscars are coming up on March 10, and we’ve got your guide to being caught up by then.
In Conversation
With Shōgun, Hollywood Icon Hiroyuki Sanada Takes On the Project of a Lifetime
The Japanese star gives a career-best performance in FX’s thrilling new limited series. He tells Vanity Fair about his strict conditions for saying yes—and the tumultuous experiences in Hollywood that led him to Shōgun.
Awards Insider!
How The Holdovers Pulled Off Paul Giamatti’s Lazy Eye
Cristina Patterson’s custom contact lenses have transformed actors into all manners of monsters and zombies—but the curmudgeonly professor at the center of The Holdovers was a new kind of challenge.
Temporal Pincer Movement
With Oppenheimer Marching Toward Best Picture, an Overlooked Christopher Nolan Classic Gets Its Due
Tenet was released under pandemic restrictions and months before Nolan’s relationship with Warner Bros. reached an acrimonious end. But its acolytes never gave up the faith.
Awards Insider!
The Winners, Losers, and Surprises of the Biggest Oscar Campaign Weekend Yet
Vanity Fair’s reporters break down everything they saw at the SAG Awards, PGA Awards, and Indie Spirits—and what it all means for Oscar night.
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Independent Spirit Awards 2024 Winners: See the Full List Here
Oscar hopefuls like Past Lives, American Fiction’s Jeffrey Wright, and The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph picked up steam at the beachside ceremony, which also honored The Last of Us and Jury Duty in TV.
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How to Watch the Independent Spirit Awards 2024
Film Independent and IMDB will livestream the Independent Spirit Awards 2024—here’s everything you need to know.
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SAG Awards 2024 Winners: See the Full List Here
A series of Oppenheimer victories, another big night for The Bear, and more where that came from.
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The Devil Wears Prada SAG Awards Reunion: Everything That Happened
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt took the stage at the awards show—we hope you girded your loins accordingly.
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How to Watch the SAG Awards 2024
Netflix will be streaming the SAG Awards 2024 as part of its efforts to promote live TV events—here’s everything you need to know.
Exclusive
Ruth Wilson on Staying Weird—And True—To the End of The Woman in the Wall
The decorated actor breaks down the twisty series’ bombshell ending, the intricacies of playing a character who might be mad, and her habit of playing characters with an edge.
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Inside Society of the Snow’s Oscar-Nominated Makeup Effects: “It Has to Be Real”
In meticulously recreating the injuries suffered by the survivors of the famous 1972 plane crash, director J.A. Bayona and makeup artist David Martí pursued reality at every turn—even when you’d never see the wounds onscreen.
Shenanigans!
Oppenheimer Awards Speech Crashed by Mysterious BAFTAs Prankster
The British Academy refuses to name the man, and said it is taking the security breach “very seriously.”
The People Have Spoken
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Ice Spice, and America Ferrera Scoop up Honors at the People's Choice Awards
Jennifer Aniston, Sydney Sweeney, Tom Hiddleston, and Laverne Cox made a splash on the red carpet, while host Simu Liu kept the evening going.
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Oppenheimer Takes Home Top BAFTA Prizes, but That’s Not the Whole Story
An adapted screenplay win for American Fiction and key wins for Poor Things suggest shifting momentum days before Oscar voting begins.
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BAFTA Awards 2024: See All the Winners
Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and The Zone of Interest had a great night at Royal Festival Hall.
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Anatomy of a Fall’s Justine Triet Has a Three-Hour Version in Mind With a Different Ending
The writer-director joins editor Laurent Sénéchal to discuss their creative partnership, the power of the film’s ambiguity, and Messi the dog, the “new Rin Tin Tin.”
Highlight Reel
The Secret Behind Barbie, Harry Potter, and More Wildly Original—And Successful!—Blockbusters
What do the most audacious successes from Alfonso Cuarón, Quentin Tarantino, and now Greta Gerwig have in common? Meet David Heyman, the man behind the phenomena.
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Bradley Cooper Takes Maestro “Full Circle” on Valentine’s Day
“Orchestrating Maestro: Music & Conversation” was the victory lap the Leonard Bernstein project deserved, in the place he once called home.
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The Artist Behind 20 Years of Pixar Oscar Winners, Now Nominated for the First Time
Peter Sohn helped draw Wall-E’s eyes and Up’s talking dog, and put his decades of Pixar experience—and a very personal family story—into his first Oscar nominee, Elemental.