Celebrity Life
A Deep Dive on the Best-Actor and Best-Actress Front-Runners—For Now, at Least
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, Will Smith and Kristen Stewart find themselves already with stiff competition in the Oscar race.
Mass Writer-Director Fran Kranz Still Has a Knot in His Stomach Over the Movie
The filmmaker explains why his debut film was a “tough sell” and grapples with a potential awards campaign that may not tell the whole story.
Oscars Campaigning Has Gone Global—And It’s Transforming the Race
The increasingly international Academy membership is changing who gets nominated for Oscars, and how they pull it off.
The Front-Runners and Underdogs for the 2022 Oscars
A busy fall season full of awards hopefuls is already in full swing, and Vanity Fair’s awards experts are here to break down the strongest contenders, plus the upcoming titles to look out for.
The Images of The Hand of God: Inside the Naples Epic
Director Paolo Sorrentino and D.P. Daria D’Antonio tell the story behind a series of stunning, pivotal images from the Netflix film.
How Diane Warren Stayed Happy During Lockdown: “I Had No One to Annoy Me Except Myself”
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, the 12-time Oscar nominee talks about what keeps her busy, including stopovers at two fall film festivals.
Gotham Award Nominations: Are The Lost Daughter and Passing on the Road to Oscars?
Meanwhile, buzzy new series including Squid Game and The White Lotus received their first awards nominations.
Dune’s Rebecca Ferguson Finds the Strength in Stillness
On this week’s Little Gold Men, Ferguson talks diving into the psyche of Lady Jessica, building a mother-son dynamic with Timothée Chalamet, and embracing her “love/hate dynamic” with the Mission Impossible films.
No One Plays the Villain Like Idris Elba
The actor reaches menacing new heights in The Harder They Fall. Inside his scariest—and, maybe, most heartbreaking—performance yet.
How Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jane Campion, and Other Women Filmmakers Are Upending Hollywood Expectations
The Lost Daughter, The Power of the Dog, and several more new films make for a rich, surprising season.
“It Seems Very Messy”: The Golden Globes’ Comeback Is Off to a Confusing Start
The embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association plans to announce winners on January 9, which has come as a shock to many insiders.
Documentary The Velvet Underground Casts a Spell, No Matter How Much You Know About Lou Reed
Mike Hogan, a die-hard Velvet Underground fan, and Katey Rich, a complete newcomer, discuss the captivating power of Todd Haynes’s documentary about the groundbreaking New York band.