Rebecca Ford

Have burning awards season questions? We're going to do a Mailbag episode on Little Gold Men VERY soon! You can send them to littlegoldmen@vf.com or just reply here. Thanks

Is this picture of Charles Melton all you need to know about the second season of BEEF to tune in? Maybe. But I have SO MUCH MORE in my exclusive first look. It's gonna be another wild ride: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

2026 Golden Globe Predictions: Who Will Win for Every Category Is this Timothée Chalamet’s year? Could an international film win big? And can any movie catch ‘One Battle After Another’? Vanity Fair’s experts give their best guesses.

Is this Timothée Chalamet’s year? Could an international film win big? And can any movie catch 'One Battle After Another'? Vanity Fair’s experts give their best guesses.

Joel Edgerton on the Deeply Personal Ties of 'Train Dreams' The Australian actor revealed how the meditative drama is “wrapped up so much in my greatest fears around loss and my ambitions of being a good dad.”

Had a lovely chat with Joel Edgerton for Little Gold Men (in front of an audience!) about TRAIN DREAMS. We also spoke about what he's learned from past directors he's worked with and what he thinks about AI. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2) In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...

Throughout the first year of Donald Trump’s second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, amid each moment of crisis. His insider’s account of Trump 2.0 joins the photography of Christopher Anderson for a portrait of power—and peril.

The Oscars Are Ditching TV for YouTube The Academy revealed Wednesday that the 100th Oscars will be the final ceremony aired on ABC—and as of 2029, the ceremony will be livestreamed online instead.

In a historic change, the Oscars will no longer be broadcast on television. Starting in 2029, the ceremony will move to YouTube.

IYKYK!!

Ethan Hawke Needs to Know Where Gwyneth Paltrow Kissed “Timmy Chalamet” “Did you kiss him in the same place you kissed me?” the ‘Blue Moon’ star jokingly asks the star of ‘Marty Supreme’ as the two discuss their long friendship, making ‘Great Expectations,’ the “wonderful...

This REUNITED was so much fun. Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke on their days running around NY together, making out playing Truth or Dare, filming GREAT EXPECTATIONS, being and having nepo babies, and Hawke's undying love for Taco Bell: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Amanda Seyfried Loves Musicals, But Will Never Star in One on Broadway The 'Testament of Ann Lee' actor on having an epiphany while making her ambitious Shaker musical, the harmful spotlight of overnight success, and her obsession with taxidermy (no, really).

Amanda Seyfried gives the performance of a lifetime in THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. She's also great in THE HOUSEMAID. She has 2 movies coming out over 2 weeks this month. She talks to me all about this -- and her love of taxidermy: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

'Frankenstein' Actor Jacob Elordi Returned to the Euphoria Set a Movie Star The Australian actor, who plays the creature in Guillermo del Toro’s moving film, on how his career has transformed since the first season of HBO’s hit series—and why he hates talking about AI: “It’s ...

Loved talking to Jacob Elordi about Frankenstein, Euphoria, and what he loves about cinema. He also had some frank thoughts on AI: "I have no tolerance for it—nor the ever encroaching, constant conversation that we keep having about it." www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Glenn Close and Jeff Goldblum on Films, Friendship, and a Prank Involving “the Biggest Bras and Panties That You Could Buy” The stars of 'Wake Up Dead Man' and 'Wicked: For Good' reminisce about dance parties, The Big Chill’s lost epilogue, and the joy of gazing into Josh O’Connor’s eyes.

This was a dream Reunited! Glenn Close and Jeff Goldblum, who starred in THE BIG CHILL 42 years ago. They talk about the lost epilogue, pranks, being pigeonholed, and how they work with difficult directors. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Timothée, Doechii, and More of the 33 Best Performances of 2025 Featuring Oscar contenders, Emmy winners, divas, divos, and one inanimate object.

Got to write about some of my favorite performances of the year! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

From ‘Wicked’ to Sydney Sweeney, These Are the Biggest Snubs and Surprises From the Golden Globes Nominations 2026 Globes voters showed their love for international films like never before, but still had space for Julia Roberts and Emily Blunt—while ‘Wicked: For Good’ had a notable miss.

Roberts in! Sweeney out! NEON leads all film nominations! Golden Globes snubs and surprises! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Mailbag: The Most Cutthroat Below-the-Line Oscar Races and What's Going on With the New Casting Category Podcast Episode · Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair · 12/04/2025 · 40m

Super fun mailbag episode of LITTLE GOLD MEN this week. Also, we are hosting a LIVE recording of Little Gold Men, with special guest Joel Edgerton, on Dec 11 in Santa Monica! If you want to come watch, send an email podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Timothée Chalamet & Adam Sandler Rewatch 'Dune,' 'Uncut Gems,' 'Marty Supreme' & More | Vanity Fair YouTube video by Vanity Fair

This was a fever dream to moderate! VF's full and exclusive convo with Timothee Chalamet and Adam Sandler (at a basketball gym, with cheerleaders!) is now live: youtu.be/4Oxy09-WKto?...

Have never hit subscribe so fast in my life!! Can’t wait!

Train Dreams. Hamnet. Sentimental Value.

On the Set of 'Star Wars: Starfighter,' Shawn Levy’s Inner Child Is “Losing His Mind” The 'Stranger Things' producer and 'Deadpool & Wolverine' director still can’t quite believe he got tapped to make a new 'Star Wars' movie, starring Ryan Gosling.

Shawn Levy and I realized we've known each other for 15 years. I got to talk to him about STAR WARS and lots of other good stuff: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

The Squid and the Whale: An Oral History of Noah Baumbach’s Masterpiece Baumbach, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and more look back at the deeply personal indie darling on its 20th anniversary: “It was almost like I was haunting my childhood again.”

I spoke with lots and lots of people for this oral history of The Squid and the Whale, for its 20th anniversary. Lots of fun stories here about Jeff Daniels, Noah Baumbach, and more: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

On nepo babies: “I am positive that people have problems with it, and I absolutely get it—we’re all so annoying,” she says. “I’m sure it’s also annoying to see someone who is successful at one career go into another career.”

Kaia Gerber Says Acting Means “Accepting and Exploring Embarrassment” From the catwalk to the back lot to the boardroom to the bookshelf, Gerber slays it all.

I profiled Kaia Gerber, who is chasing an acting career after very successfully walking in her mother's footsteps as a model for several years: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

First Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley Became Fathers. Then They Made 'Train Dreams' The actor and writer-director explain how they couldn’t have made their gorgeous adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella without tapping into their own vulnerabilities.

Train Dreams is on Netflix. I love this movie. Watch it and then read this www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Tom Cruise Is Finally an Oscar Winner at 2025 Governors Awards “Making films is not what I do—it’s who I am,” the star said at the ceremony, which also honored Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and production designer Wynn Thomas with honorary Oscars.

At the Governors Awards last night, Tom Cruise finally got his Oscar and I rode in an elevator with Guillermo del Toro, Joseph Kosinski, and Jafar Panahi. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

At this very special event I moderated last night, Vanity Fair sat down with Timothee Chalamet and Adam Sandler to talk about their friendship, films, and more. Chalamet finished shooting Dune 4 days ago! They also played ball!

The SAG Awards Get a Facelift: Call Them the Actor Awards Now The Screen Actors Guild is rebranding its marquee awards telecast—but “the real core DNA of the show remains the same.”

The SAG Awards are no more! Call them The Actor Awards:
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Jon M. Chu Thought Making 'Wicked' Might End His Career Instead, the director is taking a victory lap as he reveals how he approached the musical’s infamously more challenging second act in Wicked: For Good. “I don’t say darker, I say deeper.”

I spoke to Jon M. Chu and asked him how he's gonna feel when this movie comes out and his Wicked journey is over! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Christy: The Unbelievable True Story of a Boxing Phenom’s Fight for her Life Sydney Sweeney stars as Christy Martin, who nearly lost her life to an act of domestic violence. “She was fighting her biggest battle outside of the ring,” says the film’s producer.

Boxer Christy Martin wasn't sure at first if Sydney Sweeney could play her in a movie: “She’s shiny and she’s sexy Sydney, and beautiful and all those things,“ she told me. "How is she going to get down and dirty and be Christy Martin?” www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Yorgos Lanthimos on Taking a Break From Filming and Embracing Still Photography The five-time Oscar nominee, who estimates he owns around 70 or 80 cameras, shares exclusive photos he snapped on the set of 'Bugonia', featuring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and a very evocative wig sh...

I spoke to Yorgos Lanthimos about his love of still photography, which he plans to do more of while finally taking a little break from making movies. We’ve got exclusive images from Bugonia too: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Bryn Mooser Insists He Has the Answers to Hollywood’s AI Woes. Will Anyone Believe Him? Mooser has Oscar cred and Bad Bunny on his side—and he’s pretty sure his company, Asteria, can both revolutionize filmmaking and convert naysayers.

I profiled Bryn Mooser, a producer who thinks he's figured out how to make AI work for Hollywood. Will anyone believe him? www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Kristen Stewart Lets Loose in Fiery Speech: Hollywood Is “In a State of Emergency” As the keynote speaker at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, the actor-director didn’t hold back her frustration: “It's like we're not even supposed to be angry, but I could eat this podium with a fork and...

Kristen Stewart had things to say at the Academy luncheon! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...