Little Gold Men

By Conde Nast & Vanity Fair

TV & Film

What's Little Gold Men about?

From Vanity Fair, Little Gold Men is the inside story of Oscar season: from the buzzy premieres of festival season to the breathless acceptance speeches in February, chronicling all ups and downs in between. Featuring biweekly updates on the state of the race, LGM also deep-dives into the best of Oscar history, and features guest appearances from some of the people who orchestrate this annual mad dash toward Hollywood glitz and glory.

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The Late-Breaking Oscar Con...

01.21.2021

A look at the movies that have yet to debut, and conversations with two major contenders, One Night in Miami's Kingsley Ben-Adir and Miss Juneteenth's Nicole Beharie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Little Gold Men episodes:

01.21.2021 The Late-Breaking Oscar Contenders Are On Their Way A look at the movies that have yet to debut, and conversations with two major contenders, One Night in Miami's Kingsley Ben-Adir and Miss Juneteenth's Nicole Beharie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
01.14.2021 Emerald Fennell's Guide to Candy-Colored Revenge An interview with the writer and director of Promising Young Woman (and also Camilla from The Crown!), plus a look at new releases MLK/FBI, One Night in Miami, and Locked Down, and the Gotham Award winners. Learn more about your ...
01.07.2021 What to Expect As Awards Season Finally, Actually Begins A look at the critics awards to come, the controversy around the Golden Globes, and the contenders we still have yet to see. Plus, conversations with Mank star Amanda Seyfried and Da 5 Bloods and Lovecraft Country star Jonathan Majors. ...
12.31.2020 Cristin Milioti and Jason Woliner on Two of the Year’s Best Comedies This holiday week episode features two interviews, first with Palm Springs star Milioti and then with Borat 2 director Woliner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12.24.2020 The Christmas Movies to Help You Escape 2020 Who Weekly co-hosts Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber join to discuss the best of this year's Christmas movie crop. Plus a look at the first critics' awards of the season, and a conversation with The Crown star Emma Corrin. Learn ...
12.17.2020 How The Flight Attendant Broke Big A conversation with the star of the HBO Max thriller Kaley Cuoco, plus a look at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup, new releases The Father and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and the massive list of upcoming titles announced by ...
12.11.2020 The Best TV of 2020, the NBA Included A look at our TV critic's year-end top 10, plus discussion of the potential of an in-person Oscars, the drama at HBO Max, and new releases Let Them All Talk and Wolfwalkers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12.03.2020 The Old Hollywood Stories That Mank Gets Right—And What It Misses A wide-ranging discussion of David Fincher's new film, plus a look at The Prom, Sound of Metal, Nomadland, and Richard's top 10 list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.26.2020 Why The Personal History of David Copperfield Is Unlike Any Other Period Piece You've Seen Director and co-writer Armando Iannucci talks about adapting the Dickens classic to reflect the modern Britain he loves. Plus a look at the trouble within Star Wars fandom, and a holiday weekend spent with Happiest Season and other movies worth ...
11.24.2020 Special Presentation of In VOGUE: The 1990s -- It Bags and It Girls We’re excited to bring you a new series from Vogue -- In Vogue: The 1990s. If you miss the 90s for all its nostalgia, fashion, and culture, you're going to love this episode on the fusion of fashion and celebrity ...
11.19.2020 Let the Carrie Coon Best Actress Hype Begin Now The star of The Nest talks about the not-quite-haunted-house thriller. Plus conversations about The Personal History of David Copperfield, I Hate Suzie, The Crown, and the upcoming Small Axe series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.16.2020 Introducing SELF: Checking In Introducing Checking In, the advice podcast where we answer real health and wellness questions from real people like you. Hosted by SELF’s Editor in Chief, Carolyn Kylstra, and featuring trusted experts, doctors, therapists, thought leaders, and even a few celebrities, ...
11.12.2020 Congratulations America: The Crown Is Back Here, in our moment of post-election deep breathing, arrives the fourth season of Netflix's royal soap opera, and not a moment too soon. Plus discussion of new releases Mank, Dating Amber, and Ammonite, Richard's review of Hillbilly Elegy, and our ...
11.04.2020 2000 Oscars Flashback: Gladiator, Steven Soderbergh, Julia Roberts, and Everything Else We Were Thrilled to Remember This Had Oscar Buzz co-hosts Joe Reid and Chris Feil join for a special flashback episode about the 2000 Oscar race, and everything that's changed about the awards since then. Note: this episode was pre-recorded before Election Day, and contains ...
10.29.2020 Borat 2 Brings a Surprise Oscar Contender Into the Race Meet Maria Bakalova, who might have the season's wildest best supporting actress campaign. Plus a look at The Craft: Legacy and Kindred, and a conversation with On the Rocks director Sofia Coppola. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.21.2020 The Little Gold Men Book Club: Rebecca A look at Netflix's new movie, the 1940 Hitchcock classic, and the Daphne du Maurier novel that started it all. Plus discussions of new releases The Witches and On the Rocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.19.2020 Introducing Allure: The Science of Beauty Do you start group chats about the best scalp treatments? Google AHA vs BHA exfoliants until the wee hours? Take progress photos of your dark spots after trying a new vitamin C serum? You’re our people. And we know you’re ...
10.15.2020 The Netflix Movie That Could Get Every Supporting Actor Nomination A look at Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and a slew of other new titles, plus a conversation with Film Fest 919 founders Carol Marshall and Randi Emmerman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.08.2020 Does The Social Network Deserve an Anniversary Celebration? Vanity Fair TV critic Sonia Saraiya joins this week's show to argue that David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's Facebook movie got more wrong about social media than we even realized. Plus discussion of Emily in Paris, The Good Lord Bird, ...
10.01.2020 It's the Autumn of Jessie Buckley Joanna talks to the star of Fargo and I'm Thinking of Ending Things. The episode also includes discussion of the many release date changes that have shaken up the Oscar race, the trailer for Minari, and the movies Enola Holmes ...
09.21.2020 The Surprising Success of the Pandemic Emmys It felt more or less like a real awards show, which considering the circumstances was a little bit of a miracle. A look at the big winners Succession, Watchmen, and Schitt's Creek, and what every awards show might be able ...
09.21.2020 Introducing In Vogue: The 1990s The story of a pivotal decade, In VOGUE: The 1990s is a new audio docuseries that revisits the pivotal moments in 90’s culture through the lens of fashion. From slip dresses with army boots to colorful tracksuits and minimal pantsuits, ...
09.17.2020 The Oscars Are Seven Months Away, But The Buzz Has Already Begun A look at the Toronto International Film Festival and the winners from Venice, plus a look ahead at Sunday's Emmy awards and a conversation with Academy governor DeVon Franklin about the organization's new inclusivity standards. Learn more about your ad ...
09.10.2020 What the Oscar Inclusivity Rules Actually Mean A closer look at a new set of standards for best picture contenders, plus discussion of the Venice and Toronto film festivals and a conversation with Unpregnant star Haley Lu Richardson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.03.2020 Your Guide to Charlie Kaufman's Latest Mind-Bender A discussion of both the new film I'm Thinking of Ending Things and the book it's based on. Plus a look at new releases Bill and Ted Face the Music, Mulan, and Tenet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
08.27.2020 So, What's It Like to Actually See Tenet? Ben Croll dials in from Paris to talk about the release of the summer's only blockbuster. Plus, an interview with Giancarlo Esposito and a conversation between Emmy nominees and longtime friends Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lesli Linka Glatter. Learn more about ...
08.24.2020 BONUS: Little Gold Women: Shira Haas and Anna Winger Take Us Behind the Scenes of Unorthodox Ang Ferragauto and LaToya Ferguson discuss what made the limited series such a major hit, and then the show's co-creator and star discuss the steps they took to tell an authentic story about an Orthodox Jewish woman from Brooklyn starting ...
08.20.2020 Can the Emmys Break Out of Their Rut Again? A year after Fleabag's surprise sweep, two other newcomers are favored to win the top prize. Can the Emmys continue embracing change? Plus, conversations with Emmy nominees Linda Cardellini and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
08.17.2020 BONUS: Little Gold Women: Laura Linney and Julia Garner on Season 3 of Ozark Hosts LaToya Ferguson and Ang Ferraguto discuss the third season of the crime drama, and stars Laura Linney and Julia Garner reveal some of their favorite moments. Sponsored by Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.13.2020 The Real Monsters of HBO's Splashy New Drama Series A look at the new series Lovecraft Country, the Sundance-winning documentary Boys State, and a conversation with Succession star Sarah Snook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.06.2020 Geena Davis on How to Have a Film Festival in the Coronavirus Era The two-time Oscar winner and co-founder of the Bentonville Film Festival joins the festival's president of programming Wendy Guerrero to describe how they're pulling off this year's event. Plus, a look at newly announced plans from the Toronto International Film ...
07.29.2020 The 2020 Emmy Nominations Are Here! At long last, we have an actual awards show to talk about. Guests Hillary Busis and Sonia Saraiya help Mike and Richard break down the snubs, surprises, and strange narratives among this year's nominees. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
07.23.2020 How I May Destroy You Became the Show of the Summer Discussing Micaela Coel’s undefinable 12-episode dramedy, with guests Yohana Desta and Hillary Busis. Plus a look at what in the world festival season has in store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.16.2020 All Your Peacock Questions, Answered NBC's new streaming service has launched, with multiple tiers and price points and an endearingly oddball lineup of films. So, will anyone actually sign up for it? Plus a look at the handful of stellar new films out now, including ...
07.09.2020 The Emmy Contenders Voters Can’t Ignore Making the case for the best of this years top Emmy contenders, plus conversations with two of them, Thandie Newton and Janelle Monae. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.02.2020 New TV Shows and Movies Worth Staying In For A look at new releases Irresistible, Hamilton, Eurovision, and The Baby-Sitters Club. Plus, conversations with Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk and Unbelievable star Kaitlyn Dever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.01.2020 BONUS: Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery on Defending Jacob This episode was made in collaboration with Apple TV+. Hosts LaToya Ferguson and Joe Reid discuss the eight-part limited series, based on the novel by William Landay. Stars Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery also discuss their performances as parents caught ...
06.25.2020 The Enduringly Cool Lesbian Classic You Can Watch For Free Yohana Desta shares what she learned from Cheryl Dunye, director of 1996's The Watermelon Woman, which is now free on Criterion Channel. Plus, a conversation with Succession star Jeremy Strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06.18.2020 There's No Easy Answer For What to Do With Gone With The Wind Vulture's Angelica Jade Bastien joins to discuss her essay on the 1939 blockbuster, and why it will never fully go away despite its many problems. Plus a look at the latest changes to awards season, plus interviews with *Curb Your ...
06.11.2020 Do The Right Thing Said It All 30 Years Ago A look back at Spike Lee's generation-defining film, and its notorious Oscar snub. Plus, a look at the best films of the year so far, the black protest films to watch in addition to Do the Right Thing, and new ...
06.04.2020 Franklin Leonard and Tananarive Due on Why Hollywood Is Still So White, and What Might Change It The founder of the Blacklist joins to discuss the entertainment industry's response to the George Floyd protests, and who seems to actually be getting it right. And horror author and screenwriter Tananarive Due discusses the piece she wrote for Vanity ...
05.28.2020 If Captain Picard Can’t Improve Your Quarantine, Maybe Jane Austen Can This week’s show features interviews with "Picard" star Patrick Stewart and "The Good Place’s" Janet, D’arcy Carden, as well as a look back at 1995’s Oscar-winning "Sense and Sensibility." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
05.21.2020 There Are Still Good New Movies Coming Out! Or You Could Also Rewatch Cabaret A look back at the 1972 Oscar winner, plus a look ahead at new releases Military Wives and The Trip to Greece. Plus, conversations with The Great star Nicholas Hoult and Hollywood star Patti LuPone. Learn more about your ad ...
05.14.2020 The Oscar-Winning Performance That's Legendary For All the Wrong Reasons We all know better now than to believe Marisa Tomei's Oscar win for My Cousin Vinny was the result of Jack Palance reading the wrong name. But is anyone giving enough credit to how brilliant she actually is? Plus, conversations ...
05.07.2020 How a Historic Oscar Season Led Andre Holland to The Eddy The star of the Netflix limited series was looking for the right project to work on with Damien Chazelle— and it took him to a fictional Paris jazz club. Plus, a look back at 1984’s best picture winner Amadeus. Learn ...
04.30.2020 The Most Prescient Oscar Winner of All Time A look back at 1976's Network, which only feels more topical as the years go by. Plus a look at the legacy of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and a conversation with Driveways star Hong Chau. Learn more about ...
04.23.2020 The Best Picture Winner That Stood the Test of Time Better Than Anyone Predicted A look back at 1980's Ordinary People, plus a conversation with High Fidelity star Zoe Kravitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
04.16.2020 There's Never a Wrong Time to Revisit Casablanca A look back at one of the best best picture winners of all time, plus a conversation with Nailed It host Nicole Byer and a look behind the scenes of our Dune exclusive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
04.09.2020 Laura Linney Is Not Surprised By How Dark She's Gotten on Ozark The Oscar, Tony, and Emmy nominee discusses the intense third season of her Netflix series. Plus a look at Quibi and Disney's release date shuffles, and a flashback to Singin' in the Rain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
04.02.2020 Little Gold Men Essentials: Sunset Boulevard Inside the making of the 1950 classic with Gloria Swanson’s close confidante, Wayne Lawson. Plus a look at how the Emmys and Tonys delays affect the awards seasons to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Little Gold Men episodes:

The Late-Breaking Oscar Contenders Are On Their Way

Emerald Fennell's Guide to Candy-Colored Revenge

What to Expect As Awards Season Finally, Actually Begins

Cristin Milioti and Jason Woliner on Two of the Year’s Best Comedies

The Christmas Movies to Help You Escape 2020

How The Flight Attendant Broke Big

The Best TV of 2020, the NBA Included

The Old Hollywood Stories That Mank Gets Right—And What It Misses

Why The Personal History of David Copperfield Is Unlike Any Other Period Piece You've Seen

Special Presentation of In VOGUE: The 1990s -- It Bags and It Girls

Let the Carrie Coon Best Actress Hype Begin Now

Introducing SELF: Checking In

Congratulations America: The Crown Is Back

2000 Oscars Flashback: Gladiator, Steven Soderbergh, Julia Roberts, and Everything Else We Were Thrilled to Remember

Borat 2 Brings a Surprise Oscar Contender Into the Race

The Little Gold Men Book Club: Rebecca

Introducing Allure: The Science of Beauty

The Netflix Movie That Could Get Every Supporting Actor Nomination

Does The Social Network Deserve an Anniversary Celebration?

It's the Autumn of Jessie Buckley

The Surprising Success of the Pandemic Emmys

Introducing In Vogue: The 1990s

The Oscars Are Seven Months Away, But The Buzz Has Already Begun

What the Oscar Inclusivity Rules Actually Mean

Your Guide to Charlie Kaufman's Latest Mind-Bender

So, What's It Like to Actually See Tenet?

BONUS: Little Gold Women: Shira Haas and Anna Winger Take Us Behind the Scenes of Unorthodox

Can the Emmys Break Out of Their Rut Again?

BONUS: Little Gold Women: Laura Linney and Julia Garner on Season 3 of Ozark

The Real Monsters of HBO's Splashy New Drama Series

Geena Davis on How to Have a Film Festival in the Coronavirus Era

The 2020 Emmy Nominations Are Here!

How I May Destroy You Became the Show of the Summer

All Your Peacock Questions, Answered

The Emmy Contenders Voters Can’t Ignore

New TV Shows and Movies Worth Staying In For

BONUS: Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery on Defending Jacob

The Enduringly Cool Lesbian Classic You Can Watch For Free

There's No Easy Answer For What to Do With *Gone With The Wind*

Do The Right Thing Said It All 30 Years Ago

Franklin Leonard and Tananarive Due on Why Hollywood Is Still So White, and What Might Change It

If Captain Picard Can’t Improve Your Quarantine, Maybe Jane Austen Can

There Are Still Good New Movies Coming Out! Or You Could Also Rewatch Cabaret

The Oscar-Winning Performance That's Legendary For All the Wrong Reasons

How a Historic Oscar Season Led Andre Holland to The Eddy

The Most Prescient Oscar Winner of All Time

The Best Picture Winner That Stood the Test of Time Better Than Anyone Predicted

There's Never a Wrong Time to Revisit Casablanca

Laura Linney Is Not Surprised By How Dark She's Gotten on Ozark

Little Gold Men Essentials: Sunset Boulevard

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