Fall Film Festivals
2024 Fall Film Festivals: Live Updates From TIFF
See reviews, red-carpet fashion, and more live updates from Toronto.
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- Awards Insider!
Creative Arts Emmys 2024: See the Winners Here
The two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards concluded on Sunday with big wins for Shōgun and a new pair of EGOT winners in Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. - Little Gold Men
The Highs and Lows of the Telluride Film Festival
Our Awards Insider team reflects on which films and performances just supercharged their Oscar chances. - Little Gold Men
Keeping Up With Natasha Lyonne: On Her New Hollywood Chapter, Oscar Buzz, and Wanting a Third Boob
The star of His Three Daughters has been thinking about a lot lately—her volatile past, her industry’s perilous state, loneliness, and hitting the red carpet with “one of those metal faces and a little beady red eye.” Allow her to connect the dots. - Little Gold Men
From “Trouble-Prone” Prisoner to Sing Sing Star
In his professional acting debut, Clarence Maclin plays a version of himself—a guarded, incarcerated man who discovers an acting program that forever changes him. - Little Gold Men
Matt Bomer Says Even a Few Years Ago, Fellow Travelers Would Have Never Found Its Way to Him
The Emmy-nominated actor reflects on how opportunities are opening up for gay actors, with roles like Hawkins Fuller. - Little Gold Men
How Jon Hamm Designed Two Modern American Villains: “I Can’t Play This Guy as Just a Buffoon”
The Emmy winner is nominated this year for two very different roles—both of which speak rather presciently to our current political moment. - Little Gold Men
How Will the Presidential Election Affect This Year’s Oscar Race?
The outcome of the 2016 election was ever present at the Academy Awards that followed four months later. Could this year be the same?
First Looks 📽
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The Making of Nickel Boys: How a Pulitzer-Winning Novel Became a Radical, Harrowing Film
The director and cast of the Telluride sensation, adapted from Colson Whitehead’s lauded best-seller, give their first joint interview about how they pulled off what most would’ve considered a fool’s errand: “We’re being asked to do something that you’ve always been told not to do.” - TIFF 2024
Bonjour Tristesse Follows “Aperol Spritz Problems” on a Glittering, Tragic French Holiday
Chloë Sevigny anchors the impressive debut film by Durga Chew-Bose, which is already set to be honored at the Toronto International Film Festival. - Awards Insider Exclusive
Inside Nicole Kidman’s Erotic Drama Babygirl: “What Have I Just Done?”
The Oscar winner gives a fearless performance in A24’s new film, but she’s still nervous about sharing it: “This is something you do and hide in your home videos.” - Awards Insider Exclusive
In Maria, Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín Bring an Opera Icon to Staggering Life
The film’s Oscar-winning star trained for more than six months to play the legend Maria Callas. Her director, Pablo Larraín, details that exhausting, terrifying prep—and how it led to the most personal movie of his career. - First Look
“It’s a Terrifying and Freeing Way to Work”: Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Making Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths
The Oscar nominee is a revelation as Pansy, a deeply damaged woman, in Leigh’s newest feature film, set to debut at Toronto International Film Festival. - Exclusive
The Piano Lesson First Look: How a Stage Classic Became a “Haunting” Directorial Debut From Malcolm Washington
Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson star in the adaptation of August Wilson’s seminal play about a Black Pittsburgh family reckoning with the past. - Awards Insider Exclusive
Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon Hold Nothing Back in the Wrenching His Three Daughters
The three stars exclusively share the trailer for their widely acclaimed Netflix drama, and go deep on their vulnerable powerhouse performances: “I let go so completely.”
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How Baby Reindeer Became an Unlikely Front-Runner at the Emmys 2024
Richard Gadd’s breakout Netflix show is expected to dominate the limited-series categories over more conventional contenders like Fargo and Ripley.
Emmys 2024
The Bear Brings the Heat to the Emmys 2024 Comedy Race
The show’s second season is a front-runner for comedy series, and could also land several acting wins after already picking up trophies for two of its guest stars.
Emmys 2024
How The Traitors Can Upset Drag Race at the Emmys 2024
The Peacock series emerged as a phenomenon for its second season. Will the Television Academy take notice? It’s more likely than you might expect.
Emmys 2024
Why Shōgun Is Poised for a Historic Showing at the Emmys 2024
FX’s epic drama series has already broken an Emmy record for wins for a single season. Just how much further can it go?
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Queer Makes Drew Starkey a Movie Star. Its Impact on Him Was Even More Profound
The Outer Banks star redefines himself as Daniel Craig’s enigmatic lover. Over lunch with Vanity Fair, he calls the role “a wake-up call for me.”
Toronto Film Festival
Hugh Grant’s New Hollywood: On Heretic, the Next Bridget Jones, and What He’s Turning Down
The Golden Globe winner turns in one of his finest performances in A24’s Heretic, a horror movie that nastily plays off of his suave screen persona. He reflects on how he got here—and what still lies ahead.
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Emmys 2024: See Our Predictions for Every Winner
Shōgun, The Bear, and Baby Reindeer will all have a big night—but just how big?
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O Canada! The Best Quotes From the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Florence Pugh, Jude Law, and more went on the road with some of the season’s buzziest movies.
2024 election
2024 Presidential Debate Recap: Highlights From the Harris-Trump Showdown
The first—and perhaps only—debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump could prove consequential in November, with polls remaining tight in key battleground states.
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Denis Villeneuve Wants to Make One More Dune Movie—but Don’t Call It a Trilogy
The director of the hit franchise looks back on the first two films, which he calls “the biggest technical challenge of my life.”
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Will Ferrell and Harper Steele on Their Hopes and Fears for Their Doc Will & Harper
The powerful Netflix film explores trans identity and rights across the country, and Ferrell knows some of his fans may not react well. “I accept the challenge,” he says.
Party Report
Vanity Fair and Netflix Celebrate the 2024 Toronto Film Festival
Selena Gomez, Pharrell Williams, Zoe Saldaña, Rebel Wilson, and more partied at D|Bar in Four Seasons Hotel Toronto.
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For Her Next Act, Tilda Swinton Takes Off the Disguise
“I have made a game out of dressing up and playing around for so many years,” Swinton tells Vanity Fair. With this fall’s The Room Next Door and The End, she’s showing up as herself—and the results are searing.
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Nicole Kidman Wins Best Actress, and Loses Her Beloved Mother, in One Overwhelming Moment
The Babygirl star—whose win in Venice jolts an electrifying Oscar race—arrived at the film festival ready to accept the honor before receiving the tragic news.
First Look
Inside Eden’s Star-Studded Fight for Survival: Ana de Armas, Jude Law, and More on Their Wild New Thriller
Ron Howard’s new movie investigates a near-century-old mystery by plopping a bunch of decorated actors on an uninhabited island and seeing what happens. One of them calls it “the scariest thing I’ve ever done.”
The Life of Chuck: The Feel-Good Stephen King Apocalypse Movie
In an exclusive first look, Tom Hiddleston and director Mike Flanagan explain the uplifting message in a doomsday tale.
Telluride Film Festival
Embeth Davidtz Fell Out of Love With Acting—Then Took Matters Into Her Own Hands
Somewhere along the way, the star of Schindler’s List and Matilda stopped getting good parts. Now in Telluride, she's reintroducing herself with her bold directorial debut, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight.
Telluride Film Festival
The Robbie Williams Biopic Isn’t Monkeying Around
Just moments after the premiere, Williams and director Michael Gracey explain why the iconic English pop star is played by a CG monkey in Better Man.
Awards Insider Exclusive
For The Brutalist, Adrien Brody Called on a Lifetime of Work: “I’ve Been Reinvigorated”
The Oscar winner speaks with Vanity Fair about the immense responsibility of anchoring the Venice-bound epic, about a Hungarian immigrant introduced to the ugliness of American power.
First Look
Documentary Zurawski v Texas Reveals the Personal Devastation of Antiabortion Laws
Premiering at Telluride, the film follows one of the first major court cases after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, in which women were “not just failed by your government, but condemned by it,” says executive producer Jennifer Lawrence.