Pride Oscar Flashback: Kiss of the Spider-Woman PLUS An Expert Tonys Preview
Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2023
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
William Hurt made history in 1985 as the first person to win a best actor Oscar for playing a gay character in Kiss of the Spider-Woman—but, as you might guess, the film's legacy has only become more complex since then. Plus, Richard Lawson and Chris Murphy join guests Esther Zuckerman and Jackson McHenry for a deep dive on the Tonys season, and fearless predictions about who will prevail at Sunday night's awards.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, the award is in podcast from Vanity Fair. |
| 0:05.0 | I am delighted and proud to introduce him as Academy Award winner. |
| 0:11.0 | And the Oscar goes to. |
| 0:13.0 | And the Oscar goes to the winner. |
| 0:16.0 | It's a tie. |
| 0:19.0 | And any little girl who's practicing their speech on the telly, you never know. |
| 0:25.0 | Mom, I just want an Oscar. |
| 0:28.0 | I am Katie Rich. |
| 0:37.0 | I am here with not Richard Lawson, who is on vacation, but with David Kayonfield. |
| 0:42.0 | Hi, Katie. |
| 0:43.0 | With the record board. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello. |
| 0:45.0 | And joining us again as Chris Barvey. |
| 0:46.0 | Hi. |
| 0:47.0 | Thanks for having me back. |
| 0:48.0 | Thank you for coming back. |
| 0:50.0 | You are back to join us once again for our month of pride flashbacks. |
| 0:54.0 | Today, we're going to be talking about Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was. |
| 0:58.0 | I think your pick, Chris, in the lineup that we did, which you can discuss. |
| 1:02.0 | We can discuss more later about how that wound up in the group. |
| 1:04.0 | We will hear from Richard later along with Chris and some other theater experts to do a Tony's preview. |
| 1:10.0 | The Tony Awards are on Sunday. |
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