The Emmy Contenders Voters Will Probably Ignore—But Shouldn't

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

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Tv & Film

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

With Emmy voting officially underway, David, Richard, and Rebecca discuss a handful of shows and performances in contention that feel frustratingly out of the conversation, from Pachinko to the supporting cast of Andor, even as they deserve nominations. The hosts also discuss a slew of buzzy new film releases, including prestige projects like Materialists and The Life of Chuck, and assess the state of the summer box office.

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0:00.0	This podcast is supported by Netflix presenting Squid Game.
0:04.9	From Emmy Award-winning director Huang Dong Hiok,
0:08.0	the second installment of the award-winning global phenomenon
0:11.1	stars lead actor Li Zheng Jae
0:13.4	and is returned to the games facing off against disguised frontmen
0:17.5	Li Bion Hun and a new cast of players.
0:21.2	The Hollywood reporter Laud Squid Game
0:23.2	pop culture's most urgent and salient work of art
0:26.4	and IGN calls it masterful,
0:29.0	a gripping reflection of the world around us today
0:31.6	for your Emmy consideration.
0:44.9	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, Vanity Fair's podcast for film, TV, and awards lovers.
0:46.1	I'm David Campfield.
0:47.2	I'm Richard Lawson.
0:48.2	And I'm Rebecca Ford. It is June 12th, aka the first day of Emmy nominations voting.
0:58.5	It's actually here.
0:59.8	So today on the show, we're going to share some last-minute passion picks
1:02.9	before getting into predictions a little bit later in the month once the dust settles.
1:07.6	But first, some things are happening at the box office.
1:10.3	We haven't talked about summer movies in a minute.
1:12.7	Some big films have premiered already, like Lilo and Stitch and Mission Impossible,
1:16.9	and the specialty box office is also heating up with films like Celine Song's materialists coming out this weekend.
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