
Cover Story
The 2026 Hollywood Issue: Let’s Hear It For the Boys!
A$AP Rocky, Glen Powell, Jonathan Bailey, Michael B. Jordan, Andrew Garfield, and seven more stars join our new class of leading men.
By Ottessa MoshfeghPhotography by Theo Wenner
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Cover Story
The 2025 Hollywood Issue: Zendaya, Nicole Kidman, and 10 More Modern Icons
It’s the most audacious actors who power Hollywood and thrill audiences. In the 31st annual Hollywood Issue, VF toasts a dozen of the industry’s brightest lights.

Cover Story
Vanity Fair’s 2024 Hollywood Issue Unites 11 Spectacular Stars
Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, and more talk about transformative times in our 30th annual Hollywood Issue.
Photography by Gordon von Steiner

Cover Story
The In Crowd: 12 Young Stars Make Their Hollywood Cover Debut
Meet the stars of today and tomorrow. This dynamic dozen have captivated us with full-tilt portrayals of icons, heroes, villains, dukes, boxers, brooding chefs, and more. Now, first-time Hollywood cover stars Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Ana de Armas, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Julia Garner, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Hoyeon, and Jeremy Allen White are gathered for the after-party of our dreams—and dazzling us with their late-night party tricks. Scroll to see the portraits, and don’t miss our cast tribute at the end!
Photography by Steven Klein

From the Magazine
Vanity Fair’s 2022 Hollywood Issue: The House of Hollywood
For the 28th annual Hollywood Issue, V.F. turns the spotlight on eight shining stars who are breaking boundaries, thrilling audiences, and inventing the movieland they want to live in.
By Vanity FairPhotography by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari

From the Magazine
On With the Show!
For the 27th annual Hollywood Issue, V.F. celebrates 10 creators and stars who showed us hope and humanity in a surreal year.
By Richard LawsonPhotography by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari

The Hollywood Issue
Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue 2020: The Great Entertainers
Twenty-three of the season’s most luminous stars slip into character for a wild photography portfolio.
By Mark HarrisPhotography by Ethan James Green

BEHIND THE SCENES
Behind the Scenes of Vanity Fair’s 29th Annual Hollywood Portfolio
Photographer Steven Klein and stylist Patti Wilson created a moody, glamorous, after-hours vibe for this year’s cover stars.
By Britt Hennemuth

Editor‘s Letter
Radhika Jones on the 25th Annual Hollywood Issue
Vanity Fair’s editor discusses the 1995 cover that launched a tradition, finding inspiration in the not-so-distant past, and making 2019’s installment a celebration of the moment.
By Radhika Jones

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Behind the Scenes
Photos: Your Passport to Vanity Fair’s 25th Annual Hollywood Cover Shoot
Inside the historic Los Angeles Theatre with Saoirse Ronan, Henry Golding, Yalitza Aparicio, and more of Hollywood’s current crop of game changers.
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Photography by Landon Nordeman

From the Magazine
Hit Parade: Vanity Fair’s Oral History of the First Hollywood Cover
In 1995, Vanity Fair launched 10 of the most promising actresses of a generation. The issue went on to inspire countless imitations. Now, Krista Smith talks with the iconic stars about the clothes, the controversy, and creating history with legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.
By Krista Smith

From the Magazine
Behind the Scenes of Vanity Fair’s 2019 Hollywood Issue Cover Shoot
On the scene with Timothée Chalamet, Regina King, Rami Malek, and more as three-time Oscar winner Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki brings our annual cover to life.
By Britt HennemuthPhotography by Landon Nordeman

Behind the Scenes
The 2018 Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue Cover Is Here
See Annie Leibovitz’s photo of Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hanks, and more.
By Josh DuboffPhotography by Annie Leibovitz

The Hollywood Issue
The 2017 Vanity Fair Hollywood Portfolio: Wonder Women
The 11 actresses who posed for Annie Leibovitz for 2017’s Hollywood Portfolio have riveted moviegoers this year, in a stunning range of cinematic styles. James Wolcott reviews their awards-season glow.
By James WolcottPhotography by Annie Leibovitz











