Vanity Fair has sparked debate by featuring only men on the cover of its 32nd annual Hollywood Issue. The three covers highlight actors Jeremy Allen White, A$AP Rocky, Glen Powell, LaKeith Stanfield, Callum Turner, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Bailey, Harris Dickinson, Andrew Garfield, Paul Mescal, Michael B. Jordan, and Austin Butler.
Readers quickly noticed the absence of women, prompting questions about the decision amid ongoing concerns about gender inequality in Hollywood. Social media reactions were mixed, with some praising the actors and others asking, “What happened to the women?” and joking about the issue’s title, Let’s Hear It for the Boys.
The issue includes interviews with each actor and videos of them watching YouTube clips together. Vanity Fair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair’s global editorial director, said the all-men cover reflects a new generation of actors. “These are not the matinee idols of early cinema, nor puffed-up superheroes,” he said. “Our new leading men are mere mortals, often kind, sometimes vulnerable, each extraordinary. They are good guys rather than strongmen or bad boys — and we love them for it.”
The Hollywood Issue traditionally honors rising film and TV stars and helps kick off awards season, which culminates in Vanity Fair’s Oscars party. Its first issue in 1995 featured only women, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, and Sandra Bullock. While the magazine alternated all-men and all-women covers in its early years, it later became co-ed, though it has featured all-women covers 11 times.
