David Canfield
Staff Writer
David Canfield is a staff writer at Vanity Fair, covering awards season for the HWD section. He joined VF from Entertainment Weekly, where he was the movies editor and oversaw awards coverage. David is a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award finalist and GLAAD Media Award nominee. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband. Follow him on Twitter.
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