Steve Pond

Daniel Day-Lewis Wins Best Actor Oscar

February 24, 2013 By Steve Pond 11 weeks ago

Daniel Day-Lewis is the first to win three Oscars for Best Actor

  

Oscars Rewind: War and Peace, Academy Awards Style

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

Ten years ago, the Oscars would have had a glittering diamond anniversary -- but three days before the telecast, the United States invaded Iraq

 

  

What Surprises Wait in 'Argo' Oscars? And What's Behind the Big Ad Spend? (Video)

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

As the Oscar voting draws to a close, there has been a frenzy of advertising around an Oscar race that is supposed to be a done deal for "Argo." What gives? 

  

'Silver Linings' Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence Shares Her Acting Secret: Never Sweat

February 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

At 22, "Silver Linings Playbook" makes Jennifer Lawrence the youngest actress ever to get two leading-actor Oscar nominations

 

  

For 'Les Miserables' Sound Mixing, a Challenge Dealing With Live Vocals

February 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

18-time Oscar nominee Andy Nelson is no stranger to sound mixing movie musicals

  

Oscars Rewind: Memories of Barbra Streisand's Many Encounters With Academy Awards

February 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Barbra Streisand returns to the Oscars this year for her first performance in 36 years.

  

An Open Letter to Oscar Voters on Best Picture Race

February 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

The pundits may tell you that only a couple of films still have a shot at Best Picture, but the nice thing about the Oscar ballot is that it lets you ignore the pundits

 

  

How Oscar Played Matchmaker for a Scandinavian Mutual Admiration Society

February 11, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Nikolaj Arcel and Espen Sandberg had never met before awards nominations brought them together -- and now look!

  

Inside 'War Witch's' Unexpected Love Story - Amidst Congo Brutality

February 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

"It's not just the characters, it’s the actors who are projecting their own selves on the screen -- that makes it real and raw"

  

How 'Wreck-It Ralph' Wrecked All the Rules of Animation

February 4, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

Director Rich Moore Moore tells TheWrap what the basic animation rules are -- and how he refused to play by them for 'Wreck-It Ralph"

  

'Argo' Wins at PGA and SAG - Is the Oscar Race Over? (Video)

January 28, 2013 By Steve Pond 15 weeks ago

Now that "Argo" has captured wins from the Producers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild, is the Oscar race over?

  

Sundance 2013 Finds Women Out Front, Oscars Loom (Video)

January 21, 2013 By Steve Pond 16 weeks ago

Steve Pond and Sharon Waxman take a look at the slew of women directors whose movies are opening at Sundance and assess this weekend's awards ceremonies

  

Oscar Foreign-Language, Documentary Films: Do You Vote With Your Heart or Head?

January 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

They say in the foreign-language category, Academy members vote with their hearts; in the doc category, they vote with their heads. But is that always true?

  

Post Golden Globes, Who's the Oscar Front-Runner? (Video)

January 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

Sharon Waxman grills me on the state of the Oscar race, the day after the Golden Globes

  

Will Palm Springs Film Festival Buzz Affect Oscars Race? (Video)

January 7, 2013 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

With the Academy Award nominations just days away, Awards Editor Steve Pond and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman analyze the state of the Oscar race

  

Why 'Downton Abbey,' 'American Horror Story' Aren't in the Emmy Categories You'd Expect

June 5, 2012 By Steve Pond 49 weeks ago

The miniseries/movie category loses its reigning champ but gains a show that looks like a drama series. What's happening with Emmy categories?

  

Cannes 2012: Sharon Waxman & Steve Pond Debate the Contenders (Video)

May 25, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 51 weeks ago

Wrap editor Sharon Waxman and columnist Steve Pond discuss the buzz at the august film festival

  

TheWrap Dines With 'The Descendants' and 'Moneyball'

February 8, 2012 By Jessica Ruth Goldberg 1 year ago

TheWrap raised a glass to Best Picture nominees "The Descendants" and "Moneyball" Tuesday night at Mr. C

  

The Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixers: Tom Fleischman of 'Hugo'

February 8, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The five-time nominee re-teamed with Martin Scorsese for this project, which brought to life the sounds of a Parisian train station.

  

'Beginners' Success? Thank Roller-Coasters and Christopher Plummer's Skinny Jeans

December 13, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Director Mike Mills tells a Wrap-sponsored screening how he got Plummer and Ewan McGregor ready for their roles as a father who comes out at 75 and his straight son

  

Terrence Malick 'Tree of Life': Get Ready for the 6-Hour Version?

December 9, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Plus: "Tree's" cinematographer gives the secret to succes on working with Malick: "Don't read the script, don't speak" -- at TheWrap's Awards Screening Series

  

Pedro Almodovar: I Wanted 'Skin I Live In' to Be a Black & White Silent Film

November 9, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Plus, the director talks about reuniting with Antonio Banderas at TheWrap's Awards Screening Series

  

'Gandu,' 'Hot Coffee' Win Top Jury Prizes at Seattle Film Festival

June 12, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Audience awards go to the narrative feature "Paper Birds," from Spain, and the documentary "To Be Heard"

  

Good Morning, Oscar: November 5

November 5, 2009 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Jeff Bridges may sing his way into the Oscar race … and could Sandra Bullock join him there?

  

Oscars Accountant Discusses the Voting Changes

September 18, 2009 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Rick Rosas on the logistics, dynamics and intricacies of the new best-picture rules.