Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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3 Oscar Nominations in 4 Years? That’s Short Work for Ben Proudfoot
TheWrap magazine: “The Last Repair Shop,” which the filmmaker made with Kris Bowers, is his third documentary short nom
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How ‘American Fiction’ Composer Laura Karpman’s Fight for Diversity Led to Her First Oscar Nomination
TheWrap magazine: “I have benefited from my own advocacy, but that was never the intent,” she says
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‘American Fiction,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Nominated for Writers Guild Awards
Several Oscar-nominated screenplays, including “Poor Things,” were ineligible for the strike-delayed guild awards
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‘Zone of Interest’ Producer Says Filming at Auschwitz Took a Toll
TheWrap magazine: “It was, without doubt, the most challenging film I’ve ever produced,” James Wilson says
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How Cord Jefferson and Celine Song Grabbed Oscar Success With Their First Movies
TheWrap magazine: A conversation with the directors who got Best Picture nominations with their film debuts, “American Fiction” and “Past Lives”
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BAFTA Awards Winners: ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates With Best Film, Director and Actor
Acting awards go to Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. for “Oppenheimer,” Emma Stone for “Poor Things” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers”
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In a Predictable Year, Here Are Some Oscar Categories That Are Still Up in the Air
Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Documentary Feature are among the categories still in doubt
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Oscar Contenders Take a Short Break From Campaigning at Nominees Luncheon
Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig and the dog from “Anatomy of a Fall” were stars at the annual event
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Directors Guild Awards: Christopher Nolan Wins Top Prize for ‘Oppenheimer’
“The Last of Us,” “The Bear” and “Lessons in Chemistry” receive television awards
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Oscars to Add New Category for Casting
The category will be presented for the first time in 2026
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Santa Barbara Film Festival Adds 23 Oscar Nominees to Industry Panels
All 10 Best Picture nominees will be included on panels that include Emma Thomas, Christine Vachon, Wim Wenders, Cord Jefferson and Celine Song
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Oscar Voters Go Big and Go Weird to Make Sense of a Big, Weird Year
The nominations leave “Oppenheimer” as the clear frontrunner, but recent years haven’t been kind to frontrunners
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‘Barbie’ Leads Guild of Music Supervisors Nominations
Other nominees include “American Symphony,” “Past Lives,” “Rustin” and “The Holdovers”
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Oscar Nomination Predictions: It’ll Be a Big Year for Barbenheimer and More
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” should also rack up lots of noms
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‘Eno’ Review: ‘Generative’ Documentary Rummages Through Brian Eno’s Brain
Sundance Film Festival 2024: Director Gary Hustwit takes his cues from the pioneering musician in a film that changes with every screening