Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of the L.A. Times bestseller “The Big Show,” a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards based on 15 years of unprecedented access to that show.
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Directors Guild Gives More Love to ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Manchester by the Sea’
“Arrival” and “Lion” also receive DGA nominations; Nate Parker lands nod in the debut-feature category for “The Birth of a Nation”
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Costume Designers Guild Puts ‘Jackie,’ ‘La La Land’ on Best-Dressed List
“Hidden Figures,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Doctor Strange,” “Rogue One” and “Kubo and the Two Strings” also score nods from CDG
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Cinema Eye Honors Give Top Prizes to ‘Cameraperson’ and ‘Making a Murderer’
“O.J.: Made in America” wins awards for producing and directing; “Gleason” takes Audience Choice prize at documentary awards
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Cinematographers Pick a Top 5: ‘Arrival,’ ‘La La Land,’ ‘Lion,’ ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Silence’
Four of the five cinematographers nominated by the ASC are first-timers, and none of the five has ever won
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Scripter Award Nominations Go to ‘Arrival,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Lion’ and ‘Moonlight’
“Game of Thrones,” “The Man in the High Castle” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson” are also nominated
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Makeup and Hairstyling Nominations Range From ‘Fantastic Beasts’ to ‘Zoolander 2’
Guild’s TV nominations include “SNL,” “Scream Queens,” “Game of Thrones,” “Stranger Things” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
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Why ‘Deadpool’ Won’t Get an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture
The Producers and Writers Guilds might like the R-rated Marvel lark, but do you really think Academy voters will follow suit?
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Producers Guild Nominates ‘Deadpool’ Along With ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’
More than 75 percent of Producers Guild nominees go on to receive Oscar Best Picture nominations
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‘Rogue One,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Lead Visual Effects Nominations
VES Awards also give multiple nominations to “The Jungle Book,” “Doctor Strange” and “Kubo and the Two Strings”
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Cinema Audio Society Nominations Range From ‘La La Land’ to ‘Rogue One’
CAS Awards also nominate “Doctor Strange,” “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Sully” for sound mixing
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‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ Shine in the UK, Grab BAFTA Nominations
Other nominees in the Best Film category are “Manchester by the Sea,” “Arrival” and “I, Daniel Blake”
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Golden Globes Analysis: All Hail to ‘La La Land’ and Meryl Streep
Damien Chazelle’s musical broke a record and Streep galvanized the room on a night when HFPA members made smart, discerning choices
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Golden Globes Predictions 2017: ‘La La Land,’ ‘The Crown’ Should Dominate
It should also be a big night for “Moonlight,” “Atlanta” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson” — unless Globes voters surprise us (which of course they will)
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Golden Globes 2017: Movie and TV Predictions in All 25 Categories (Photos)
It should be a big night for “La La Land,” “Moonlight,” “The Crown” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
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Here’s How Jimmy Fallon, ‘La La Land’ Could Make History at the Golden Globes
One could set a record for awards, the other for niceness — but neither will be easy
