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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Oscar Voters Narrow Live-Action Short Field to 10
The shortlisted films include one Student Academy Award winner
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‘The Martian,’ ‘Spotlight’ and 5 Other Movies That Could Win the Best Picture Oscar
With “The Revenant” and “Joy” waiting in the wings, the Oscar race still feels unsettled
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‘Gotham,’ ‘Marco Polo’ Lead American Society of Cinematographers TV Nominations
“Game of Thrones,” “Blindspot” and “Bessie” also singled out by the ASC
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SXSW Film Festival To Open With Richard Linklater’s ‘Everybody Wants Some’
College-set comedy will kick off the festival on March 11, 2016
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Oscars Disqualify Afghan Foreign Language Entry ‘Utopia’ (Exclusive)
The film was determined to contain too much English dialogue, reducing the field from 81 to 80
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Spike Lee Slams Hollywood for ‘Ridiculous’ Lack of Diversity at Academy’s Governors Awards
“It’s easier to be the president of the United States as a black person than to be the head of a studio,” said Lee
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Hollywood ‘Stands in Solidarity’ With France, Says Academy President at Governors Awards
“All of us here stand in solidarity and support of France and the French people,” says Cheryl Boone Isaacs
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Saoirse Ronan to Receive International Star Award From Palm Springs Film Fest
“Brooklyn” actress joins Cate Blanchett as first Palm Springs honorees
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Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams to Receive Santa Barbara Film Fest Tribute
The three actors will be given the festival’s American Riviera Award for their work in “Spotlight”
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‘Harry Potter’ Producer David Heyman to Receive Top PGA Honor
Producer will accept the David O. Selznick Achievement Award on January 23
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‘Cartel Land’ Leads Cinema Eye Honors With 5 Nominations
Other nonfiction movies with multiple nominations are “Amy,” “Democrats,” “Listen to Me,” “The Look of Silence” and “The Wolfpack”
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Irving Azoff to Be Honored at Recording Academy and Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala (Exclusive)
Veteran rock manager will be celebrated the night before the Grammy Awards in February 2016
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Cate Blanchett to Receive Desert Palm Award From Palm Springs Film Festival
Actress will be honored for her performances in both “Carol” and “Truth”
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Angelina Jolie’s ‘By the Sea’ Kicks Off AFI Fest With More Star Power Than Oscar Clout
Jolie says deeply personal film drew on the grief she felt after her mother’s death
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16 Films Enter Oscar Animation Race
“Inside Out,” “Anomalisa” and “The Peanuts Movie” are among the top contenders in a category that will once again have five nominees
