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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‘The Second Mother’ Director Explores Brazilian Clash of Culture, Gender
“I wanted to talk about the work that a mother does,” Anna Muylaert tells TheWrap about Brazil’s official Oscar entry
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‘Steve Jobs’ Director Danny Boyle Talks About His ‘Action Movie With Words’
How Danny Boyle fit 185 pages of Aaron Sorkin’s “Steve Jobs” dialogue into one two-hour movie
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‘Carol’ Tops New York Film Critics Circle 2015 Winners
Todd Haynes’ drama wins four awards, including picture and director; acting honors go to Michael Keaton, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Rylance and Kristen Stewart
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Amy Winehouse and Marlon Brando Still Alive on Oscar Documentary Shortlist
Other films on the list of 15 include “Best of Enemies,” “Going Clear” and MIchael Moore’s “Where To Invade Next”
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Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan to Share Performer of the Year Awards at Santa Barbara Festival
This marks the first time the festival has given the honor to multiple recipients
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With ‘Mad Max,’ National Board of Review Develops a Taste for Muscular Filmmaking
“Mad Max: Fury Road” takes the top prize, and “Creed,” “The Martian,” “The Hateful Eight” and “Straight Outta Compton” win awards
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Pixar Dominates Annie Awards Nominations With ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Good Dinosaur’
“Anomalisa,” “Shaun the Sheep” and “The Peanuts Movie” are also nominated in the top category
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Palm Springs Film Festival to Screen 40 of the 80 Oscars Foreign-Language Entries
Awards Buzz section of the festival will include “Son of Saul,” “Mustang,” “The Brand New Testament” and 37 other contenders
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‘Spotlight’ Snags Top Prize at Gotham Awards
Tom McCarthy’s movie also wins screenplay honor at New York-based indie awards
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‘Carol’ Filmmakers Fight for Long-Overdue Awards Recognition
Director Todd Haynes and his longtime producer, Christine Vachon, are indie icons but the Academy has mysteriously looked the other way for years
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Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper Unveil ‘Joy’ to Oscar Buzz
The David O. Russell movie marks the third collaboration between the director, Lawrence and Cooper
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Spirit Awards: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Gets a Boost, ‘Room’ Is Locked Out of Key Races
This doesn’t look like another year in which all the Spirit winners will repeat at the Oscars
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‘Carol,’ ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Lead Indie Spirit Awards Nominations
For the second year in a row, Film Independent accidentally posts the nominees online early
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‘The Revenant’ Wins Raves at First Screenings, As Leonardo DiCaprio Calls It ‘a Beautiful Blur’
The actor is picking up strong Oscar buzz, though he barely speaks in the wilderness revenge drama
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OscarWrap: How to Handicap Likely Best Picture Nominees
History can provide a few hints in determining just how large the field will be in the Academy’s top category
