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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How ‘Ernest & Celestine’ Director Benjamin Renner Created His Own Storybook Ending
The co-director originally signed on to draw storyboards for the adaptation
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Oscar Foreign Language Shortlist: ‘The Hunt’ and ‘The Great Beauty,’ But Not ‘The Past’
“Broken Circle Breakdown” and “The Grandmaster” also make the list; in a major surprise, Asghar Farhadi’s film does not
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Palm Springs Festival Sets Premieres, Anniversary Screenings
“Belle” and “Le Week-End” get gala slots; 25th anniversary screenings will include “Cinema Paradiso,” “Strictly Ballroom” and “The Lives of Others”
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Meryl Streep To Receive Icon Award at Palm Springs Fest
Three-time Oscar winner will join her “August: Osage County” costar Julia Roberts in receiving PSIFF honor
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As Critics’ Awards Keep Coming, It’s Turning Into a ’12 Years a Slave’ Runaway
With nearly two dozen regional groups picking the year’s best, Steve McQueen’s film has won three-quarters of the best-picture awards
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Director John Lee Hancock on ‘Saving Mr. Banks’: We Went for the Truth, Not the Facts
The film based on Walt Disney’s attempt to make “Mary Poppins” may change the details, but its director says he’s not telling any big lies
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Academy Unveils New Oscar-in-a-Triangle Logo
New design incorporates an A along with the familiar Oscar image
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Robert Redford Lands Award From Santa Barbara Fest
After a nearly wordless performance in “All Is Lost,” the veteran actor will get to talk at a SBIFF tribute
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289 Films Qualify for Oscars (Updated With Complete List)
Number is a record for the last several years
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Taylor Swift, U2, Coldplay and Jay-Z Will Compete for Best Song Oscar
List of 75 eligible songs is the same as last year’s total
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Oscar by the Numbers: How Many Votes Does It Take to Get a Nomination?
Answer: Not as many as you might think
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Randy Thom To Receive Sound Editors’ Career Achievement Award
Skywalker Sound’s Thom has worked on more than 100 films, including “Apocalypse Now,” “The Right Stuff” and “Return of the Jedi”
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‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years a Slave’ Lead Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominations
“Gravity,” “Captain Phillips,” “Her,” “Nebraska” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” also score multiple nods
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Online Film Critics Give ’12 Years a Slave’ Another Best-Picture Win
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o and Cate Blanchett win acting awards
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Tom Hanks Lands Palm Springs Honor for Playing Captain Phillips and Walt Disney
Festival will give Hanks the Chairman’s Award for his roles in “Captain Phillips” and “Saving Mr. Banks”
