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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Milos Forman Lands DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Directors Guild of America's Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Czech-born director Milos Forman, a two-time Oscar winner for "Amadeus" and "Cuckoo's Nest"
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Emmy Winners ‘Homeland’ and ‘Modern Family’ Lead Producers Guild TV Nominees
"Homeland" will compete against "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men" in PGA's drama category; "Modern Family" goes up against "30 Rock," "Louie" in comedy
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‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Top Indie Spirit Awards Nominations
With big studios dominating the Oscar race, Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations go for smaller films, with "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Silver Linings Playbook" landing five noms each
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‘Les Miz,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Upset the Oscar Race – But Is One the Big Winner?
Two of the year's most hotly-awaited films, Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables" and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," have the potential to upset an already unsettled Oscar race
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‘Les Miserables’ Unveiled to Ovations, Controversy and High Oscar Hopes
"I didn't want to be conservative," says director Tom Hooper of his extravagant musical "Les Miserables," showcased at guild screenings over the holiday weekend
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As Concussions Mount, ‘Head Games’ Documentary Puts Spotlight on NFL’s Big Headache
"Hoop Dreams" director Steve James' movie about sports-related brain injuries competes for an Oscar as the National Football League comes under increasing fire on the issue
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Why Oscar’s ‘Simple’ Date-Change Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Moving the Oscar nominations forward five days may give voters more time to see the nominated films, but on the other hand…
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Keira Knightley: ‘Anna Karenina’ Star on Jumping Off Cliffs and Dancing Through Sex Scenes
As Joe Wright's boldly theatrical version of "Anna Karenina" hits theaters, Keira Knightley describes how she terrified the boys and confounded expectations
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Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner to Receive Producers Guild’s Top Movie Award
PGA's David O. Selznick Achievement Award will go to Working Title Pictures co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
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Changes in the Controversial Oscar Foreign-Language Process? Don’t Hold Your Breath
New AMPAS foreign-language committee co-chairs Bruce Davis and Ron Yerxa say they support the three-step process that went up under Mark Johnson
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‘Hitchcock’ Has Fun, Kristen Stewart Draws a Crowd at AFI Fest
First half of AFI Fest brings the usual blend of arthouse cinema and Hollywood glitz; "Hitchcock," "Rise of the Guardians," "Silver Linings Playbook" draw kudos
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European Film Awards Show Love to ‘Amour’
Michael Haneke's "Amour" tops the European Film Awards field with six nominations; "The Hunt," "Shame" receive five, "Intouchables" three
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Tops Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
Rock doc "Searching for Sugar Man" and mistaken-identity tale "The Imposter" lead all films with five nominations for Cinema Eye Honors
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AFI Fest: Oscar Hopefuls Meet Indie Auteurs in a Hollywood Free-for-All
Organizers of the AFI Fest 2012 are expecting more than 85,000 to come to Hollywood for free screenings — but giving out tickets isn't always easy
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Former Iranian Hostage: ‘Argo’ Isn’t Entirely Accurate, But So What?
Audiences shouldn't worry about the factual errors and omissions in "Argo," says former CIA officer and Iranian hostage William Daugherty