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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Critics’ Awards Round-Up: ‘The Artist’ Still on Top … for Now
Silent film picks up more critics’ awards — but the artier groups all prefer “The Tree of Life”
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Jessica Chastain, Howard Shore Take Palm Springs Fest Honors
Actress will receive Spotlight Award for her many 2011 roles; composer will be honored for “Hugo”
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Max von Sydow on Tragedy, Typecasting and ‘Emotional Stupidity’
The iconic star talks about why he’s no longer intoxicated by acting, and why he made an exception for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Leads Cinematographers’ TV Nominations
HBO drama is only show to receive more than one nomination in American Society of Cinematographer’s three television categories
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Oscar Ballots Are in the Mail — and It Doesn’t Take Many to Score a Nomination
As ballots go out, here’s a breakdown on those potent pieces of paper (plus an updated AMPAS branch count)
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‘Pina’ Aims for an Unprecedented Double-Play at Oscars
Wim Wenders’ dance documentary bucks the odds in the documentary and foreign-film categories
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Woody Allen’s First Stab at ‘Midnight in Paris’: A 1971 Short Story
Piece from 40-year-old book finds Allen’s protagonist hanging out in Paris with Hemingway, Dali, the Fitzgeralds, Gertrude Stein …
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Thomas Newman, Michael Giacchino Lead Oscar Score Contenders
John Williams, Trent Reznor also in the running; acclaimed score for “Drive” did not qualify
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Stephen Daldry Lands Palm Spring Fest’s Directing Award
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” director to receive festival’s Director of the Year honor
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There Will Only Be 8 Oscar Best-Picture Nominees — Here’s Why
We counted the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ballots the same way the Motion Picture Academy now tallies its votes and got some interesting results
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‘Drive,’ ‘Tinker Tailor’ Top London Critics Nominations
Film of the Year category also includes “The Artist,” “A Separation” and “The Tree of Life”
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The Academy’s Master List: Few Contenders, Lots of Pretenders
265 films qualified for Oscar consideration in 2011 — but let’s be honest, most of them don’t really have a chance
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Elton John, Mary J. Blige Challenge the Muppets in Oscar Song Race
A handful of big names will be competing for the Best Song Oscar, but watch out for those little felt figures
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Kelsey Grammer, Not Carl Reiner, to Host DGA Awards
TV star and occasional director takes over from Reiner, who has hosted 23 previous DGA shows
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Motion Picture Academy Can’t Draw a Crowd to ‘War Horse,’ ‘Extremely Loud’ Screenings
Lots of empty seats at Sunday’s double feature