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 Nomination Predictions: It’ll Be a Big Year for Barbenheimer and More
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” should also rack up lots of noms
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‘Eno’ Review: ‘Generative’ Documentary Rummages Through Brian Eno’s Brain
Sundance Film Festival 2024: Director Gary Hustwit takes his cues from the pioneering musician in a film that changes with every screening
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‘Origin’ and ‘American Fiction’ Receive Adapted Screenplay Scripter Award Nominations
Oscar favorites “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are also finalists
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins Top Prize at AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that AARP gave an award to “The Golden Bachelor,” too
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‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award Nominations
“Barbie,” “Maestro” and “The Last of Us” also receive multiple nominations
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‘The Creator’, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations
“The Last of Us” is the most nominated television project at the VES Awards
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Emmys Analysis: ‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’, ‘Beef’ Win Some More in Nostalgia-Filled Telecast
The 75th anniversary show paid tribute to “Cheers,” “I Love Lucy,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ally McBeal”
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‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 8 Critics Choice Awards Including Best Picture and Best Director
“Barbie” scored 6 awards including Best Song, while acting prizes went to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”)
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’32 Sounds’ Wins Cinema Eye Honors Award as Top Documentary
“20 Days in Mariupol,” “Kokomo City,” “The Eternal Memory,” “Four Daughters” and “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” also win awards
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How Vanessa Kirby Learned to Play the ‘Many Different Versions’ of Empress Josephine in ‘Napoleon’
TheWrap magazine: The Oscar nominee and “The Crown” star says the character was “one of the most deeply surprising and interesting people I’ve ever learned about”
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We Interrupt This Awards Season to Bring You Last Year’s Emmys (Notes & Predictions)
TheWrap offers our predictions for the winners at an upcoming ceremony devoted to shows that aired seven to 19 months ago
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How ‘They Shot the Piano Player’ Made the Journey From ‘Stupid Idea’ to Oscar Contender
TheWrap magazine: “This was very complicated — making it real in three languages, working with documentary material but keeping the strategies of fiction storytelling,” says director Fernando Trueba
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How ‘The Peasants’ Used 40,000 Oil Paintings to Make an Animated Movie
TheWrap magazine: “We are doing this because we want to push the boundaries of film,” says director Hugh Welchman
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Martin Scorsese on Why He Never Fit in Hollywood: ‘I Was Always an Outsider’
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to belong, but I never belonged,” the “Killers of the Flower Moon” director says of the studio system
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Annie Award Nominations: Disney, Pixar Shut Out of Best Feature Category for First Time as ‘Nimona’ Leads
The Netflix feature picked up nine nominations in total, followed by the likes of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “The Boy and the Heron”
