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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IDA Documentary Awards Shortlist Includes ‘Ascension,’ ‘Flee’
“Summer of Soul,” “In the Same Breath” and “Convergence” are also on the list of 29 documentary features from which the final nominees will be chosen
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‘The French Dispatch’ Film Review: Wes Anderson Creates a Stylish, Exhausting Sampler Pack
The film may be the ultimate Anderson movie, whipping everything he does into five jewel-box episodes without the need to make anything serve a larger story
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‘Dune’ Film Review: Huge Sci-Fi Epic Is Relentlessly Dark But Thrilling
Timothée Chalamet stars in Denis Villeneuve’s dazzling and frustrating take on Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel
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Student Academy Awards Give Top Prizes to Chapman, CalArts and Berkeley
The University of Iowa and the Cleveland Institute of Art win for the first time, while international prizes go to schools from Germany, France and the Netherlands
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‘The Lost Daughter,’ ‘Passing’ Lead Gotham Awards Nominations
In the newly gender-neutral acting categories, nominations went to eight men and 14 women
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‘City So Real’ and ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Broadcast Nominations
The late Diane Weyermann served as executive producer on both of the awards’ most-nominated projects
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DOC NYC Lineup to Include Films About Dean Martin, Kevin Garnett, Kurt Vonnegut
The nation’s largest documentary festival announced a lineup of 120 features
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Oscars Academy’s Dawn Hudson Says She Won’t Seek New Term as CEO
Hudson, who has led the organization through a stormy and transformational decade, will not return once her contract is up in May 2023
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‘Ascension,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ Top Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
“Becoming Cousteau” and “The Rescue” also receive multiple nominations for awards that will be handed out on Nov. 14
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‘The Velvet Underground’ Film Review: Todd Haynes Makes an Immersive and Essential Rock Doc
He may not have a lot of concert footage to draw from, but Haynes turns his first documentary into a performance
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Susanne Bier, Rajendra Roy to Head Committee for Oscars Slow-Starting International Race (Exclusive)
Only 26 countries have announced their submissions so far, less than a third the number that had done so by this point last year
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Oscars Voters Are Starting to Wonder Where the Movies Are
Compared to last year, far fewer films are available for viewing in the Academy’s screening rooms
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Oscars Academy Votes to Hold Annual Meetings for Its Members
Only twice in the last decade has the Academy invited all members to a meeting
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Riz Ahmed Short ‘The Long Goodbye’ Qualifies for Oscars at HollyShorts Film Festival
“Little Bear” and “I Am a Pebble” also win top prizes at Oscar-qualifying festival
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Who’s Leading This Year’s Oscars Race in a Skimpy Field of Contenders?
One way or the other, we’ll wind up with 10 Best Picture nominees, with “Belfast,” “The Power of the Dog,” “King Richard” and “Dune” among the front runners
