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Nicholas Britell, Diane Warren Lead Noms for Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
By Steve Pond | January 4, 2022 @ 9:00 AMThe SCL also gives multiple nominations to Jonny Greenwood, Kid Cudi and Germaine Franco
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The Oscar Season’s Planned Comeback Is Already in Danger Due to Omicron Surge
By Steve Pond | December 24, 2021 @ 6:30 AMAs one January awards event after another is postponed or canceled, almost everybody except the Golden Globes could end up suffering
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‘Drive My Car’ and ‘A Hero’ Make the Oscars International Shortlist, But ‘Titane’ Doesn’t
By Steve Pond | December 21, 2021 @ 1:00 PMThe French Palme d’Or winner is left off a list that is heavy on European (and especially Scandinavian) films
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Oscars Documentary Shortlist Long on Music, COVID and International Stories
By Steve Pond | December 21, 2021 @ 1:00 PMFilms on the list of 15 include ”Summer of Soul,“ ”The Velvet Underground,“ ”The First Wave,“ ”Ascension“ and ”Faya Dayi“
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ ‘Encanto’ Lead Annie Awards Nominations
By Steve Pond | December 21, 2021 @ 8:00 AMDisney dominates the film categories, while Netflix leads TV categories
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Los Angeles Film Critics Awards: ‘Drive My Car’ Named 2021’s Best Film
By Steve Pond | December 18, 2021 @ 10:47 AMActing awards go to Simon Rex for ”Red Rocket,“ Penelope Cruz for ”Parallel Mothers,“ Vincent Lindon for ”Titane,“ Kodi Smit-Phee for ”The Power of the Dog“ and Ariana DeBose for ”West Side Story“
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Oscar Shortlists Are Coming: Here’s What to Expect, Especially in International Film and Doc Categories
By Steve Pond | December 17, 2021 @ 10:55 AM10 categories are about to dramatically narrow their field of contenders
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‘Old Henry’ Star Tim Blake Nelson on the Best Career Advice He Ever Got
By Steve Pond | Photograph by Embry Lopez | December 16, 2021 @ 11:45 AMTheWrap magazine: ”You’re a character actor. It’s not about everything changing for you in one moment,“ Nelson says Lois Smith told him early in his career
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How Theater Veteran Kathryn Hunter Made Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Extra Spooky
By Steve Pond | December 16, 2021 @ 10:15 AMTheWrap magazine: ”I’m happy working physically,“ Hunter says of playing all three witches in Coen’s version of the Shakespeare tragedy
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‘King Richard’ Stars Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton Weren’t Fooled by Audition for Phony Spelling-Bee Movie
By Steve Pond | December 15, 2021 @ 8:15 PMTheWrap magazine: “It was pretty obvious what the story was really about,” Singleton recalls
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‘Red Rocket’ Star Simon Rex Reveals the Secret to Playing a Likable Horrible Person
By Steve Pond | December 15, 2021 @ 1:45 PMTheWrap magazine: ”I liken him to a cute puppy who’s chewing the newspaper and s—ting on the rug,“ he says of his hyperactive hustler character
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How the ‘Mass’ Cast Navigated an Intense School-Shooting Drama – and Is Still Bickering About It
By Steve Pond | December 14, 2021 @ 1:50 PMTheWrap magazine: Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney talk (and argue) about the art of ensemble acting
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Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Analysis: Voters Had No Choice But to Get Really Independent
By Steve Pond | December 14, 2021 @ 8:39 AMWith most Oscar contenders ineligible for the Spirit Awards, the nominations turned to smaller films that could use the exposure
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Inside ‘Zátopek’ Director’s 15-Year Journey to Spotlight a Forgotten Czech Olympic Hero
By Steve Pond | December 13, 2021 @ 1:15 PMTheWrap magazine: ”People say to me, ‘He must have been a star when you were young,’ but nobody spoke of him,“ director David Ondricek says of runner Emil Zátopek
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How Sparks Followed a Hit Documentary by Messing With Movie Musicals in ‘Annette’
By Steve Pond | December 13, 2021 @ 11:45 AMTheWrap magazine: ”I don’t want to sound arrogant, but we’re trying to reinvent the modern movie musical,“ Ron Mael says of their work on ”Annette“