Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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AMPAS Drops ’85th Academy Awards’ – Now It’s Just ‘The Oscars’
According to the producers of the Oscar show, the 85th Academy Awards is being rebranded simply as "The Oscars"
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Oscars Rewind: War and Peace, Academy Awards Style
Ten years ago, the Oscars would have had a glittering diamond anniversary — but three days before the telecast, the United States invaded Iraq
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What Surprises Wait in ‘Argo’ Oscars? And What’s Behind the Big Ad Spend? (Video)
As the Oscar voting draws to a close, there has been a frenzy of advertising around an Oscar race that is supposed to be a done deal for "Argo." What gives?
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The Oscars Endgame: An Expensive Way to Make a Last Impression
Thanks to the Academy's Directors Branch, rival films are adjusting their ads and spending big bucks in an attempt to score an upset victory — and WB is spending big to prevent it
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‘Skyfall,’ ‘Life of Pi’ Are Tops with Motion Picture Sound Editors
"Life of Pi" wins two awards, but "Skyfall" takes the honor that most closely corresponds with the Oscar sound-editing category
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Writers Guild Makes it a Guild Sweep for ‘Argo,’ Also Honors ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
The "Argo" win gives it all four of the main guild awards; "Searching for Sugar Man" wins for documentary, "Breaking Bad" for TV drama, "Louie" for comedy, "Girls" for new series
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‘Les Miz’ Is Music to the Ears of the Cinema Audio Society
CAS Awards honor Tom Hooper's musical for sound mixing; "Brave" wins another animation award, while "Modern Family" and "Homeland" take TV honors
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Cinema Editors Cut to the Chase: It’s ‘Argo,’ Again – and ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ Too
"Argo" wins ACE Eddie award for drama, "Silver Linings Playbook" for comedy; "Brave" wins for animation, and "Breaking Bad" and "Nurse Jackie" take TV honors
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‘Silver Linings’ Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence Shares Her Acting Secret: Never Sweat
At 22, "Silver Linings Playbook" makes Jennifer Lawrence the youngest actress ever to get two leading-actor Oscar nominations
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What Does Seth MacFarlane’s Twitter Account Tell Us About How He’ll Host the Oscars?
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane has taken to Twitter to promise no cheap penis jokes — and yes to poking fun at "Les Miz"
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Oscars Rewind: Memories of Barbra Streisand’s Many Encounters With Academy Awards
Barbra Streisand returns to the Oscars this year for her first performance in 36 years.
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An Open Letter to Oscar Voters on Best Picture Race
The pundits may tell you that only a couple of films still have a shot at Best Picture, but the nice thing about the Oscar ballot is that it lets you ignore the pundits
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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ – Finding the Voice of a Dark-Horse Writing Contender
Roman Coppola, the co-writer of "Moonrise Kingdom," says it was all about asking the right questions and focusing on the curious, tangled way people talk
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Oscar Gets Arty With New Best Picture Posters (Photos)
Academy teams up with Gallery1988 to create and exhibit alternative posters for "Argo," "Lincoln," "Django Unchained" and the other best-pic nominees
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Oscars Rewind: Ben Affleck’s First Academy Awards
Ben Affleck may well win an Oscar this year — but he already did that 15 years ago, the first time he went to the Academy Awards