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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Adele, Katy Perry, ‘Les Miz’ Songs on Huge List of 75 Oscar Contenders
Biggest list of Best Original Song contenders in years includes work from Mumford and Sons, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Adele, Arcade Fire and many more
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Steps Into the Line of Fire, Answers Critics
Jessica Chastain says new disclosures about her "Zero Dark Thirty" character show that the movie got it right; Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal say it's "preposterous" to call their film pro-torture
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‘Lincoln’ Sets New Record with 13 Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations
"Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" win lots of noms from Critics Choice Movie Awards voters, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" leads the field
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AFI Honors ‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Snubs ‘The Master’
American Film Institute's list of top 10 films also includes "Silver Linings Playbook," "Life of Pi," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Django Unchained"
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Adds Washington, Boston, New York Online Honors to its Awards Haul (Updated)
On the heels of its victory with the New York Film Critics Circle, Kathryn Bigelow "Zero Dark Thirty" also tops Boston Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Online votes
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‘Amour’ Breaks the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Streak, Wins L.A. Critics’ Award
Idiosyncratic critics group opts for Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Dwight Henry and Amy Adams; Paul Thomas Anderson beats Kathryn Bigelow for best director
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rocks the IDA Awards
"Searching for Sugar Man" is named the year's top doc at the International Documentary Association's IDA Awards
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Maker of Oscar Statues to Lay Off Almost 100 Workers
A month before it's scheduled to make a new batch of Oscars, the recently purchased R.S. Owens & Company says it will lay off 95 of its 250 employees
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Palm Springs Fest Really Likes Sally Field
"Lincoln" supporting actress contender Sally Field becomes latest Oscar hopeful to land a tribute at the early-January Palm Springs International Film Festival
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Oscar Excess: Lincoln Cookbooks and Haggis Chips
This awards season has brought an array of largesse and silliness — though not to Academy members
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National Board of Review Puts Another Win in the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Column
Two days after winning the New York Film Critics Circle award, "Zero Dark Thirty" is named the year's best film by the National Board of Review
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‘Argo’ Actors Get a Palm Springs Honor to Go With Their Oscar Buzz
Palm Springs Film Fest gala singles out Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin and other members of the "Argo" team for Ensemble Performance Award
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‘The Hobbit’ at 48 Frames – Hey, What Happened to Middle-Earth?
A first look at Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" suggests those nagging questions about the hyper-sharp projection format won't go away anytime soon
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Captures New York Film Critics Awards
Daniel Day-Lewis, Rachel Weisz, Matthew McConaughey and Sally Field win acting honors; "Zero Dark Thirty" named best picture, director
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‘Brave,’ ‘Rise of the Guardians,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Top Annie Award Nominations
Pixar's "Brave," DreamWorks Animation's "Rise of the Guardians" and Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" each receive 10 Annie nominations; "Hotel Transylvania" and "ParaNorman" receive eight