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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Only 265 of the 321 Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Eligible for Best Picture
“Dumb Money,” “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” are among those not in the running for the top prize
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Why Wim Wenders Blurred the Lines Between Reality and Fiction in ‘Anselm’ and ‘Perfect Days’
TheWrap magazine: “I think the real is something very beautiful in fiction, and the fictional is very beautiful in the real,” the director says
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Golden Globes Make a Case for ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’, but Not Much of One for Themselves
With new voters and new ownership, the Globes put on an awkward, clunky show with a distinctly international sensibility
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Golden Globe Predictions: Can Barbenheimer and New Voters Save the Show?
Even smart choices might not be enough to bring credibility to an embattled, revamped awards show
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Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Journey: Why a Stripped-Down Approach Was Key to the Strangest Role She’s Played
TheWrap magazine: “She doesn’t shy away from any life experiences, whether it’s food, or politics, or philosophy, or sex, or dancing, or travel or science,” Stone says
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Poor Things’ Make the Costume Designers Guild’s Best-Dressed List
Nominees for CDG awards also include “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Saltburn,” “Ahsoka,” “Loki” and “The Masked Singer”
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Maestro’ Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations
Other nominated films include “Barbie,” “Nyad,” “Saltburn” and “Poor Things”
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With ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ This Is the Year of Female Editors
TheWrap magazine: It’d be only the third time in Oscar history for three female editing nominees
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‘The Taste of Things,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ Make Heavily European Shortlist in Oscars International Category
Other films on the list include “The Teachers’ Lounge,” “Io Capitano,” “Society of the Snow” and “20 Days in Mariupol”
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Paul Giamatti to Receive Icon Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards
The honor will come for Giamatti’s performance in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers”
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Penelope Spheeris’ ‘Decline of Western Civilization’ Trilogy Wins Legacy Award From Cinema Eye Honors | Exclusive
The rock ‘n’ roll documentaries were made over 17 years and chronicled unruly and vibrant subcultures
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2024?
In 15 of the 23 categories, the magic number to land a nom is within two of last year’s number
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Oscars Gain More Than 200 Voters – but Actors Branch Keeps Shrinking
For the third year in a row, the Academy’s biggest branch drops in size
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‘Ferrari,’ ‘Society of the Snow’ and ‘The Killer’ Deliver the Sound of Trouble
TheWrap magazine: The sound teams on those three movies had to conjure up car wrecks, a plane crash and some assassinations
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Director Hopes His Film Can Go Where the News Cycle Can’t
TheWrap magazine: “Even the most important events last for a day or two and then disappear in the sea of other events,” Mstyslav Chernov says
