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.
-
Oscars Academy Adds Production and Technology Branch
The new branch, the first to be added in a decade, brings the number of AMPAS branches to 18
-
‘Everything’ Almost Everywhere: 10 Moments That Defined an Awards Season
From the unexpected returns of Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan to the unlikely appearance of Andrea Riseborough, here are the times to remember
-
Oscars Analysis: How ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Became the Poster Child for the New Academy
The freewheeling, chaotic movie didn’t feel anything like a usual Best Picture winner, but it rolled through the ceremony, bowling over all rivals
-
Oscars Look for a Big Boost to Save the Academy’s Cash Cow in a Time of Crisis
This year’s Oscars have blockbuster nominees and lots of intrigue, but can they reclaim event status at a time when theatrical moviegoing is in trouble?
-
Oscars Preview: Maybe the Multiverse Will Give Us the Best Picture Winner We Deserve
After a year that has been both annoying and messy, “Everything Everywhere” might be the fresh, annoying, chaotic and sentimental movie to represent our current time
-
Oscar Predictions: Is ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Really Going to Win Everything?
No, not everything. But that crazy indie will win a lot.
-
‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Win at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Television awards go to “Stranger Things,” “Insecure,” “The Come Up” and “Better Call Saul”
-
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Women Talking’ Win Writers Guild Awards
The WGA win makes “Everything Everywhere” only the fifth film to sweep all four major guild awards
-
Indie Spirit Awards Leaps Right on the ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Bandwagon
Once again, the Spirit Awards acts as an Oscar predictor rather than an Oscar alternative
-
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Should Have Another Good Weekend – But It Has a Quiet Rival, Too
With today’s Academy, even wins at the Spirit Awards and Writers Guild can’t completely seal the deal for the Oscar frontrunner
-
‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Director Martin McDonagh Describes His Ideal Formula: ‘A Touch of Despair and a Couple of Laughs’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s always interesting for a film to go from sadness back to comedy,” says the writer-director of his ode to friendship, niceness and severed fingers
-
Oscar Voting Has Begun: Here’s What Not to Do, Voters
With ranked-choice voting in the Best Picture category, you really don’t need to play games with your ballot
-
How the ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Crafts Teams Helped Make the Film an Oscar Favorite
TheWrap magazine: Director Edward Berger and his collaborators detail what went into the effects, sound, makeup and music that brought multiple nominations
-
Austin Butler’s Secret: He Needed to Be Elvis to Get Through Awards Season
TheWrap magazine: The star of “Elvis” reflects candidly on the film, losing Lisa Marie Presley and hanging on to a little bit of the King
-
HBO Max to Showcase a Big Hunk o’ Elvis Movies Just in Time for Oscar Voting (Exclusive)
The streaming service’s Elvis Presley Collection, which premieres on March 1, includes eight movies in honor of the Baz Luhrmann film’s eight nominations
