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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Paul Dano, Brie Larson Get Jury Duty at the Cannes Film Festival
Larson and Dano join Ruben Ostlund’s Main Competition jury, alongside Julia Ducournau, Maryam Touzani and others
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Oscars Clarify Campaign Rules, Finally Adopt Best Picture Inclusion Standards
For this year, the Academy doesn’t go after Netflix with new qualifying rules
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Cannes Film Festival Lineup Includes New Films From Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Jonathan Glazer
The Main Competition includes six films directed by women, a new record for Cannes
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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
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‘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
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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
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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?
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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
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Oscar Predictions: Is ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Really Going to Win Everything?
No, not everything. But that crazy indie will win a lot.
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‘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”
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‘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
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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
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‘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
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‘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
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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
