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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Alex Borstein and Tony Shalhoub Face the End (and Brave the Twists) of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
TheWrap magazine: The two Emmy-winning actors have been nominated four times each for the comedy series, which is currently filming its final season
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Brett Goldstein Talks ‘Ted Lasso’ and the Art of Nuanced Swearing
TheWrap magazine: “I thought, ‘Well, he’s probably not a very funny character, but as long as he exists in the funny world around him, it’s fine,’” says the Emmy-winning actor and writer who plays Roy Kent
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Harry Styles, Emma Corrin to Receive Toronto Film Festival Award as Part of ‘My Policeman’ Cast
The TIFF performance award will also go to castmates David Dawson, Gina McKee, Rupert Everett and Linus Roache
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Goodbye, Vin Scully: In a Format Designed for Play by Play, He Found Poetry
A fan looks back in sorrow and appreciation at the greatest baseball announcer ever
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Janet Yang Elected President of Oscars Academy
The “Joy Luck Club” producer will be the fourth woman and first Asian American to head the Academy
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‘My Old School’ Film Review: Scottish High-School Documentary Is Enjoyably Odd – for a While
Inventive filmmaking and some impressive lip syncing from Alan Cumming isn’t enough to overcome a story that wears thin
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‘Murina’ Film Review: A Croatian Teen Struggles in Coming-of-Age Drama
Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s drama is one of a string of timely films about women looking for agency in their own lives
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Emmy Voters Go International, Not Sentimental
Steve Pond’s Emmy Analysis: “This Is Us” and “black-ish” get rude sendoffs from the TV Academy, which set up a battle between “Succession” and “Squid Game”
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Cannes Film ‘The Eight Mountains’ Lands North American Deal with Sideshow and Janus
The drama from directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s festival
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‘Summer With Hope,’ ‘Word’ Win Top Prizes at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The audience award at the Czech festival went to “PSH Neverending Story”
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Emmy Predictions, Variety & Reality: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Rolls On and On
The long-running show will no doubt extend its record as the most-nominated program in Emmy history
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Emmy Predictions, Limited Series & TV Movies: Where Movie Stars Come Out to Play
Contenders include “Dopesick,” “The White Lotus” and a whole lot of big stars
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‘Clara Sola’ Film Review: Is This a Quiet, Mystical Drama or a Costa Rican ‘Carrie?’
The drama from director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén manages to be a few different things without losing its focus
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Emmy Predictions, Drama: It’s ‘Succession’ vs. ‘Squid Game’ in a Global Showdown
“Succession” will clean up with acting nominations, but “Squid Game” is on the verge of making Emmy history
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Emmy Predictions, Comedy: So Many Shows, So Little Room to Honor Them
Between returning nominees (“Ted Lasso,” “Hacks”), shows back in the race after absences (“Mrs. Maisel,” “Barry”) and new series (“Abbott Elementary,” “Only Murders in the Building”), the competition will be brutal
