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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Oscar Nomination Predictions: Expect ‘Dune’ to Dominate in Another Weird Year
By our reckoning, “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “West Side Story” will also come on strong
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BAFTA Nominations: ‘Dune’ Leads All Films With 11
“The Power of the Dog” and “Belfast” also scored multiple noms in voting designed to “level the playing field”
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Artios Awards Film Nominees Include Casting Directors for ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Belfast’
Eight different feature-film categories include most of the year’s top contenders
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How the Oscar Race Stacks Up Now That the Guilds Have Spoken (Sorry, ‘Spider-Man’)
The barrage of guild nominations wasn’t good for Sony’s superhero film, but it didn’t make any film a front runner, either
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The Guild Scorecard: ‘Dune’ Does Best With Industry Voters
The sci-fi epic landed 12 nominations but missed out with the Screen Actors Guild
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Directors Guild Nominees Include Jane Campion, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Branagh
Denis Villeneuve and Paul Thomas Anderson are also nominated in the DGA’s top film category
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Writers Guild Nominations Include ‘Don’t Look Up,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘King Richard’
“Nightmare Alley,” “West Side Story” and “CODA” are among other nominees
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‘No Time to Die,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘King Richard’ Make the Cut in ACE Eddie Nominations
The American Cinema Editors also singled out “Dune,” “The Power of the Dog” and “Don’t Look Up,” among others
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Producers Guild Nominees Range From ‘Belfast’ and ‘CODA’ to ‘Dune’
Two of the year’s biggest films, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “No Time to Die,” didn’t make the list
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‘Succession’ Leads Directors Guild’s TV Noms With First Drama Sweep Since 1983
The DGA also announced its documentary nominations, among them “Summer of Soul” and “The Rescue”
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‘Cruella,’ ‘House of Gucci,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ Land Costume Design Nominations
Other Costume Designers Guild Awards nominees include “Cyrano,” “In the Heights” and “Dune”
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2022?
It’ll take a lot more votes in the Best Picture category than it did last year, but films will have many more opportunities to hit the magic number
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‘Tragedy of Macbeth,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ Among ASC Awards Nominees for Cinematography
The American Society of Cinematographers also nominates “Dune,” “Belfast” and “Nightmare Alley”
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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’
“Belfast” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” are also singled out for nominations at the CAS Awards
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The Sundance Blues: Good Films Can’t Overcome a Muted Virtual Festival
Sundance 2020: This year was supposed to be a triumphant return to an in-person festival, but the pandemic other plans














