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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Maria Bakalova on Why That Rudy Giuliani Scene Still Makes Her Nervous
TheWrap awards magazine: “He called the police and we were running away from the police, and we left the state, and the next day we even left the country,” the Bulgarian actress says
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Diane Warren on Which of Her 12 Oscar-Nominated Songs She Absolutely Thought Would Win
TheWrap awards magazine: The prolific songwriter, who has yet to win, also revealed whom she was “happy to lose to”
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A Journal of the Weirdest Awards Season Ever, From Streams to Vaccines and Everything in Between
TheWrap magazine: The COVID-19 pandemic and the recognition of systemic racism transformed this awards season into a marathon like no other
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‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Mulan,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards
Television winners include “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Westworld,” Schitt’s Creek” and “Hamilton”
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Why ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Directors Brought in an ‘Octopus Psychologist’ for Their Documentary
“She helped us get inside the mind of an octopus as much as she could,” says co-director Pippa Reed of the cephalopod expert they consulted for their film
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‘Soul,’ ‘Watchmen’ Win at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Film awards also go to “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Promising Young Woman,” “The Cuban” and a song from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
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‘Nomadland’ Wins Big at BAFTA Awards – Complete List of Winners
Acting prizes go to Frances McDormand, Daniel Kaluuya, Yuh-Jung Youn – and Anthony Hopkins, who scored an upset victory over the late Chadwick Boseman
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‘Mank,’ ‘Tenet’ Win Top Film Prizes at Art Directors Guild Awards
Television winners include “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark,” “The Queen’s Gambit” and “What We Do in the Shadows”
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Chloe Zhao Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘Nomadland’ – Complete List of Winners
Zhao is now the second woman to win the award, after Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”
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‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Mank’ Win Awards in BAFTA’s Below-the-Line Ceremony
“Ma Rainey” is the only two-time winner in a show that presented awards in six below-the-line categories and two short-film categories
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‘Alaskan Nets’ Documentary Wins Audience Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Jury award winners include “Mirage” and “When I’m Done Dying”
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What Can Directors Guild and BAFTA Awards Tell Us About the Oscars?
In an unprecedented season, it may not make much sense to turn to precedent about pre-Oscar contests
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Adam Sandler, Renée Zellweger Booked as Presenters for Virtual Spirit Awards
Film Independent will partner with Looped Live to recreate the usual tent on the beach in a virtual space
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‘The Midnight Sky,’ ‘Soul’ Win Top Awards From Visual Effects Society
“The Mandalorian” wins three awards in the television categories, while “Lovecraft Country” wins two
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SAG Awards 2021: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Wins Film Ensemble Award (Complete Winners List)
The casts of ‘The Crown’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ win TV ensemble awards, while other film prizes go to Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn
