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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How India Whipped Up the Year’s Wildest, Craziest Oscar Entry With ‘Jallikattu’
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted you to compare the film to what the world actually is,” says director Lijo Jose Pellisserry of his film that descends in rampaging chaos
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‘Charlatan’ Director Explains Why Films Need to Deal With Politics
TheWrap magazine: “We have so many challenges and dangers with authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, and filmmakers cannot pretend that it is not going on,” says Agnieszka Holland
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From Battling Brain Cancer to Directing an Oscar Contender: Maria Sodahl’s Dramatic Journey to ‘Hope’
TheWrap magazine: “I hate sentimental cancer movies, and I didn’t want to do something like that,” Sodahl says of turning her own diagnosis into art
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How a Severed Hand Led to Taiwan’s Oscar Contender ‘A Sun’
TheWrap magazine: “I imagined that the incident happened on a rainy day, and the hand dropped into a hot pot,” says director Chung Mong-hong
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Elisabeth Moss on How Her ‘Thoughtful’ Career Choices Led Her to ‘Invisible Man,’ ‘Shirley’
TheWrap magazine: “I am interested in playing everything from superhero women to antiheroes,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Orion Lee’s Secret to Becoming a Leading Man in ‘First Cow’: Take It One Scene at a Time
TheWrap magazine: “I’d never played a lead before on screen, but I knew I could do scenes,” says the actor in Kelly Reichardt’s quiet drama
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How ‘The Truffle Hunters’ Turned Dogs Into Cameramen for Documentary
TheWrap magazine: “We lost a lot of cameras (that) flew off into the trees,” says co-director Gregory Kershaw
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How Guatemalan Horror Film ‘La Llorona’ Used Genre to Examine Genocide
TheWrap magazine: Director Jayro Bustamante says his Oscar entry was a way to use horror elements to examine issues that viewers don’t want to talk about
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Star Sidney Flanigan on Why She Set Aside Music for Her First Film Role
TheWrap magazine: “Reproductive rights have always been under threat, so artists (should) keep using their tools to make people aware,” says the first-time actress
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Oscars Animated Feature Race Gets a Big, Late Boost From International Contenders
Thanks to films from around the world, the category grew from 13 to 27 competitors overnight
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‘Ma Rainey’ Star Colman Domingo on Being Black in Hollywood: ‘You Always Have to Fight to Get Your Worth’
TheWrap magazine: “I think of that line that Viola (Davis) says in the movie: ‘They want your talent, but they don’t want all of you,’” says the veteran actor
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‘The Crown,’ ‘Ozark’ Lead Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations
The awards will be handed out on March 7 at a ceremony whose format has yet to be determined
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Oscars Obliterate Old Record With 238 Qualifying Documentaries
A final batch of 25 films pushed the total well past the old record of 170
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‘Crip Camp’ Wins Top Prize at IDA Documentary Awards
“Time” wins the award for best director, while “Dick Johnson Is Dead” takes two prizes
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Oscars Eliminate Executive Committee Picks for International Feature, Expand Shortlist
The change, made partly because of the uncertain security of virtual meetings, will boost the Phase 2 field from 10 to 15 films
