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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Why Brandi Carlile Needed a Band of Brothers to Write a Song for Pixar’s ‘Onward’
TheWrap magazine: The country singer says she mined the experiences of twin bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth to write “Carried Me With You” for the animated film
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Diane Warren’s Pandemic: Hanging With Legends and Hoping for Oscar
TheWrap magazine: “I hate it when people say, ‘Oh, I don’t really care (if I win),’” says the 11-time Oscar nominee
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Trent Reznor and More on Scoring a Movie During COVID: ‘Like Trying to Be Intimate in Hazmat Suits’
Reznor, Atticus Ross, Daniel Pemberton and George Clooney talk about the challenges of recording music during a pandemic
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How ‘Nasrin’ Songwriters Found the Personal Heart of an Iranian Movement for Women’s Rights
TheWrap magazine: “When you see letters between a mother and a child, it gives you a glimpse of a small moment that can become much larger” says co-writer Lynn Ahrens
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How ‘Notturno’ Found the Soul of the Middle East in the Eyes of a Horse
TheWrap magazine: “That horse gives more answers than if I asked a hundred questions to all the people that I encountered,” says director Gianfranco Rosi
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film at Gotham Awards
Acting awards went to Riz Ahmed, Nicole Beharie and Kingsley Ben-Adir
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‘The Letter’ Exposes Real Witch Hunts Against Elders in Kenya
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We wanted there to be a sense of urgency that other elders were still in danger,” say directors Maia Lekow and Chris King of the documentary that represents Kenya in the Oscar race
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Why John Legend Went From Producer to Songwriter on August Wilson Documentary ‘Giving Voice’
TheWrap magazine: “As a young Black man, it made me feel like our stories were valued,” says Legend of Wilson’s work
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How Janelle Monae Created a Fight Song for Stacey Abrams
TheWrap magazine: In writing the song “Turntables” from the documentary “All In: The Right for Democracy,” Monae worried that she might be too blunt and angry for Abrams
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Meet Helena Zengel, Tom Hanks’ Scene-Stealing ‘News of the World’ Co-Star
TheWrap magazine: The young German knew she wanted to be an actress when she was 7 years old — which was only five years ago
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‘Soul,’ ‘Palm Springs’ Top Critics Choice Super Awards
“The Boys” leads all series at the new awards show devoted to action, horror, sci-fi, superhero and animated movies and television programs
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics
Acting awards go to Frances McDormand, Delroy Lindo, Maria Bakalova and Paul Raci
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Oscars International Race Breaks Record With 93 Entries
Voters now have four weeks to watch at least 12 films from a lineup that includes “Another World,” “Collective” and “I’m No Longer Here”
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Documentaries Invade the Oscars International Race, Again
A year after “Honeyland” became the first film ever nominated in both the doc and international categories, seven more films are trying to do the same
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5 Documentaries That Helped Change Oscars Rules – And One That Didn’t
From “Hoop Dreams” to “O.J.: Made in America,” these films caused AMPAS to rewrite the rule book
