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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‘Parasite’ Win Rescues a Predictable Oscar Show With a Shot of Exuberance
Over the course of an accelerated awards season, Hollywood learned not just to love “Parasite,” but to also love giving it awards
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Cynthia Erivo’s Potential EGOT and 28 Other Oscar Records and Milestones to Watch for This Sunday
Will the Joker join Vito Corleone in the Oscar history books?
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Can the Oscars Make Us Care in a Rushed, Crazy Year?
After a week spent fixated on the votes of 100 U.S. Senators, it may not be easy to get excited about the votes of 8,469 AMPAS members
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Independent Spirit Awards: JLo Lost, Adam Sandler Won and ‘The Farewell’ Shocked Everybody
By giving the biggest award to a heartwarming comedy over an Oscar nominee, voters made an undeniably independent choice
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Oscars 2020 Predictions: ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite’ Will Go to War, But Who Will Win?
Assuming that PricewaterhouseCoopers hasn’t contracted the ballot counting to the Iowa Democratic Party, here’s what we expect to find in those envelopes on Sunday evening
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Look Inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: How Finished Is It? (Photos)
A tour of the building shows no exhibits but lots of almost-completed spaces
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Could Spirit Awards Finally Step Up as a Bold Alternative to the Oscars?
History suggests they won’t
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Regina Spektor Win Top Prizes From Guild of Music Supervisors
“Queen & Slim” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” also won film awards, while TV winners included to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Better Call Saul” and “Euphoria”
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Death of the Great Oscars Makeover of 2018
The Academy’s Board of Governors introduced four ideas to remake the Oscar show
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Pre-Oscar Awards Scorecard: ‘Parasite’ Won the Most, but ‘1917’ Won the Big Ones
With the Hollywood guilds picking their favorites, eight of the nine Best Picture nominees have gone home with at least one award
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Oscars Endgame: Unpacking the Final Ads for ‘1917,’ ‘Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and More
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Jojo Rabbit” have gone with new angles, while other films are sticking with the imagery that got them this far
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Oscars’ Streaming Site Goes Down One Day Before Voting Ends
The members-only site was down for a few hours on Monday, but the Academy says voting hub was not affected
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ and ‘Parasite’ Win Top Writers Guild Awards (Complete List of Winners)
Television winners include “Succession,” “Barry” and “Watchmen”
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‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman on Cousin Randy and Growing Up in Oscars’ Most Nominated Family
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “It was always a musical family,” Thomas Newman says of the clan’s 93 Oscar nominations, all in the music categories
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How Producers David Heyman and Emma Tillinger Koskoff Each Landed 2 Best Picture Oscar Noms
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Two successful producers on the challenges of multitasking, pleasing directors and Netflix
