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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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Wicked’
The organization of sound mixers also nominate “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Gladiator II”
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Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar Nominated for NAACP Image Awards’ Top Prize
Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are also up for the Entertainer of the Year Award, while “The Piano Lesson” leads the film nominations
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How ‘September 5’ Star Leonie Benesch Confronted German Guilt to Make Munich Thriller
TheWrap magazine: “I was very concerned with getting the tone right, having been raised with the culture of trying to take responsibility for what the country has done,” the German actress says
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead Golden Reel Sound Editing Nominations
“Alien: Romulus,” “Emilia Perez” and “Wicked” also receive multiple nods from the Motion Picture Sound Editors
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Golden Globes Try to Get Back to Normal — With an International Twist | Analysis
Global cinema was a big winner in a loose, messy, occasionally moving and mostly inconsequential awards show
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Who’s Going to Win the Golden Globes, and Should We Care?
The Globes have new owners, new voters, the same old name – and a spotty record of predicting what will do well in awards season
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Are Gender-Neutral Acting Categories Biased Against Women?
An examination of five groups that have implemented the categories in the last three years reveals an unusual tilt
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‘A Complete Unknown’: How Its Designers Brought Back Greenwich Village – and Bob Dylan’s Skinny Jeans
TheWrap magazine: “We’re not making a documentary, but we’re trying to excavate the essence of Dylan,” costume designer Arianne Phillips says
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Claustrophobic Cinematography: Inside the Dark, Cramped Shooting of ‘September 5’
TheWrap magazine: “We thought, let’s do the best we can in these 27 days in what basically felt like a submarine,” Markus Förderer says
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‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ ‘I’m Still Here’ Advance to Oscars International Shortlist
Other films on the 15-film list include “The Girl With the Needle,” “Vermiglio” and “Flow”
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How Many Votes Will It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2025?
With the Academy’s voting membership increasing to 9,905, we have the magic numbers in almost every category
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Action Group Seeks State Inquiry Into Documentary Association for Canceling ‘We Will Dance Again’ Ads | Exclusive
Pens for Swords has asked the California Attorney General to look into the International Documentary Association’s “anti-Israeli discrimination”
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A Sea Battle in the Desert? Ridley Scott Made It Happen in ‘Gladiator II’
TheWrap magazine: Special effects supervisor Neil Corbould says he left the first meeting with the director thinking, “How the hell are we going to pull this off?”
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Hairy Styles: How ‘Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Better Man’ and ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Got All Hirsute on Us
TheWrap magazine: The visual effects and makeup artists talk about how they dealt with all those bad hair days
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Classic Vietnam War Film ‘Hearts and Minds’ to Receive Cinema Eye Honors’ Legacy Award
The 1974 anti-war documentary was both influential and controversial when it was released during the final stages of the war
