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 an Existential Crisis Led to Singaporean Oscar Entry ‘The Breaking Ice’
TheWrap magazine: “When you’re stuck, you look to find a new direction,” says director Anthony Chen of the movie that came out of his pandemic melancholia
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Sterling K. Brown Says ‘American Fiction’ Flexes How He’s ‘Much Sillier Than People Give Me Credit For’
TheWrap magazine: Brown, who won Emmys for “This Is Us” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” says “I guess I fool them into thinking that I am a serious actor
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How Estonian Documentary ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ Helped a Broken Woman Heal
TheWrap magazine: “I could wash my shame off and accept my vulnerability, my imperfections,” says first-time director Anna Hints
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‘Barbie’ Dominates Critics Choice Award Nominations, Breaks Record With 18 Noms
Greta Gerwig’s comedy leads a field that also includes “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro” and “The Holdovers”
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‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ Wins Top Prize at IDA Documentary Awards
The International Documentary Association also crowned “The Mother of All Lies,” “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” and “Four Daughters” on Tuesday
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Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard’s Experience on ‘Memory’: No Trailer? No Makeup? No Problem
TheWrap magazine: Mexican director Michel Franco says he warns his actors before filming to make sure “they know how I work”
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Willem Dafoe Is Adamant About His ‘Poor Things’ Character: Don’t Call Him a Mad Scientist!
TheWrap magazine: “Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!” Dafoe says. “That’s being lazy. That’s not what he is”
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Supersized Golden Globes Nominations Kick Off a Desperate Salvage Project
More nominees! Taylor Swift! What’s not to love?
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‘The Zone of Interest’ Named Best Film of 2023 by Los Angeles Film Critics
Jonathan Glazer wins Best Director; acting awards go to Emma Stone, Sandra Hüller, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Rachel McAdams
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Kôji Yakusho Describes His Journey From Japanese Star to Janitor for ‘Perfect Days’
TheWrap magazine: “After the shoot, the Tokyo Toilet Project told me, ‘Hey, you can start working at our company tomorrow,’” says Yakusho
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How a Storage Unit Transformed the Documentary ‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’
TheWrap magazine: “I had no idea what was in there,” Baez says of giving her directors the key to a unit that contained tapes of her therapy sessions
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‘American Fiction,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Spider-Man’ Make AFI’s Top 10 List
Television programs on the AFI’s list of the year’s best TV include “Beef,” “The Bear,” “Jury Duty” and “Succession”
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Oscars Animation Category Breaks Record as Academy Reveals Animated, Documentary and International Entries
Thirty-three animated features, 167 docs and 88 international films will be competing this year
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Mexico’s ‘Tótem’ Puts a Kid in the Spotlight: ‘Childhood Is Destiny,’ Director Says
TheWrap magazine: “I think it’s vital to be in a dialogue with our childhood,” Lila Avilés says of her latest Oscar contender
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‘Omen’ Director Baloji Says ‘Hating’ His Name Led Him to Making His First Film
TheWrap magazine: Baloji means “sorcerer” in Swahili, and the artist-director says “all my work is based on my name”
