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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Rachel Morrison Charts Her Journey From Film School to Oscar History
TheWrap magazine: “The second a woman second-guesses herself even for a millisecond, she’s quick to be labeled indecisive,” says the Oscar-nominated director of “The Fire Inside”
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85 Films Competing in Oscars International Race, the Smallest Field in 9 Years
41 of the films are in a members-only online Academy Screening Room for voters, who have been separated into seven groups
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‘Girls State,’ ‘Ren Faire’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Broadcast Nominations
The New York-based documentary organization also named 16 nominees for its Audience Choice Award
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‘Dahomey,’ ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ Make Shortlist for IDA Documentary Awards
Other films on the International Documentary Association’s list include “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” “Sugarcane” and “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
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‘Sugarcane’ Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
Other nominees include “Daughters,” “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Jim Henson Idea Man” and “Piece by Piece”
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‘Disclaimer’ Star Cate Blanchett Is Happy Viewers Probably Won’t Like Her Character
The actress and filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón tell TheWrap about untangling the narrative threads within the seven-part Apple TV+ series
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Oscars Best International Film Race Tops 80 Submissions Hoping to Knock Off ‘Emilia Perez’
Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical remains the runaway favorite as the category recruits Academy Awards voters and passes its deadline
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Early Oscar Best Picture Predictions: Where Are the Frontrunners?
The Best Picture race is missing obvious contenders for the top prize of awards season
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Studios, Awards Campaigners Appalled by Golden Globes’ New Cash Grab: ‘It’s Insane’
“Good God,” said one consultant of the Penske-owned Variety’s offer to set up dinners with Penske-owned Golden Globes voters
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Oscars International Race Gets a Clear Frontrunner as France Submits ‘Emilia Perez’
If the audacious Jacques Audiard musical does win, it’ll be the first international Oscar for France in more than 30 years
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Oscars International Race: Complete List of Entries
Contenders include Germany’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Canada’s “Universal Language” and France’s “Emilia Perez”
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After 3 Hours and 21 Awards, Emmy Voters Finally Decide That Maybe ‘The Bear’ Isn’t a Comedy After All | Analysis
On a night when it won more awards than any other comedy series, “The Bear” loses to “Hacks” in the last award of the night
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‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award
TIFF 2024: The winner of the festival’s audience prize has gone on to receive an Oscar Best Picture nomination for the last 12 years in a row
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Final Emmys 2024 Predictions: Yeah, ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’ Will Probably Win Everything
The Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies made it clear that Television Academy voters have some solid favorites this year