Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of the L.A. Times bestseller “The Big Show,” a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards based on 15 years of unprecedented access to that show.
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‘Dune’ Wins Big at the Visual Effects Society Awards
“Encanto” dominates the animation category, while TV winners include “Foundation” and “Loki”
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Oscar Nominees Luncheon Takes Place in the Shadow of COVID, Ukraine and Those Oscar Changes
A positive test kept Jane Campion at home, while the decision to move eight categories was officially ignored but privately discussed
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Are Oscars Playing Catch-Up? No Other Televised Awards Show Presents Every Category Live Either
Here’s a rundown of how other awards shows handle below-the-line categories
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‘The Lost Daughter’ Win Caps an Indie Spirit Awards That’ll Look Nothing Like the Oscars
The Spirit Awards have never had less in common with the Academy, except maybe in the way they handed out a few awards off the air
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‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Dune’ Win Art Directors Guild Awards
Other prizes go to ”No Time to Die,” “Encanto,” “WandaVision” and “Squid Game”
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‘King Richard,’ ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ Win Top Awards From American Cinema Editors
“Summer of Soul,” “The Beatles: Get Back” and “Succession” are among the other winners at the ACE-Eddie Awards
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‘Flee’ Wins Top Award at IDA Documentary Awards
The prize is the second major doc award won by the animated Danish film this week
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Oscar Race Gets Blurrier as ‘The Power of the Dog’ Faces Surging Rivals
“CODA” wins big at SAG Awards, Sam Elliott complains and the heat is on for Jane Campion’s drama
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Student Academy Awards Eliminate Split Between US and International Categories (Exclusive)
New rules will have domestic and international student filmmakers compete head-to-head in all four categories
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‘Flee’ Wins Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors for Documentaries
The audience award goes to “The Rescue,” while broadcast winners include “In the Same Breath,” “City So Real” and “Pretend It’s a City”
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SAG Awards: Big Night for ‘CODA’ Makes the Oscar Race More Confusing
Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose get boosts from SAG voters, while “The Power of the Dog” takes a hit
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‘The Lost Daughter,’ ‘Dopesick’ Win Scripter Awards for Adapted Screenplays
The winner of the USC Libraries award has gone on to win a screenplay Oscar 10 times in the last 14 years, but not since 2018
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‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Shang-Chi’ Top Critics Choice Super Award Nominations
“Evil” and “Midnight Mass” are the leading TV nominees in an awards show designed to celebrate action, sci-fi and superhero entertainment
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‘Coming 2 America’ Wins Big at Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
The Eddie Murphy comedy takes three awards in the five MUAHS film categories
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Oscars: Academy Resumes In-Person Screenings for Members After Nominations
The screenings at Academy headquarters had been suspended during COVID
