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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As the Globes and Critics Choice Awards Approach, Will 2023 Have a ‘CODA’-Style Surprise?
Predicting the Oscars Best Picture race as awards season kicks off the New Year with a flurry of activity
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How the Designers of ‘Elvis’ and ‘Blonde’ Brought 2 Icons Back to Life on Screen
TheWrap magazine: Here’s how you duplicate (or tweak) some of the most familiar looks of the last century
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Cinematographer Roger Deakins Fears That Moviegoing Has ‘Changed Beyond Repair’
TheWrap magazine: “I don’t think producers and studio people are willing to take the risk on a film that expands the cinematic language,” says the legendary DP of “Empire of Light”
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27 Films Are Competing for the Animated Feature Oscar – How Many Do You Know?
There’s a whole world beyond “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Turning Red” and “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
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How ‘Women Talking’ Turned a Hayloft Into a ‘Sacred Space’
TheWrap magazine: “We talked a lot about the idea of a cathedral,” says director Sarah Polley
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The Challenge of Creating the Look of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’: ‘It’s Designing an Entire Universe’
TheWrap magazine: “The tactical and logistical details were unbelievably difficult to figure out,” says production designer Dylan Cole
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‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Nominated by Society of Composers and Lyricists
SCL Awards nominees also include “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” and, of course, Diane Warren
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‘Bardo,’ ‘Close,’ ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Make Oscars’ Entirely Predictable International Shortlist
New voting rules made it harder for dark horses to advance and helped almost all the favorites make the 15-film shortlist
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‘Fire of Love’ Makes Oscars Documentary Shortlist, But ‘Good Night Oppy’ Snubbed
Other nonfiction films on the list include “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “All That Breathes,” “Navalny” and “Moonage Daydream”
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Emmys Change Rule Blamed for Letting a Few Shows Hog the Nominations
The Television Academy has ended the six-year run of letting members vote for an unlimited number of contenders in each category
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Guillermo del Toro Says His ‘Pinocchio’ Is Dark, But ‘There Are More Dangerous Things in Shampoo Commercials’
The director didn’t make his movie for kids, but he thinks “there’s nothing in this movie unacceptable to watch in family environments”
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As Holidays Arrive, Oscars Screening Room Fills Up With Everything But ‘Avatar’ and ‘Babylon’
178 films are now available for voters to stream, including almost all of the main Best Picture contenders
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Can Dark Horses Survive Under the Oscars’ New International Voting System?
Rule changes in the Best International Feature Film category might make it difficult for smaller films to advance to the upcoming shortlist
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‘If These Walls Could Sing’ Review: Abbey Road Studio Gets a Slight, Sunny Tribute
First-time director Mary McCartney takes an affectionate look at the London studio that her dad’s band helped make famous
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads Critics Choice Nominations – But ‘RRR’ Crashes the Party, Too
S.S. Rajamouli’s uproarious Indian film is nominated for Best Picture alongside “The Fabelmans,” “Babylon,” “Avatar,” “Top Gun” and more
