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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Chloe Zhao Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘Nomadland’ – Complete List of Winners
Zhao is now the second woman to win the award, after Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”
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‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Mank’ Win Awards in BAFTA’s Below-the-Line Ceremony
“Ma Rainey” is the only two-time winner in a show that presented awards in six below-the-line categories and two short-film categories
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‘Alaskan Nets’ Documentary Wins Audience Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Jury award winners include “Mirage” and “When I’m Done Dying”
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What Can Directors Guild and BAFTA Awards Tell Us About the Oscars?
In an unprecedented season, it may not make much sense to turn to precedent about pre-Oscar contests
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Adam Sandler, Renée Zellweger Booked as Presenters for Virtual Spirit Awards
Film Independent will partner with Looped Live to recreate the usual tent on the beach in a virtual space
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‘The Midnight Sky,’ ‘Soul’ Win Top Awards From Visual Effects Society
“The Mandalorian” wins three awards in the television categories, while “Lovecraft Country” wins two
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SAG Awards 2021: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Wins Film Ensemble Award (Complete Winners List)
The casts of ‘The Crown’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ win TV ensemble awards, while other film prizes go to Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn
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‘Birds of Prey,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Win Top Awards from Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
Television winners include “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “Bridgerton” and “Saturday Night Live”
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‘Concrete Cowboy’ Film Review: Idris Elba Drama Finds Vibrant Life at Street-Corner Stables
Director Ricky Staub uses the real-life Fletcher Street Stables to explore a subculture that has been largely ignored outside of Philadelphia for generations
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‘French Exit’ Film Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Brings Life to Eccentric Black Comedy
Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges star in Azazel Jacobs film that undercuts its polished stateliness with quiet dark humor
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SAG Awards Predictions: Stakes Are High in the Actress Categories
Performers whose Oscar chances could get a boost on Sunday include Carey Mulligan, Frances McDormand, Maria Bakalova and Yuh-Jung Youn
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SAG Awards Will Tape Acceptance Speeches Days Early – But Can Actors Keep a Secret?
The nominees will know who won on Wednesday and Thursday, but SAG is counting on nondisclosure agreements and courtesy to keep the results confidential until Sunday
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‘Tina’ Film Review: Tina Turner Documentary Reaches for Pain and Glory but Falls Short
Directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s film is occasionally thrilling, but it also feels curiously truncated and oddly incomplete
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With a Month to Go Until the Oscars, Can Anybody Beat ‘Nomadland’?
After winning the Producers Guild Award, Chloé Zhao’s drama may be in the best shape of any Oscar contender since “Argo” in 2013 — or, gulp, “La La Land” in 2017
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‘Shoplifters of the World’ Film Review: Teen Angst Gets a Soundtrack by the Smiths
The film’s best moments testify to the way the right song can make sense of the world, but there’s also a lot of jumbled coming-of-age melodrama in here, too
