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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‘Zappa’ Film Review: Alex Winter’s Documentary Does Justice to Rock ‘n’ Roll Oddball Frank Zappa
The adventurous composer and rock innovator gets a film that is restless and playful and a bit assaultive
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Grammy Nominations Preview: What to Expect in a COVID-Rocked Year, From Taylor Swift to Bob Dylan
The Recording Academy can’t pretend this was a normal year for recorded music, just as you can’t pretend it was a normal year for anything else
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Italy Faces a Big Decision: Do They Send Sophia Loren’s ‘The Life Ahead’ to the Oscars?
The film is one of several contenders from a country that tops all others in Oscar wins but hasn’t been embraced by voters nearly as often in this century
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Oscars: 10 Films That Could Dominate in Below-the-Line Categories, From ‘Tenet’ to ‘The Midnight Sky’
From “Mank” to “The Prom,” these films could attract the attention of artisans, craftspeople and tech wizzes
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‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Leads Cinema Eye Honors’ Broadcast Nominations
The New York-based documentary organization also announces a Stay Focused initiative to help filmmakers who lost opportunities because of the pandemic
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Oscars International Race Heats Up as Heavy Hitters Enter the Race
High-profile submissions from France, Denmark and Mexico have pushed the number of submissions past last year’s total at the same point in the Oscar calendar
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‘Palm Springs,’ ‘Lovecraft Country’ Lead Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
Maybe this wasn’t the best year to launch an awards show devoted to the kind of superhero, sci-fi and action movies that mostly got moved off the release schedule?
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Oscars Screenings Move Online and Earn the Academy $1 Million Plus (So Far)
With physical screenings impossible, more than 80 movies have already paid $12,500 for spots in the Academy Screening Room
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‘Landfall,’ ‘Five Years North’ Win Top Awards at DOC NYC Festival
The documentary festival also gives jury prizes to awards contenders “Time,” “Welcome to Chechnya,” “76 Days” and “Boys State”
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‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
The Critics Choice winner has gone on to be nominated for the documentary Oscar only once in the last four years
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Chadwick Boseman Is on Track to Make Oscar History
His performances in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Da 5 Bloods” are powerful enough to make him a strong contender for not one but two posthumous nominations
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Oscars May Look to 2020’s Indie Films – But How Indie Can They Really Get?
The Academy’s definition of an independent film is likely to be very different from the Gotham Awards’ definition
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‘Monsoon’ Film Review: Henry Golding’s Journey Through Vietnam Is Misty, Not Stormy
Writer-director Hong Khaou’s drama is a lyrical, ambiguous reverie, maddening at times and beautifully resonant at others
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Oscars in April? Here’s the COVID-Altered Awards Season Calendar
With the Oscars taking place later than ever, this season’s events are spread out over seven months
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Women Dominate Gotham Awards Nominations, ‘First Cow’ Leads All Films
Netflix’s controversial “Cuties” receives a nomination in the Best International Feature category
