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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Oscars 2020 Predictions: ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite’ Will Go to War, But Who Will Win?
Assuming that PricewaterhouseCoopers hasn’t contracted the ballot counting to the Iowa Democratic Party, here’s what we expect to find in those envelopes on Sunday evening
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Look Inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: How Finished Is It? (Photos)
A tour of the building shows no exhibits but lots of almost-completed spaces
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Could Spirit Awards Finally Step Up as a Bold Alternative to the Oscars?
History suggests they won’t
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Regina Spektor Win Top Prizes From Guild of Music Supervisors
“Queen & Slim” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” also won film awards, while TV winners included to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Better Call Saul” and “Euphoria”
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Death of the Great Oscars Makeover of 2018
The Academy’s Board of Governors introduced four ideas to remake the Oscar show
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Pre-Oscar Awards Scorecard: ‘Parasite’ Won the Most, but ‘1917’ Won the Big Ones
With the Hollywood guilds picking their favorites, eight of the nine Best Picture nominees have gone home with at least one award
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Oscars Endgame: Unpacking the Final Ads for ‘1917,’ ‘Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and More
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Jojo Rabbit” have gone with new angles, while other films are sticking with the imagery that got them this far
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Oscars’ Streaming Site Goes Down One Day Before Voting Ends
The members-only site was down for a few hours on Monday, but the Academy says voting hub was not affected
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ and ‘Parasite’ Win Top Writers Guild Awards (Complete List of Winners)
Television winners include “Succession,” “Barry” and “Watchmen”
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‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman on Cousin Randy and Growing Up in Oscars’ Most Nominated Family
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “It was always a musical family,” Thomas Newman says of the clan’s 93 Oscar nominations, all in the music categories
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How Producers David Heyman and Emma Tillinger Koskoff Each Landed 2 Best Picture Oscar Noms
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Two successful producers on the challenges of multitasking, pleasing directors and Netflix
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Inside ‘Parasite’ Director Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Embarrassing’ Oscar Season
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I tend to get shy easily,” the South Korean director says of the acclaim he’s received on this year’s awards circuit
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How ‘Little Women’ Writer-Director Greta Gerwig Was Inspired by Louisa May Alcott – and David Cronenberg
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Director Gerwig and producer Amy Pascal talk about making only the third Best Picture nominee written, directed and produced solely by women
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‘The Lion King’ Is King at the Visual Effects Society Awards
The Disney remake takes three awards, while Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” wins two
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The Oscars Homestretch: ‘1917’ Is on Top as Voting Begins
The race is uncertain, and the contenders are exhausted
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