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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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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Why Josh Johnson Stepped Away From Topical Humor to Get Personal in ‘Symphony’
TheWrap magazine: But don’t worry, the comic and “Daily Show” host isn’t forsaking politics — “Some things are evil and need to be called out”
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Post-Peak TV? Key Emmy Submissions Drop for 3rd Year in a Row
The post-pandemic, post-strike slowdown continues to affect the Emmys, which has 84 fewer shows and almost 150 fewer actors on the ballot this year
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How Inappropriate Humor Was the Key for Haley Lu Richardson and Emilia Clarke in ‘Ponies’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s something that humans do,” says Richardson of the show’s mixture of grief, danger and laughs
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Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder Celebrate (and Mourn) the End of ‘Hacks’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s definitely something we’re grieving, but we’re having fun and laughing along the way,” Einbinder says
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Here Come the Emmys, the Show That Tells Everybody Else Who to Vote For
In recent years, one awards show after another has simply followed the Emmys’ lead in picking TV winners
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Jeff Probst on How to Win ‘Survivor,’ a Landmark Season and Those Betting Markets
TheWrap magazine: “If I can find any way to stifle them, I will,” he says of “Survivor” betting markets
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jesse Eisenberg to Receive Awards From Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The Czech festival will also screen 24 films in competition
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Tony Awards 2026: ‘Death of a Salesman’ Wins 6 Awards, ‘Schmigadoon!’ Takes Top Musical
Acting awards go to Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, John Lithgow and Lesley Manville
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Alan Cumming Says He Can’t Believe How Irrational ‘The Traitors’ Contestants Are
TheWrap magazine: “There’s a lot of poker face required in this job, but I just want to go, ‘What the f–k? Are you serious?’”
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How Riz Ahmed Used James Bond to Make ‘Bait,’ His Most Personal Project Yet
TheWrap magazine: “Life sometimes feels like one big audition,” says Ahmed, who co-wrote, exec-produced and stars in the limited series about an actor grappling with identity and self-doubt
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‘The Traitors’ Dominates Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Alan Cumming’s Peacock series wins five awards, sweeping the four cast and host categories
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‘Pluribus,’ ‘I Love LA,’ ‘DTF St. Louis’ Win Gotham Television Awards
Acting prizes go to Tim Robinson, Chase Infiniti, Michael Shannon and others
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How Bill Lawrence Became TV’s Most Prolific Showrunner
The creator of “Rooster,” “Scrubs” and “Shrinking” — not to mention “Ted Lasso” and “Bad Monkey” — did not expect to have a career renaissance in his late 50s
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Cannes Film Festival 2026 Winners: ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or
Cannes 2026: Acting awards are shared by Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne from “Coward” and Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto from “All of a Sudden”
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‘Dernsie’ Review: Bruce Dern Tells Stories in This Documentary, and That’s All You Need to Know
Cannes 2006: Director Mike Mendez offers a straightforward but entertaining guided tour of a career that has lasted about 70 years
