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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For the ‘Smoke’ Main Titles, There Was One Right Idea: Burn Stuff Up, Backward
TheWrap magazine: “It ended up being a little more work than, ‘Well, we’re going to light it on fire and see what happens,’” says Digital Kitchen director Mason Nicoll
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‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Pluribus’ Win Awards From Location Managers Guild
Honorary awards from the LGMI go to Vince Gilligan, the Environmental Media Association and location manager Mike Fantasia
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How the ‘Paradise’ VFX Team Blew Up the Whole Damn Thing
TheWrap magazine: “We did 12 different versions of the mountain, took them to the producers and said, ‘Which one do you want to blow up?’” VFX supervisor John Weckworth says
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‘Pitt’ Crew: All 13 Emmy-Nominated Actors on Bedside Manners, Blow-Ups and Fan Theories
TheWrap magazine: “It’s such a collective effort,” Noah Wyle says of making the hit HBO Max hospital drama
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Daveed Diggs Says ‘The Boys’ Wasn’t Trying to Predict the State of Religion and Politics, It Just Happened
TheWrap magazine: “It’s not really a funhouse mirror — it’s just a mirror,” the actor says of his Emmy-nominated song from an opportunistic preacher
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Rufus Sewell Defends His Sneaky Character in ‘The Diplomat’: He’s Not Bad and He’s Not Wrong
TheWrap magazine: “Very often, (he’s) far more altruistic than it might appear,” the actor says of his underhanded vice president
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As Gustavo Dudamel Leaves LA, Here’s an Ode to the Joy He Brought
The LA Phil conductor took the orchestra from Disney Hall to Coachella, and embraced film music as well as the old classics
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Surprise! Diane Warren Is Back in the Oscar Race With a New Song
Just kidding — nobody is shocked that the 17-time nominee will be competing again with the title song in “By Any Means”
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Stephen Colbert’s Director Breaks Down ‘Nonstop Craziness’ of ‘Late Show’ Series Finale
TheWrap magazine: “We all just hunkered down trying to get through that day,” Yvonne De Mare says of the CBS broadcast
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When Choreographing Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show, ‘Every Movement Mattered’
TheWrap magazine: “The statement of love is powerful, and that was absolutely the purpose,” says co-choreographer Charm La’Donna
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‘The Bear’ Sound Mixers Explain Why a Quiet Episode Is Harder Than a Crazy One
TheWrap magazine: “We hide a lot of sins in that chaos,” says mixer Steve Giammaria, who was nominated for the gentle, music-heavy “Scallop” episode
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Sean Baker, Rita Wilson, Pam Abdy to Head Motion Picture Academy Committees
AMPAS has appointed chairs for theater, international, sci-tech and branch committees
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Kermit the Frog Finally Got an Emmy Nomination — Or, at Least His Voice and Hand Did
TheWrap magazine: To his surprise, Matt Vogel has become the first Kermit performer to earn an Emmy nomination for bringing the beloved Muppet to life
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Golden Globes Foundation Fires CEO Gregory Goeckner in Wake of Lawsuit
Goeckner and the Foundation are both being sued by HFPA members for their takeover of the awards show
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How ‘Wednesday’ Turned an Old Seminary Into a House of Horrors
TheWrap magazine: “We get to have a secret door behind a secret wall that leads down a spooky staircase,” says production designer Mark Scruton
