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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‘Being Heumann’ Review: Disabled Actors Light Up Siân Heder’s Crowd-Pleasing Drama
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: Heder’s follow-up to “CODA” stars Ruth Madeley in a story about the fight for disability rights
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Final Emmy Predictions: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
“The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” and “DTF St. Louis” seem to be the favorites going into Emmy night, but there will be surprises
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‘Flesh Impact’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Adds Marilyn Monroe to Her Roster of Complex Heroines
Venice Film Festival: The jury president and director of “The Lost Daughter” and “The Bride!” has made a short film starring Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Fanning as the screen icon
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‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘DTF St. Louis’ Lead Creative Arts Emmys Night 2
“Spider-Noir,” “The Pitt” and “Pluribus” had strong showings ahead of the primetime awards ceremony
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‘Hombre al Agua’ Review: Gael Garcia Bernal Whips Up Some Messy Good Fun
Venice Film Festival: The actor-turned-director has created a fantasia that mixes melodrama, satire and social commentary
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‘Possible Love’ Review: Korean Drama Accumulates Power for Almost Three Hours
Venice Film Festival: Lee Chang-dong’s first movie since “Burning” is a slow-burn story about trauma, loss and class conflict
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Dominates Night 1 of Creative Arts Emmys With 7 Wins
Complete List of Winners: “The Traitors,” “The Muppet Show,” Stephen Colbert also score with vote
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‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Shines in Yet Another Sign That Shakespeare Isn’t Done With Us Yet
Telluride Film Festival: “Hamlet” is back in the story of the dying actor who replaced Daniel Day-Lewis in a 1989 production of the Bard’s tragedy
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‘A Long Winter’ Review: Andrew Haigh Finds Love and Dread High in the Mountains
Telluride Film Festival: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitriona Balfe and Fred Hechinger star in Haigh’s exploration of loss and acceptance
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‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: Rock Doc Is Long on Talk
Telluride Film Festival: Directors Frank Marshall and Nigel Sinclair let The Who frontman pontificate, something he does very well
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‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Mike Leigh Delivers Another Gentle Gem
Telluride Film Festival: “Widow’s Bay” star Kate O’Flynn stars in another richly humanistic work from the veteran British director
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New Jesse Eisenberg, Mike Leigh Films Headed to Telluride Film Festival
“The Debut,” “Tender Loving Care,” “A Long Winter” and “Elsinore” are among the films that will premiere at the Colorado festival
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James Gray to Receive Director Award From Mill Valley Film Festival | Exclusive
The festival will screen Gray’s new film “Paper Tiger” and host a conversation moderated by Rian Johnson
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Can the Fall Festivals Jumpstart a Quiet Awards Season?
In recent years, the Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals have lost some of their awards mojo, but Martin McDonagh, Jesse Eisenberg and Peter Farrelly would like to get it back
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Emily Blunt to Receive Kirk Douglas Award From Santa Barbara Film Festival
The “Disclosure Day” actress will be honored at a SBIFF dinner on Dec. 10
