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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‘Miss Americana’ Film Review: Taylor Swift Gets Intimate and Political in New Documentary
Sundance 2020: The Netflix film is about being a woman in entertainment and in society and trying to maintain, as she says, “a sharp pen and an open heart.”
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‘Falling’ Film Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut Is a Dark Family Drama
Sundance 2020: The actor turned writer-director has made a beautifully controlled drama about age, memory and forgiveness
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3 Reasons Why ‘Parasite’ Really Could Win Best Picture – And 1 Reason Why It Can’t
After winning the SAG ensemble award and the ACE Eddie Award, can Bong Joon Ho’s black comedy become the first non-English film to take home the top Oscar?
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The Grammys and Black Music: A Timeline of Snubs and Embarrassments (Photos)
This year’s diverse nominations are a far cry from the Recording Academy’s history of missing the best in soul, R&B and hip-hop
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‘Ford v Ferrari,’ ‘1917,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Win Awards From Motion Picture Sound Editors
“Chernobyl” wins two TV awards, while “Game of Thrones,” “Barry” and “El Camino” were also victorious
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SAG Awards Crown ‘Parasite,’ Give the Oscar Race a Shot of Uncertainty
With “1917” winning the Producers Guild Award on Saturday night, we might be looking at a year in which the two leading Oscar contenders don’t have a single acting nomination between them
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‘1917’ Named Top Film at Producers Guild Awards
“Succession,” “Fleabag” and “Chernobyl” win the PGA’s television awards
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‘Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Win Top Awards From American Cinema Editors
TV winners include “Fleabag,” “Better Things,” “Killing Eve” and “Game of Thrones”
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How the 5 Oscar Front-Runners Can Win
Several films have separated themselves from the pack, but each faces a different path to victory
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Oscars 2020: Fewer Movies (and Nonwhite Actors) Get More Nominations, and That’s No Joke
Even as the Academy tries hard to create a more diverse body of voters, awards season itself automatically and perhaps unfairly narrows the field of movies that are seen as contenders
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Why the Oscars Could Be Walking Into a Diversity Minefield This Season
Golden Globes voters took heat for snubbing female directors, and SAG did the bare minimum for diversity
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10 Lessons Ahead of Monday’s Oscar Nominations, From the Emerging Top 5 to a ‘1917’ Achilles Heel
After a dizzying week of awards, parties and nominations, who has the upper hand and who needs a little help?
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‘Les Miserables’ Director Ladj Ly on How Little Paris Has Changed Since Victor Hugo’s Time | Video
“A century later people are still miserable there,” Ly says of the Paris suburb where Hugo’s 1862 novel and his new film are both set
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Oscar Nomination Predictions 2020: Look for ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘1917,’ ‘The Irishman’ and White Men to Dominate
By our reckoning, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Joker” will have the most nominations
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‘Bombshell’ Dominates at Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
The film about Fox News wins three awards; “Joker” and “Downton Abbey” also win, while TV winners include “Big Little Lies” and “Saturday Night Live”
