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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Oscars 2020: We Predict the Nominations in All 24 Categories (Photos)
TheWrap awards editor Steve Pond picks all of this year’s nominees
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‘Just Mercy’ Film Review: Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx Power Solid Racism Drama
Jamie Foxx shines as a man who was sent to Alabama’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit
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How ‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman Avoided Adding ‘Gloom on Gloom’ to WWI Film Score
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “Any time I tried to write music that commented on what was happening, it didn’t make the movie as exciting,” the 14-time Oscar-nominated composer says
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How ‘1917’ Editor Lee Smith Cut a ‘One-Shot’ Feature Film
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I kept thinking to myself, ‘I have no idea how this is going to work,’” Smith says
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‘1917’: How Sam Mendes & Co. Re-Created World War I in a Single Take
TheWrap Oscar Magazine: “If I think that this scene would be better edited, then I’ve written it wrong and staged it wrong,’” director says
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Guild of Music Supervisors Nominates Beyonce, Regina Spektor, Mary Steenburgen and More
Films nominated for music supervision include “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” “Frozen II,” “Blinded by the Light” and “Wild Rose”
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‘Joker’ Composer Hildur Gudnadottir Wins Big at Inaugural Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
The SCL honored composers and lyricists in five categories, plus a special award to “1917” composer Thomas Newman and director Sam Mendes
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Taika Waititi Joins Scorsese, Tarantino, Mendes and Bong With Directors Guild Nomination for ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Although the guild nominated three women in its first-time feature category, it will surely face criticism that Greta Gerwig and other female directors deserved a spot in what is an all-male feature lineup
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Visual Effects Society Nominates ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and Baby Yoda
Other projects with multiple nominations include “Alita: Battle Angel,” “Toy Story 4,” “Stranger Things” and “Lost in Space”
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‘Parasite,’ ‘The Irishman,’ ‘1917’ Land Producers Guild Nominations
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Joker” and “Little Women” also make it onto the list that is typically a reliable Oscar predictor
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BAFTA Nominations Put ‘1917’ in the Awards Spotlight Again – and ‘Joker,’ Too
Sam Mendes’ World War I drama will compete for the top award with “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Parasite” and the surprise leader in nominations, “Joker”
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‘American Factory’ Named Top Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors
The Obama-produced documentary also wins for directing; awards for broadcast documentaries go to “Leaving Neverland” and “Tricky Dick”
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Directors Guild’s TV Nominations Include ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ ‘When They See Us,’ ‘El Camino’
The DGA also announced nominees for documentary films, including “American Factory,” “Maiden” and “The Cave”
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Writers Guild Nominates ‘Little Women,’ ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Parasite’
Other nominees include “Marriage Story,” “Joker,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” — but Quentin Tarantino’s script for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” wasn’t eligible
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Golden Globes Analysis: The Stars Ignore Ricky Gervais on a Night of Surprises
Quentin Tarantino is cruising, Martin Scorsese is sweating and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has no use for consistency or predictability
