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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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
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Golden Globes 2020 Predictions: Expect Wins for Scorsese, Tarantino and Bong Joon Ho
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association isn’t always predictable, but we do our best in all 14 film and 11 television categories
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Golden Globes Have a Prime Position on the Awards Calendar, but Do They Matter?
The Academy’s shortened season has helped, not hurt, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual bash — but there’s a difference between perception and reality
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‘First Cow’ Director Kelly Reichardt Wins $50,000 Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant
The award was one of four grants given out at the Spirit Awards’ annual nominees brunch
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‘Parasite’ Wins Best Picture From National Society of Film Critics: Complete Winners List
Top acting honors go to Antonio Banderas and Mary Kay Place
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Golden Globes 2020: Predictions in All 25 Film and TV Categories (Photos)
Ricky Gervais hosts the 77th annual ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 5
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‘1917,’ ‘Joker,’ ‘The Irishman’ Among American Society of Cinematographers Nominees
“Ford v Ferrari” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” are also nominated by the ASC, which has a good record of predicting Oscar nominations
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How Oscar Voting Really Works: Critics’ Top 10 Lists Would Produce These 7 Best Picture Nominees
We tabulated more than 200 Top 10 lists as if they were Oscar ballots, and came up with a smaller-than-usual slate of nominees
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2020?
We have the category-by-category breakdown, ranging from a high of 424 to a low of 26
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5 Awards Shows on One Night! Inside the Most Crammed Awards Season Ever
It’s gonna rain awards stuff for the next 40 days and 40 nights
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8 Biggest Changes to the Oscars in the 2010s, From #OscarsSoWhite to Envelopegate
The past 10 years saw the Academy reshape itself in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, #MeToo, declining ratings and executive changes
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Quentin Tarantino to Receive Director of the Year Award from Palm Springs Film Festival (Exclusive)
The “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” director is the 12th and final honoree to be announced by the festival
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The Safdie Brothers Detail the 10-Year Journey to Make the Adam Sandler Drama ‘Uncut Gems’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “What’s great is that it’s a happy ending, but then all of a sudden it’s not,” producer Scott Rudin told the filmmakers
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Jamie Foxx to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival Award for ‘Just Mercy’
Foxx will be honored for his performance as a death-row inmate who was wrongfully convicted
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Here’s What’s on My Oscar Season Christmas Wish List: Eddie Murphy, ‘A Hidden Life’ and Lots More
Dear Santa: Can you also make sure the poor Oscar voters watch all the movies in time?
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