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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SAG Awards Nominations Analysis: ‘Bombshell’ and ‘Parasite’ Stand Out in a Typically Random Field
With three black film nominees and one nominated ensemble dominated by women, SAG voters may have done barely enough to stave off complaints about a lack of diversity
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American Cinema Editors Nominate ‘Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Knives Out’ for Top Awards
Nominees also include “The Irishman,” “Ford v Ferrari’ and ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ — but not “1917,” which was artfully edited to look like there’s no editing
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Oscars Gain 567 Voters as Academy Membership Tops 9,000
Every branch except one gained members, with the Documentary Branch having the largest increase
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Palm Springs Film Festival 2020 Lineup Long on International Films and Oscar Contenders
Awards contenders screening in Palm Springs will include Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory,” Ladj Ly’s “Les Miserables,” Halina Reijn’s “Instinct” and Kantemir Balagov’s “Beanpole”
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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ ‘Joker,’ ‘The Irishman’
Most of the CAS nominees typically go on to receive Oscar nominations, which is also good news for “Rocketman” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
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Costume Designers Guild Puts ‘Hustlers,’ ‘Rocketman,’ ‘Dolemite’ on the Best-Dressed List
Other nominees include “Downton Abbey,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
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Art Directors Guild Nominates ‘Joker,’ ‘Avengers,’ ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’
The ADG Awards nominate 17 feature films and 30 television programs for its top awards for production design
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Golden Globes Voters Offer a Timid Slate of Nominees – Except for ‘Joker’
With a slate of nominations that included four best-picture nods for Netflix, Todd Phillips’ dark superhero flick and Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ were among the few bold choices
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‘The Irishman’ Leads in Nominations at the Netflix-Heavy Critics’ Choice Awards
The streaming giant was tops in the number of noms for both film and television awards
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‘Parasite’ Wins Best Picture From Los Angeles Film Critics
Antonio Banderas, Mary Kay Place, Jennifer Lopez and Song Kang Ho take acting awards; “Parasite” wins for director, Marriage Story” for screenplay
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‘For Sama’ Is Named Top Doc at IDA Documentary Awards
Other winners include “American Factory,” “Honeyland,” “Leaving Neverland” and “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé”
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‘The Favourite’ Dominates at the European Film Awards
Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman win the acting awards for “Pain and Glory” and “The Favourite”
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‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Writers on What’s Fact and Fiction in Mr Rogers Movie
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Screenwriters Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster explain that one of the lead characters is largely fictionalized — but it isn’t Mr. Rogers
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‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Writers Explain the Secret to Great Biopics
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “The truth is stranger than fiction, so use as much of it as you possibly can,” Larry Karaszewski says
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‘Ford v Ferrari’ Writers Explain Their Policy: ‘Stick to the Truth, Not the Facts’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “You do as much diligent research as you can, and then forget about it,” says Jez Butterworth of the approach he and John-Henry Butterworth took on the auto-racing drama