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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Roman Polanski Leads European Film Awards Nominations for ‘An Officer and a Spy’
The director’s drama receives four nominations to tie with “The Favourite,” “Pain and Glory” and “The Traitor”
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‘American Factory,’ ‘Apollo 11’ Top Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
Other nominees in the New York-based awards include “For Sama,” “Honeyland,” “Midnight Family” and “One Child Nation”
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How Many ‘Starts’ Does Awards Season Really Need?
The Governors Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards both claimed to be the start of the season, but we think they’re lying
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Here’s Why Nigeria’s Oscars Disqualification Was the Only Move the Academy Could Have Made
But AMPAS could have done a better job handling the Best International Feature Film submission of “Lionheart”
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Academy Disqualifies Nigeria’s Oscar Entry ‘Lionheart’
The film, Nigeria’s first-ever submission in the Best International Feature Film category, is largely in English, which makes it ineligible to compete
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Oscars Shake Up Voting in the Best International Feature Film Category
New rules in what used to be Best Foreign Language Film will allow all members to choose the five nominees, and will permit streaming for the first time ever in the category
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It’s Only October, So Why the Oscar Rush?
The movies pile on as the calendar speeds up; plus, Ted Sarandos’ theory of 9
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91-Year-Old Lina Wertmuller Steals the Show at Oscars Governors Awards
With awards also going to Wes Studi, Geena Davis and David Lynch, the fastest, loosest Governors Awards in years was an emotional but rollicking tribute to some really cool people.
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Beyonce’s ‘Homecoming’ Leads in First Round of Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
Michael Jackson film “Leaving Neverland” receives two nominations; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chelsea Manning land on list of unforgettable doc subjects
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‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The Farewell,’ ‘Uncut Gems’ Top Gotham Award Nominations
Nominees for Best Feature also include “Hustlers” and “Waves”
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Female Directors Dominate in IDA Documentary Awards Nominations
Six of the 10 Best Feature nominees, and all of the films nominated in the new Best Director category, are directed or co-directed by women
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A ‘Bombshell,’ ‘Parasite’ and Brutality Are Shaking Up the Oscar Race
From the premiere of “Bombshell” to the launch of the international race (can anything beat “Parasite”?) to the return of Elton John, here’s what we learned on the awards circuit this week
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Insists That Nazis Can Be Funny
The New Zealand director has taken a risky premise and turned in a twisted piece of grandly entertaining provocation
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‘The Biggest Little Farm’ Leads Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
“Apollo 11” and “They Shall Not Grow Old” also score multiple nominations from fourth annual Critics Choice Association awards
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‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Amazing Grace’ Make International Documentary Association Awards Short List
The first film from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, “American Factory,” also makes the cut for the IDA Documentary Awards
