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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Timothy Olyphant on the Joys of Getting His ‘Deadwood’ Mustache Back
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I enjoy the job more now than I did then, and I like to assume that I’m better at it now,” says the actor who returns as lawman Seth Bullock
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Academy Increases Number of Women, People of Color on Its Board of Governors
The board election increases the number of women on the 54-person board to 24 and the number of people of color to 11
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Emmys Short Form Categories Take a Big Hit From New Screening Panels
“How do I get nominated for Season 1 of the same series but then not even get on the ballot this year?” asks Melvin Jackson Jr., whose web series was disqualified by the anonymous panels
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David Lynch, Geena Davis Named Honorary Oscar Recipients
Lina Wertmüller and Wes Studi will also receive honorary awards on Oct. 27 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland
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‘Queer Eye,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ James Corden Win at First Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards
Other winners at the inaugural ceremony include “Surviving R. Kelly,” “American Ninja Warrior” and “Jeopardy!”
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Timothy Olyphant Says ‘Deadwood: The Movie’ Reminded Him How Much He Stole From His Co-Stars
“These people made a far greater impression on me than I think I gave them credit for,” says the actor who returns in the role of lawman Seth Bullock
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‘Rocketman’ Film Review: Elton John Gets a Musical Fantasy That Sometimes Achieves Liftoff
Dexter Fletcher’s film abandons the biopic model to freely mix fantasy and reality in an extravagant, fun and frustrating jukebox musical
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How Carrie Fisher’s Death Became Sharon Horgan’s Biggest Challenge for ‘Catastrophe’ Finale
TheWrap Emmy magazine: The decision to deal with Fisher’s death in the series finale, says Horgan, “helped everything” about that episode
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‘State of the Union’ Star Chris O’Dowd on Exploring the ‘Sausage Factory of a Marriage’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: Actor co-stars with Rosamund Pike in the Nick Hornby series
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Tony Hale and Sophie Turner on the End of ‘Veep’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: Stars discuss the “liberating and sad” feeling as their HBO juggernauts wrap up
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Cannes Film Festival 2019 Awards: ‘Parasite’ Wins Palme d’Or
Antonio Banderas wins Best Actor award for “Pain and Glory,” while Best Actress prize goes to Emily Beecham for “Little Joe”
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‘The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao’ Wins Top Award in Cannes Un Certain Regard Section
Cannes 2019: Other winners included “The Fire Will Come,” “Beanpole,” “On a Magical Night” and “The Climb”
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‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘Vivarium’ Win Prizes in Cannes Critics’ Week Section
Cannes 2019: Other Critics’ Week winners include “A White, White Day,” “She Runs” and “Our Mothers”
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‘Matthias & Maxime’ Film Review: Xavier Dolan Finds Maturity at the Ripe Old Age of 30
Cannes 2019: The Canadian director has always been a maestro of oversized emotions, but the warmth and restraint of “Matthias & Maxime” is what gives it life
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Quentin Tarantino Says He Thinks He Might Have Gone Horseback Riding With the Manson Family
Cannes 2019: The director of “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” discusses why people are fascinated by the 1969 murders, and whether he had qualms about portraying the perpetrator and victims on screen
