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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Hey, Oscars Voters: Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Choices for Best Picture Probably Won’t Matter
We recounted Critics’ Choice ballots using the Academy’s best-pic process — and found the last couple of choices on each ballot seldom come into play
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Guild of Music Supervisors Nominates ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ for Top Awards
“Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Dumplin’” are among the other films nominated for multiple awards by the guild
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Make Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominates ‘Stan & Ollie,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and More
Several of the MUAHS Awards’ nominated films, which also include “Vice” and “Mary Queen of Scots,” transform actors into real-life past or present historical figures
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Costume Designers Guild Awards Put ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Aquaman,’ ‘The Favourite’ on the Best-Dressed List
Other nominees include “Crazy Rich Asians,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!”
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2019?
With 7,902 members now eligible to vote, the magic number to secure an Oscar nomination can range from 396 to 26, depending on the category
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‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ Director Talks About All the High Art Shout-Outs He Crammed In
Oscar Wrap magazine: Animated film is loaded with references to Velazquez, Botticelli, Warhol, and…Tarantino?
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‘The Favourite,’ ‘Roma’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead BAFTA Nominations
“Green Book” and “BlacKkKlansman” are also nominated in the top category; “The Favourite” leads all films with 12 nominations
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How ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Gave the Classic Disney Princesses a Makeover
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “Every single one of them is a little weird,” co-director Rich Moore says
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The Oscar Race Is Still a Mess After the Globes and Guilds Have Spoken
Who’s going to win the Oscar is about as hard to figure out as who’s going to host the Oscars, except that second question will probably be answered sooner than the first
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How Brad Bird Overcame Superhero Fatigue to Make ‘The Incredibles 2’
Oscar Wrap magazine: “I thought, ‘There’s already too many superhero films — is the public going to be sick of them by the time this comes out?’” says Bird
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‘Black Panther’ Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B Jordan on ‘Broadening People’s Bandwidth’
Oscar Wrap magazine: “Over the years Hollywood has not put its resources behind movies like this,” Boseman says
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Directors Guild Nominations Include Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Spike Lee
Lee is only the fifth black director ever nominated by the DGA; Peter Farrelly and Adam McKay also receive nominations
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‘A Star Is Born’ Continues Guild Awards Sweep With Cinema Audio Society Nomination
“Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man” and “A Quiet Place” were also nominated for the award, which goes to sound mixers
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Ethan Hawke on Paul Schrader’s ‘Life or Death’ Approach to ‘First Reformed’
Oscar Wrap magazine: “He was trembling the way a young artist trembles with anticipation, anxiety, fear, electrical current,” the star says of the veteran writer-director
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‘Roma’ and ‘Cold War’ Lead American Society of Cinematographers Nominations
“First Man,” “A Star Is Born” and “The Favourite” join the two black-and-white foreign films as ASC nominees
