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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Jason Bateman, Donald Glover, Bill Hader and Ben Stiller All Nominated by DGA for TV Directing
DGA Documentary nominations go to “Free Solo,” “RBG,” “Three Identical Strangers,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
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‘The Favourite’ Director on Finding ‘Synchronicity’ in a Period Drama About a Mad Ruler
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “It’s always going to be present wherever there are people with power that have gone crazy,” Yorgos Lanthimos says of the film’s relevance in the Trump era
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Writers Guild Awards Nominees Include ‘Green Book,’ ‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Although eligibility requirements differ, about two-thirds of WGA nominees go on to receive Oscar nominations in the screenwriting categories
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Emily Blunt on How Mary Poppins’ Adventures Are ‘Like Heroin to Her’
Oscar Wrap magazine: “She’s like an adrenaline junkie,” the actress says of her character in “Mary Poppins Returns”
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‘The Favourite,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Black Panther’ Nab Art Directors Guild Nominations
Other nominees in the ADG’s film categories include “First Man,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Fantastic Beasts,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “A Star Is Born” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
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‘First Man,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Land Nominations From American Cinema Editors
Nominees for the ACE Eddie Awards also include “BlacKkKlansman,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice,” “Green Book,” “The Favourite,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Deadpool 2”
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Stars Were Born at the Golden Globes – But They Sure Weren’t the Ones We Expected
After three pretty mundane hours, awards to Glenn Close and “Bohemian Rhapsody” turned the night — and maybe even awards season — upside down
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Golden Globes 2019: Movie and TV Predictions in All 25 Categories
“A Star Is Born” should be a big winner, but “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma” and the TV shows “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “A Very English Scandal” could also be rewarded
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After 2 Political Years, Will the Golden Globes Go Back to Being About the Movies?
For the first time in years, the Golden Globes focus just might be a wide-open awards race, where the top nominees range from “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” to “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “The Favourite”
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‘Leave No Trace’ Director Debra Granik Wins $50,000 Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant
Four grant categories carried a total of $125,000 in cash prizes
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‘The Rider’ Wins Best Picture from National Society of Film Critics Awards
Acting awards go to Olivia Colman, Regina King, Ethan Hawke and Steven Yeun
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Producers Guild Awards Nominations Include ‘Roma,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ – and Also ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
About 75 percent of Producers Guild Awards nominees go on to receive Oscar nominations for Best Picture, though the two awards never match completely
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Why a ‘Puerto Rican Dude’ in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Is Such a Breakthrough
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We’re not only playing the ‘Latino’ roles, but also playing great roles where race is just a part of it — it’s a step forward for representation,” the actor says
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‘Black Panther’ Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B Jordan Recall Playing the Same Role on ‘All My Children’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “They said, ‘You are too much trouble,’” Boseman says the soap told him when he was fired for voicing objections to the part — that Jordan then took over
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Sorry, ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Black Panther’! Netflix’s ‘Roma’ Is Dominating 2018 Critics’ Awards So Far
With more than 30 groups declaring their favorites, Alfonso Cuarón’s drama has won as many best-picture awards as the next five rivals combined
