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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Oscar Voting Begins: Why You Can’t Game the Best Picture Ballot System and 4 More Myths Exploded
We clear up all the misconceptions about the Academy’s mysterious preferential voting system for Best Picture
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Academy Sparks Outrage for Dumping 4 Oscar Categories to Commercial Breaks: ‘I Am So Pissed Off’
“Cinematography and editing are at the very heart of our craft,” wrote last year’s Best Picture and Best Director winner, Guillermo del Toro
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Oscars Move Cinematography and 3 Other Awards Into the Commercial Breaks
An email to members from Academy President John Bailey revealed the four categories that will be handed out off the air
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Grammy Awards: A Kendrick Lamar Performance and 17 Other Things You Didn’t See on TV
Staples Center isn’t the most hospitable place to see an awards show, but folks in the room got to see a few things home viewers missed
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Grammy Awards Analysis: Women Seize the Spotlight, But Kendrick Lamar Still Can’t Catch a Break
The Grammys paid more than lip service to the idea of female empowerment — or, at least, the idea of rewarding and spotlighting female artists
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BAFTA Awards 2019: ‘The Favourite’ Dominates, But ‘Roma’ Wins the Big One
Acting awards go to Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Rami Malek and Mahershala Ali; Alfonso Cuarón wins best director
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‘Cold War’ Wins American Society of Cinematographers Award
Lukasz Zal scores an upset victory over “Roma” director and cinematographer Alfonso Cuaron, who could have become the first person to win DGA and ASC Awards
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‘Leave No Trace’ Wins Scripter Award for Adapted Screenplay
The win means that the Scripter Awards’ eight-year streak of predicting the Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay will come to an end this year
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‘Everybody Knows’ Film Review: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem Shine in Strong, Disquieting Thriller
Asghar Farhadi’s dark drama stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who have rarely gone to these emotional extremes in their work together
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Penélope Cruz Says She Spent Months in ‘Terrifying Pain’ for ‘Everybody Knows’
TheWrap Cannes magazine: “It was the most difficult character I’ve ever had to play,” says the actress of her role as a desperate mother in Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish-language drama
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Tops Visual Effects Society Awards
The Marvel movie wins four awards, while “Lost in Space” leads in the television categories
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Favourite’ Among Winners at Art Directors Guild Awards
For the last five years in a row, one of the ADG winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sweeps With Seven Wins at Annie Awards
The Annies winner goes on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature more than 70 percent of the time
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Death Penalty Drama ‘Clemency’ Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize
“One Child Nation” wins documentary prize; audience awards go to “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” “Knock Down the House,” “Queen of Hearts” and “Sea of Shadows”
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Alfonso Cuaron Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘Roma’
“Eighth Grade” director Bo Burnham scores upset victory over Bradley Cooper in first-time director category; top TV awards go to Bill Hader for “Barry” and Adam McKay for “Succession”
