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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‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘The Favourite’ Win Top Awards From the American Cinema Editors
Television winners include “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Atlanta,” “Killing Eve” and “Bodyguard”
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‘Blinded by the Light’ Writer on ‘Gobsmacking’ Success of the Film About His Springsteen-Loving Youth
Sundance 2019: “I really did grow up in a working-class background with a very, very limited idea of what my future would be,” Sarfraz Manzoor says of the film that landed a $15 million deal at the festival
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Sundance So Far: Hollywood’s Own State of the Union Address, From Diverse Stories to Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Sundance 2019: Over its first four days, the festival showed off its increased commitment to diversity, along with a slate of films with contemporary resonance
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SAG Awards’ Surprise ‘Black Panther’ Victory Adds More Confusion to the Oscar Race
Screen Actors Guild voters reinforced that Glenn Close and Mahershala Ali are Oscar front runners, but the guild’s ensemble award made a messy race even messier
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The Orchard Successor Company Lands North American Rights to Documentary ‘Halston’
Sundance 2019: The company, which will shortly change its name under new owners, plans a spring release for the film about the famed fashion designer
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‘Never Look Away’ Film Review: ‘Lives of Others’ Director Returns With Bold Tale of Art and Love
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck tells a slow but beautiful story set in Germany in the middle of the 20th century
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Oscar Nominee Alfonso Cuarón: ‘Audiences Are Hungry for Diversity in Cinema’
The “Roma” director, writer, producer and cinematographer says he’s surprised that his intimate black-and-white film has connected with audiences and Oscar voters
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Inside the Oscar Nominations: ‘A Star Is Born’ Loses Ground as ‘Roma,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘The Favourite’ Surge
“A Star Is Born” and “Green Book,” meanwhile, will have to deal with the stigma of not landing Best Director nominations
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‘Green Book’ Wins Producers Guild Award, Becomes Oscars Frontrunner
In a year with a fiercely competitive Oscars race and no clear favorite, the PGA finally gives us the film to beat
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‘A Star Is Born’ Faces Its Oscar Season Moment of Truth at the Producers Guild Awards
To have a real chance at the Best Picture Oscar, Bradley Cooper’s film needs to start winning some big awards — and that’ll have to start with a victory from the PGA
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‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘First Man’ Lead Sound Editing Nominations
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” also received multiple MPSE Golden Reel Awards nominations; “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” among top TV shows with sound editors
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Emmys to Eliminate DVD Screeners for 2020 Awards
Beginning after this year’s show, the Emmys will move to a system in which voters will view eligible programs exclusively on digital platforms
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Oscars 2019: We Predict the Nominations in All 24 Categories (Photos)
TheWrap awards guru Steve Pond expects a whole lot of “A Star Is Born” — and some surprises
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Oscar Nomination Predictions 2019: Look for ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Roma’ to Lead a Messy Field
Here are our picks in all 24 categories in an Oscar season that so far has been marked by confusion and rancor
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The Oscars Probably Won’t Have a Host, and Here’s Why They Don’t Need One
A shorter show plus likely song performances from superstars like Lady Gaga will limit the time a host has to do anything
