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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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Tops Nominations for Visual Effects Society Awards
“Lost in Space” leads all television shows, while other projects with multiple nominations include “Ready Player One,” “Incredibles 2,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story”
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‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ ‘Black Panther’ Land Nominations for Scripter Award
As a nominee alongside screenwriter Barry Jenkins, the late James Baldwin joins a line of Scripter Award-nominated authors that includes Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King and Henry James
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‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Pose’ Campaigns Nominated for Publicists Awards
Other nominated TV and film campaigns include “The Alienist,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Quiet Place” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
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Critics’ Choice Awards 2019 Winners List: ‘Roma’ Takes Best Picture
“Roma, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “The Americans” win top honors
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‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ Wins Top Award at the Cinema Eye Honors
“Minding the Gap,” “Free Solo” and “Shirkers” also win multiple awards at the ceremony that celebrates all facets of nonfiction filmmaking
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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
