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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‘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
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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
