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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How ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Got Alan Menken to Write the Ultimate Alan Menken Parody
OscarWrap Songs Special: “It’s flattering when they say, ‘Give us something that’s like that thing you did before,’” says the eight-time Oscar winner
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Why Songwriter Keegan DeWitt Couldn’t Write Songs for Nick Offerman in ‘Hearts Beat Loud’
OscarWrap Songs Special: “I lost a whole week before I called the director and said, ‘I don’t know how to do that,’” Keegan DeWitt says of tailoring his music to the comic actor
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Songwriters on Facing the Pressure of Following a Classic
Oscar songs special: “How could we possibly be as brave or audacious or naïve as we needed to be to take on such a project?” says songwriter Marc Shaiman of his and Scott Wittman’s job on the Rob Marshall film
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‘The Favourite’ Tops All Films in Critics’ Choice Award Nominations
But “Black Panther” is nipping at the leader’s heels, finishing second in total nominations
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‘Roma’ Is the Year’s Best Film, Say Los Angeles Film Critics
Acting awards go to Ethan Hawke for “First Reformed,” Olivia Colman for “The Favourite,” Steven Yeun for “Burning” and Regina King for “If Beale Street Could Talk”; Debra Granik wins best director for “Leave No Trace”
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‘Minding the Gap’ Wins Top Honor at IDA Documentary Awards
Bing Liu’s doc about skateboarders grappling with histories of violence takes three awards; “Wild Wild Country,” “The Trade” and “John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls” also win
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Grammys: Recording Academy President Neil Portnow on Creating a Supersized, More Inclusive Awards Show
Expanding the four main Grammys categories, he said, “has the ability to impact issues of diversity and inclusion, which is obviously high on our agenda”
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Grammy Nominations Give Women the Votes – Except for Those Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Snubs
Female artists are dominant in the Grammys’ four marquee categories, but there are still some glaring omissions
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Why Do the Golden Globes Think ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Are Dramas, Not Musicals?
Answer: They’re not the ones who picked the category for those music-heavy films
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Golden Globes Nominations Analysis: ‘Vice’ and ‘Green Book’ Emerge as Curious Front Runners
Those movies are the only two to land nominations for picture, directing, writing and acting — but do the results really say anything about what Oscar voters will do?
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‘Ben Is Back’ Film Review: Julia Roberts Goes for Broke in Another Troubled Teen Movie
Lucas Hedges also stars in the family drama about drug addiction, which was directed by his father Peter Hedges
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Golden Globes Nomination Predictions 2019: All the Contenders in Top Categories (Photos)
It’s a curious year with musicals competing as dramas and dramas competing as comedies
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Golden Globes Nomination Predictions: What Stars Will Be Born This Year?
In a curious year with musicals competing as dramas and dramas competing as comedies, here’s what we think will come out on top in all major film and television categories
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AFI’s Top 10 List Ranges From ‘Black Panther’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ to ‘First Reformed’ and ‘Eighth Grade’
The wide-ranging American Film Institute list also includes “BlacKkKlansman,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins” returns and more
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‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Are Top Toons in Annie Awards Nominations
In the Best Animated Feature category, those two Disney/Pixar films were joined by “Early Man,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
