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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OscarsSoPopular: Why Risky Academy Makeover Could Lead to Confusion – and Revolt
What will it take to qualify for the new “popular film” award? How will they decide which categories are getting pushed into the commercials? Will members revolt or rejoice?
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Film Review: Spike Lee Looks Back – and Forward – in Anger
Based on the true story of a black cop who infiltrated the KKK, this is Lee’s most vital and impassioned film in decades
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Academy Adds ‘Popular Film’ Award, Vows to Shorten Oscars
Board of Governors pledges a three-hour ceremony and decides to hand out some awards during commercial breaks
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Toronto Film Festival Books Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss Films for Platform Section
The section is devoted to challenging films and will include new work from directors Alex Ross Perry, Karyn Kusama, Tim Sutton and Carol Morley
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John Bailey Wins Second Term as Academy President
The cinematographer will only be able to serve for one year before term limits force him off the board
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Willem Dafoe’s Van Gogh Biopic ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ to Close New York Film Festival
The Julian Schnabel film will screen on October 12 at the conclusion of the 17-day festival
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Toronto Film Festival Adds 19 Canadian Films, 9 of Them Directed by Women
In addition to new films from Denys Arcand and Maxime Giroux, the festival announces participants in its Rising Stars and Filmmaker Lab programs
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KCET Tops 2018 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards
The channel receives 11 Emmys, to seven for the runner-up KMEX
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Nicole Kidman Lands Film, TV Rights to ‘Big Little Lies’ Author’s Next Book
Kidman and producer Bruna Papandrea will reunite with novelist Liane Moriarty for “Nine Perfect Strangers”
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Venice Film Festival 2018: Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Julian Schnabel to Unveil New Work
“Suspiria,” “Roma” and “22 July” are among the movies set to premiere at the Italian fest next month
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‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Highlight Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Other films in the first programming announcement from the mammoth September festival include “First Man,” “Roma” and the Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters”
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Neil Armstrong Biopic ‘First Man’ to Open 2018 Venice Film Festival
The film from “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle stars Ryan Gosling as the astronaut who first walked on the moon
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The Oscar Legacy of ‘The Dark Knight’: Christopher Nolan’s Hit Changed the Rules, But Did That Even Matter?
The Best Picture category was expanded after the blockbuster was snubbed, but the years since then have mostly seen more indie films nominated
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2018: All the Contenders in 23 Top Categories (Photos)
Look for “Game of Thrones” to dominate again after a one-year hiatus
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A Long, Chaotic Emmys Season Ends With Voters Finding a Decent Compromise
Surveying a vast and confusing television landscape, members of the Television Academy put a new network on the Iron Throne and set up some intriguing matchups
