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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EGOT Explosion: John Legend and 4 Others Could Complete Showbiz Grand Slam on Emmy Night
The musicals “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” and “A Christmas Story Live!” have made nominees out of five of the eight living people who are only an Emmy short of the EGOT
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‘Game of Thrones’ Just Became the Emmys’ Most Nominated Primetime Series Ever
It has taken “Game of Thrones” only seven seasons to beat the drama record set by “ER” over the course of 15 years
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Film Review: Joaquin Phoenix Shines in Disjointed Drama
Director Gus Van Sant keeps the audience off balance in telling the story of Portland cartoonist John Callahan
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Emmy Predictions in Variety and Reality: It’s All About Trump – and Trump-Bashing
These are the categories where Donald Trump once worked (reality TV) and where he is regularly skewered (variety TV)
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Emmy Predictions in Movies and Miniseries: Gianni Versace, 9/11 and ‘Twin Peaks’ Strangeness
The bizarre return of “Twin Peaks” could be a strong contender in the limited series categories, or the David Lynchian nightmare could confuse and alienate voters
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Emmy Predictions in Comedy: Look for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ to Step in for ‘Veep’
Recent events could hurt the Emmys chances of a number of would-be comedy contenders, including “Roseanne,” “Arrested Development” and “Transparent”
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Emmy Predictions in Drama: The Dragons of ‘Game of Thrones’ Are Back
After sitting out last year’s race, “Game of Thrones” is back to challenge “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “This Is Us,” “The Americans,” “Westworld” and other Emmys drama contenders
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Why ‘The King’ Director Eugene Jarecki Wouldn’t Let Donald Trump Sit in Elvis Presley’s Car
“I did not want that person to touch the car,” says director, who adds that the president “doesn’t belong on the same planet as Elvis Presley”
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Is ‘Black Panther’ the Year’s Only Real Oscar Best Picture Contender So Far?
Ryan Coogler’s superhero film was a landmark, which ought to keep it in the awards conversation alongside very few other first-half films
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‘The King’ Film Review: Glorious Documentary Takes American Road Trip With Elvis Presley
Eugene Jarecki’s film is big, bold and overreaching, in love with but also skeptical of its own central metaphor of Elvis’ career as a version of America’s own history
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Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too
By inviting more than 450 women to join this year, the Academy has made significant progress in putting the goal it set in 2016 within reach
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Academy Invites Colossal List of 928 New Members
The record-shattering group includes Emilia Clarke, Tiffany Haddish, Daisy Ridley, Kendrick Lamar and J.K. Rowling
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Oscars Diversity Push: Academy on Target to Double Non-White Members – But Not Women
With three groups of new member invitations left before the Academy’s self-imposed 2020 deadline, the organization is well ahead of schedule on one front, but behind on another
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No Kobe, No Problem: Oscars Academy’s Class of 2018 on Track to Be as Big and Diverse as Last 2 Years’
Kobe Bryant might be the rare case of a prospective member who is rejected as the Academy casts another wide net to increase its female and non-white members
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5 Shows Whose Emmy Chances Have Taken a Hit, From ‘Roseanne’ to ‘Full Frontal’ (Photos)
As the June 25 deadline for Emmy nomination voting nears, we have to wonder if any of these shows can survive the controversy
