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.
Experience:
Resides In:
Los Angeles
Education:
Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
-
Oscars International Race: Complete List of Entries
Contenders include Germany’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Canada’s “Universal Language” and France’s “Emilia Perez”
-
After 3 Hours and 21 Awards, Emmy Voters Finally Decide That Maybe ‘The Bear’ Isn’t a Comedy After All | Analysis
On a night when it won more awards than any other comedy series, “The Bear” loses to “Hacks” in the last award of the night
-
‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award
TIFF 2024: The winner of the festival’s audience prize has gone on to receive an Oscar Best Picture nomination for the last 12 years in a row
-
Final Emmys 2024 Predictions: Yeah, ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’ Will Probably Win Everything
The Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies made it clear that Television Academy voters have some solid favorites this year
-
‘William Tell’ Review: Claes Bang Anchors an Old Fashioned Epic With a Modern Sensibility
TIFF 2024: Nick Hamm’s film is big, brutal and beautiful – over the top at times and stirring at others
-
‘All of You’ Review: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots Give a Winning Rom-Com More Heart Than Expected
TIFF 2024: William Bridges plays up the longing in a decades-spanning tale of friends who take way too long to admit their attraction
-
Lessons From Toronto: A Skimpy Year for Movies Leaves a Wide Open Awards Race | Analysis
TIFF 2024: Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” is the only clear Best Picture contender to premiere during the first four days
-
‘Road Diary’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Documentary Brings Joy and Faces Loss
TIFF 2024: Thom Zimny’s film takes the full measure of a man and a band grappling with mortality on a concert stage
-
‘The Assessment’ Review: Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander Duel in Cold Dystopian Drama
TIFF 2024: Fleur Fortuné’s stylish film about a grim future is as rigorous and cruel as the events it depicts
-
‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Bring Grace and Gravity to This Ancient Greek Odyssey
TIFF 2024: Director Uberto Pasolini’s take on Homer’s epic poem is simultaneously visceral and contemplative
-
‘Pedro Parámo’ Review: Life and Death Blur Together in Haunting Mexican Drama
TIFF 2024: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto makes his directorial debut with an adaptation simultaneously personal and mystical
-
‘The Cut’ Review: It’s Not the Punching That Hurts Orlando Bloom, It’s the Dieting
TIFF 2024: Bloom and Caitriona Balfe help ground a boxing drama that abandons the usual fight scenes to focus on action out of the ring
-
‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Chilling in Shadowy, Creepy Ghost Story
TIFF 2024: Director Samuel Van Grinsven’s movie is spooky but steers clear of any horror movie tropes
-
‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Make a Perfect Movie Couple
TIFF 2024: John Crowley’s bittersweet romance is a truly charming and surprisingly rich film
-
‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: Celebratory Doc Doesn’t Whitewash Its Troubled Rock Star
TIFF 2024: R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s film focuses on the first six and the last six years of John’s five-decade year career
