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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Academy Takes Over Disney Hall for Spectacular Oscar Concert
With voting over and campaigning ended, the L.A. Philharmonic performs music from the five nominated scores in front of Guillermo del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson, Common and others
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Oscar Predictions 2018: Will ‘The Shape of Water’ Rise to the Top in the Wildest Race in Years?
We know who’ll win the acting awards, but several other categories — notably including Best Picture — are completely up in the air as Oscar night approaches
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Here’s What the Oscars Have Done to Avoid Another Envelope Disaster
The chances of another fiasco are about the same as the chances of “The Boss Baby” beating “Coco” in the Best Animated Feature category
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‘Dunkirk’ Wins Top Sound Mixing Prize at CAS Awards
Other CAS Awards winners include “Game of Thrones,” “Black Mirror,” “Veep,” “Coco” and “Jane”
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‘Darkest Hour’ Wins Big at Makeup and Hairstyling Awards
Other winners at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards include “I, Tonya,” “Game of Thrones,” “Big Little Lies” and “Feud: Bette and Joan”
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‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival
Wes Anderson wins best director for “Isle of Dogs”; acting awards go to Anthony Bajon for “The Prayer” and Ana Brun for “The Heiresses”
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Oscar Acting Races: Can Anyone Beat Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell or Allison Janney?
The statistics suggest that this could be one of the least suspenseful Oscars acting races ever
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Oscar Contenders’ Final Pitch: ‘Get Out’ Isn’t Just a Horror Hit, ‘Lady Bird’ Plays TimesUp Card
It’s time for the top contenders to make a good last impression by refining ad campaigns or trotting out new messages
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Sufjan Stevens on His Offbeat Approach to Writing ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Songs: ‘Keep It Vague’
OscarWrap: “With music in film, it’s so easy to get it wrong,” says the indie icon and Oscar-nominated songwriter
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‘Lady Bird’ Director Greta Gerwig on Focusing on a Female Protagonist Who Doesn’t Need a Guy
OscarWrap: “I had a sense of wanting to make a story centered around a young woman that did not include whether she would end up with this boy as the central question,” says Oscar-nominated writer-director
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How ‘Lady Bird’ Star Saoirse Ronan Grew Up (and Got Off Twitter)
OscarWrap: “Self-promotion has always made me really uncomfortable,” says the 23-year old who already has three Oscar nominations
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‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘I, Tonya’ Top Costume Designers Guild Awards
Television awards go to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Game of Thrones” and “The Crown”
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Oscars: Why 5 Films Still Have a Shot at Best Picture in the Craziest Race in Years
But does “The Shape of Water,” “Get Out,” “Dunkirk,” “Three Billboards” or “Lady Bird” have the edge?
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‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Sound Best to Motion Picture Sound Editors
Other winners at the MPSE Golden Reel Awards include “Coco,” “The Greatest Showman,” “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things”
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Dominates BAFTA Awards (Complete List of Winners)
Acting awards go to Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney; Guillermo del Toro wins directing prize
