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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Guillermo del Toro Explains What ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Lady Bird’ Have in Common
To the director of the year’s most nominated film, there’s not much difference between a teenager from Sacramento and a mythical South American creature
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That Time Willem Dafoe Found Out About His Oscar Nomination From the Babysitter
No, it definitely wasn’t this year for “The Florida Project”
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Guillermo del Toro on How ‘The Shape of Water’ Was Almost Shot in Black and White
TheWrap Oscar Magazine: “This is not a single-genre movie,” the writer-director says. “It’s a musical, a melodrama, a spy thriller, a comedy, you know?”
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Oscars 2018 Analysis: Voters Send Clear Message on Diversity in Race and Gender
Symbolism mattered enormously this year, and the Academy sent a message about inclusion
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Oscars 2018: We Predict Nominations in All 24 Categories (Photos)
TheWrap awards guru Steve Pond expects a whole lot of “The Shape of Water” — and some surprises
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Oscar Nomination Predictions 2018: Who’ll Have the Shape of Oscar?
“The Shape of Water” and “Dunkirk” will lead the pack, but with 24 categories there’s a lot of glory to go around
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Sundance So Far: Festival Gets Woke With Strong Set of Diverse Films
From the black experience to setting stage for modern womanhood, the festival has delivered big on new voices
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SAG and PGA Awards Give Boosts to ‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Shape of Water,’ But How Big?
After a weekend that included the first two major guild awards, the picture is clear in the acting races but muddy in Best Picture
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2018?
It could take as many as 363 or as few as 22, depending on the category
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‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Producers Guild Award, Stays Hot in Oscar Race
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Black Mirror” are among the winners in the TV categories
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‘Wildlife’ Review: Paul Dano’s Directorial Debut Is an Austere Portrait of a Family in Crisis
Sundance 2018: Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Dano’s understated adaptation of a Richard Ford novel
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‘Our New President’ Brings Huge Dose of Fake News to Sundance
Sundance 2018: Documentary is built around Russian propaganda from the 2016 election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
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‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ Lead Visual Effects Nominations
“Game of Thrones” leads all VES Awards nominees with 11 noms in the TV categories
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‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Lost City of Z’ Get Nominations in Crowded Scripter Awards Field
“Call Me by Your Name,” “The Disaster Artist,” “Logan,” “Molly’s Game” and “Mudbound” also make the cut with USC award
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Idris Elba, Jordan Peele, Kendrick Lamar Win NAACP Image Awards
Films and television shows that won awards in the non-televised portion of the Image Awards also included “Detroit,” “Girls Trip,” “black-ish,” “Guerrilla” and “Insecure”
