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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A key scene in the drama featuring Gary Oldman as Churchill might be stretching the truth a bit — but the filmmakers have done their research
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‘The Shape of Water’ to Receive Vanguard Award From Palm Springs Film Festival
The award will go to director Guillermo del Toro and cast members Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Doug Jones
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13 Things We Learned About Dame Judi Dench at Her Santa Barbara Tribute
Here are a few tidbits about “James Doody Dench,” as Jeff Bridges (accidentally) called her
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New York Film Critics 2017 Winners: ‘Lady Bird’ Named Best Picture
Acting awards go to Timothee Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe and Tiffany Hadish
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Holly Hunter Lands Career Achievement Award From Palm Springs Film Festival
The “Big Sick” star joins a lineup of honorees that also includes Timothée Chalamet, Gal Gadot, Allison Janney, Gary Oldman and Sam Rockwell
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Gal Gadot, John Boyega, Timothée Chalamet to Receive Virtuosos Awards from Santa Barbara Fest
Daniel Kaluuya, Hong Chau, Kumail Nanjiani and Mary J. Blige will also be honored by the festival on Feb. 3, 2018
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‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ Lead Satellite Award Nominations
Other films receiving multiple nominations include “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Lady Bird”
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National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ the Year’s Best Film
“Lady Bird,” “The Florida Project” and “The Disaster Artist” also make the New York-based organization’s Top 10 list
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“The nominations are a reflection of where music is, where society and culture are and where things are moving,” Academy President Neil Portnow says
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Grammy Nominations Snubs and Surprises, From Jay-Z to Ed Sheeran (Photos)
Voters loved Julia Michaels, Childish Gambino and Bernie Sanders (!), but didn’t embrace Tayor Swift, Lady Gaga or country music
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IFP Gotham Awards 2017: Complete Winners List
“Call Me by Your Name” wins best feature, while acting honors go to James Franco, Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet
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First ‘Phantom Thread’ Screening Unveils Another Obsessive Daniel Day-Lewis Performance
In a Q&A following the first screening, director Paul Thomas Anderson and the cast say they consulted with Day-Lewis on every detail of the film’s world
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How Internet Cat Videos Paved the Way for Oscar Contender ‘Kedi’
Oscar Wrap Magazine: Ceyda Torun says her documentary about the cats of Istanbul was “an ongoing process of discovery”
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‘Get Out,’ ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘Good Time’ Top Indie Spirit Awards Nominations
“The Florida Project,” “Lady Bird,” “The Rider” and “Three Billboards” also score high with Spirit Awards voters
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Jeremy Renner Pushes to Give ‘Wind River’ Life After Harvey Weinstein (Exclusive Video)
Oscar Wrap Magazine: “We’re very, very happy to get the film back [from Weinstein],” says the star of the Taylor Sheridan drama
