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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Toronto Film Festival Books Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Angelina Jolie
Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Gary Oldman and Daniel Craig are among the stars with films heading to Toronto
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‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Detroit’ Deliver Oscar Season a Month Early
Christopher Nolan and Kathryn Bigelow have both made gripping movies that demand to be taken seriously by awards voters
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Kobe Bryant and Vin Scully Sendoffs Win LA Area Emmy Awards
KCET leads all stations with 10 wins at ceremony that also honors Los Angeles Kings announcer Bob Miller
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‘Lady Macbeth’ Star Florence Pugh: Why Can’t More Young Actresses Get Great Roles? (Video)
“I’m aware that you don’t get roles like this when you’re 19,” says the British actress who stars as a vengeful young wife wreaking havoc
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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Star Andy Serkis to Awards Voters: I’m a Real Actor
“It is crazily Luddite and backward-thinking to not recognize what we do as acting,” the performance-capture virtuoso tells TheWrap
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Emmy Voters Turn Things Over to New Kids Like ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Freshman shows set a drama-series record and streaming dominates as Emmy voters come to terms with the vast new TV landscape
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2017: Who Will Julia Louis-Dreyfus Face in Comedy?
While the “Veep” star can set an Emmy record this year, new shows like “Atlanta” will try to crash the party in the other comedy categories
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‘Valerian’ First Look: Really Dazzling, Really Dopey
Cool environments and crazy creatures can’t compensate for a pair of lead actors who drive their one-note repartee into the ground for two-plus hours
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Emmy Nominations 2017: Predictions in 22 Categories, From ‘Veep’ to ‘Stranger Things’ (Photos)
With “Game of Thrones” and “Downton Abbey” out of the running this year, many categories could be dominated by first-year shows
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2017: Women Rule Movies and Miniseries Thanks to ‘Feud’ and ‘Big Little Lies’
Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon are among the formidable actresses who will compete this year
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Who Needs Dragons? How HBO Can Still Dominate Emmys Without ‘Game of Thrones’
EmmyWrap magazine: With its biggest Emmy show ineligible this year, the network must look to movies and limited series to pick up the slack
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2017: Trump Era Voters Get Political in Variety and Reality Categories
Almost all the top variety-show Emmy contenders have spent lots of time taking shots at our former reality-host president
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2017: What Newbies Will Score in Drama Without ‘Game of Thrones’?
With “Game of Thrones” and “Downton Abbey” out of the running this year, look for new shows like “The Crown” and “Stranger Things” to step up
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‘A Ghost Story’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Ghost in a Bed Sheet Breaks Your Heart
Rooney Mara co-stars in director David Lowery’s odd, beautiful little story of loss and acceptance
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Todd Haynes Drama ‘Wonderstruck’ Lands Centerpiece Slot at New York Film Festival
The adventurous period piece set in New York in the 1920s and 1970s initially screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
