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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‘Sing’ Review: Illumination’s Animated Musical Doesn’t Need Minions to Charm
With this touching and emotional film, Chris Meledandri’s company takes a big step up
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How Tom Ford Went From Designer to Director With ‘Nocturnal Animals’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Fashion is “very different from making a movie, which is hopefully not going to be marked down in three months,” director says
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‘Jackie’ Star Natalie Portman on Artfully Invading Jackie Kennedy’s Privacy
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “The family went through so much, and you don’t want to add to anyone’s suffering,” Portman says of portraying the iconic First Lady
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’20th Century Women’ Star Annette Bening on Why Acting Still Scares Her
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “You feel like you’re on a tightrope,” the four-time Oscar nominee says
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‘Manchester by the Sea’ Director Kenneth Lonergan: I Loved Yelling at Casey Affleck
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Writer-director also explains the film’s unique flashback structure
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‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Stays Alive in Oscars VFX Race
“Rogue One,” “Arrival,” “The Jungle Book” and “Doctor Strange” also make the 10-film shortlist
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Mahershala Ali to Receive Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
Critics’ Choice supporting-actor winner lands the award for his performance in “Moonlight”
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‘Toni Erdmann,’ ‘The Salesman,’ ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Advance in Oscars Foreign Language Race
List is dominated by European countries, but “Neruda,” “Julieta” and “Elle” don’t make the cut
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After SAG and Golden Globes, ‘La La Land’ Is a Shakier Oscar Front-Runner
If Damien Chazelle’s musical wins the Oscar for Best Picture, it’ll be the first to do so without a SAG ensemble nomination since “Braveheart” in 1995
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Oscars Set New Record With 91 Song Contenders
Songs from “La La Land” and “Sing Street,” along with new compositions by Sting, Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder, make the list
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How Golden Globes Movie Nominations Keep Focus on ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Manchester by the Sea’ (Analysis)
Voters made Iggy Pop a nominee but not Martin Scorsese, while keeping this season’s awards front-runners on top
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Critics’ Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List
“La La Land,” Natalie Portman and Casey Affleck emerge as big winners
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‘OJ: Made in America’ Wins Top Prize at IDA Documentary Awards
Also at the ceremony, the MacArthur Foundation pledges $5 million to establish a project supporting documentary filmmaker journalists
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‘La La Land’ High-Flying Highway Opening Scene: How’d They Do That?
OscarWrap: Director Damien Chazelle explains how he created a huge six-minute dance number on an L.A. freeway overpass
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Oscar Contender Jessica Chastain on Embracing Power of ‘Difficult Women’ in ‘Miss Sloane’
TheWrap Magazine: “I’m playing a woman who’s ambitious and driven and flawed. We see male characters like this all the time,” actress says
