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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Why Oscar-Nominated Director Abandoned Another Movie to Make ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’
TheWrap magazine: “I had to ask myself questions about what it means to be a filmmaker,” says Kaouther Ben Hania
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‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film by Los Angeles Film Critics
LAFCA acting winners are Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Stellan Skarsgard and Teyana Taylor
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Can Storks Be Political? Award-Winning Doc ‘The Tale of Silyan’ Says Yes
TheWrap magazine: “It was a great discovery for me to find the connection between the political situation and the environmental situation,” says director Tamara Kotevska
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‘The Tale of Silyan’ Is Top Doc at the IDA Documentary Awards
The International Documentary Association also honored the TV series “Citizen Nation” and “99”
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Will the Netflix-WBD Deal Be One Battle After Another for Awards Rivals?
After seven years of landing lots of Oscar nominations but never winning Best Picture, Netflix is working to take over the studio that released the clear favorite in this year’s race
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Oscar Song Race Drops 20% to 68 Entries, but That’s Enough to Include Everyone From Nick Cave to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
The dip from recent years is coupled with a smaller reduction in qualifying scores; we have the full lists in both categories
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How the Dardenne Brothers Managed ‘Young Mothers,’ a Movie Full of Babies
TheWrap magazine: “If the baby had to have his bottle or his mom’s breast, everybody waited,” says Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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Raoul Peck Says His Timely George Orwell Doc Is About More Than Just Trump’s ‘Stupidities and Absurdities’
TheWrap magazine: The “Orwell: 2+2=5” filmmaker emphasizes the lesson’s told are bigger than just one leader and that the tools for controlling people “never change”
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‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates National Board of Review’s 2025 Awards
The Paul Thomas Anderson film wins awards for directing and for actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro and Chase Infiniti
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Leads Indie Spirit Awards Nominees, ‘Train Dreams’ and ‘One of Them Days’ Close Behind (Complete List)
In the TV categories, “Adolescence,” “Forever” and “Mr. Loverman” dominated
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New York Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Picture
Acting awards go to Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne, Amy Madigan and Benicio del Toro
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Nia DaCosta’s Recipe for ‘Hedda’: Mix Ibsen With Race, Sexuality and a Big Party
TheWrap magazine: “Some of my favorite films are set at a party that gets out of hand,” the writer-director says
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Bringing ‘Frankenstein’ to Life: How Did Guillermo del Toro’s Crafts Team Do It?
TheWrap magazine: The film’s cinematographer, production and costume designers, composer and makeup artist on creating a new kind of monster (but don’t call him that)
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Here’s Why ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is So Damn Tense
TheWrap magazine: Editor Kirk Baxter, sound designer Paul N.J. Ottosson and composer Volker Bertelmann explain how they gave Kathryn Bigelow’s film its breathless drive
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‘Sinners’ Dominates Critics Choice Awards Below-the-Line Shortlists
Ryan Coogler’s vampire drama picked up 13 mentions in 11 categories in the CCA’s first-ever shortlists
