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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Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller, Da’Vine Joy Randolph Among 487 Invited to Join the Academy
The list of prospective Oscar voters also includes Danielle Brooks, Justine Triet, Boots Riley, Jessica Alba, Cord Jefferson and Celine Song
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Oscars Academy Renews Bill Kramer’s Contract as CEO
Kramer, whose current three-year contract expires in 2025, has agreed to remain for an additional three years
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Burning Questions About John Oliver, Jon Stewart and the Emmys’ Messy Variety Categories
The variety and talk categories are in increasing disarray, so let’s try to make sense of the jumble
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12 Things I Learned Perusing All 886 Pages of the Emmy Ballots
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12 Music Docs Dominating the 2024 Emmy Race, From ‘The Beach Boys’ to ‘Milli Vanilli’
More than a quarter of the documentary-special category is made up of music films, including ones on Paul Simon, James Brown and U2
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How Gary Oldman Landed His Dream Role as a Farting Slob in ‘Slow Horses’ | Video
TheWrap magazine: “There’s something very freeing and liberating about playing someone who really doesn’t give a f–k,” the veteran actor says
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As Voting Begins, the Emmys Are Still Reeling From Hollywood’s Strikes
There are fewer entries across the board, with many past nominees falling victim to production delays
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There’s a Classic ‘Survivor’ Phrase Jeff Probst Wishes He Could Still Say on the Show
The show’s faster, wilder format has robbed its longtime host and producer of an iconic six words he misses saying
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Emmy Entries Plummet This Year, Dropping Almost 40% in Key Categories
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Dick Van Dyke at 98: ‘I’d Love to Play a Few More Crotchety Old Guys’
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Quincy Jones, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to Receive Academy’s Governors Awards
Casting director Juliet Taylor and director Richard Curtis will also receive an Honorary Oscar and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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The Strange Chemistry of ‘In the Know’: Stop Motion Animation Meets Woke NPR Weirdos
TheWrap magazine: “I was born listening to an uncomfortable amount of NPR,” cocreator Zach Woods says
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Stop Squeezing the Limited Series Category, Emmys
TheWrap magazine: There’s something wrong when the hottest, most competitive category on the show is only allowed five nominees
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‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Why Abstract Russian Art Came to Dominate Its Main Titles
TheWrap magazine: “For 10 years, they made art that seemed to oppose the new regime,” designer Matt Curtis says
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‘James Brown: Say It Loud’ Grapples With a Big Question: Was He the Most Important Black Man in America?
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