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 Wim Wenders Blurred the Lines Between Reality and Fiction in ‘Anselm’ and ‘Perfect Days’
TheWrap magazine: “I think the real is something very beautiful in fiction, and the fictional is very beautiful in the real,” the director says
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Golden Globes Make a Case for ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’, but Not Much of One for Themselves
With new voters and new ownership, the Globes put on an awkward, clunky show with a distinctly international sensibility
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Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Indie Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards
Colman Domingo and Lily Gladstone presented the $25,000 grants during the Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch
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‘Past Lives’ Wins Best Film Award from National Society of Film Critics
Acting honors go to Sandra Hüller, Andrew Scott, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Charles Melton
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Golden Globe Predictions: Can Barbenheimer and New Voters Save the Show?
Even smart choices might not be enough to bring credibility to an embattled, revamped awards show
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Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Journey: Why a Stripped-Down Approach Was Key to the Strangest Role She’s Played
TheWrap magazine: “She doesn’t shy away from any life experiences, whether it’s food, or politics, or philosophy, or sex, or dancing, or travel or science,” Stone says
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Why the Success of ‘The Boy and the Heron’ May Lead to Another Miyazaki Movie
TheWrap magazine: “If this film becomes a major hit, then he may make another film,” says producer Toshio Suzuki
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Poor Things’ Make the Costume Designers Guild’s Best-Dressed List
Nominees for CDG awards also include “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Saltburn,” “Ahsoka,” “Loki” and “The Masked Singer”
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Maestro’ Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations
Other nominated films include “Barbie,” “Nyad,” “Saltburn” and “Poor Things”
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With ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ This Is the Year of Female Editors
TheWrap magazine: It’d be only the third time in Oscar history for three female editing nominees
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‘The Taste of Things,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ Make Heavily European Shortlist in Oscars International Category
Other films on the list include “The Teachers’ Lounge,” “Io Capitano,” “Society of the Snow” and “20 Days in Mariupol”
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Paul Giamatti to Receive Icon Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards
The honor will come for Giamatti’s performance in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers”
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Penelope Spheeris’ ‘Decline of Western Civilization’ Trilogy Wins Legacy Award From Cinema Eye Honors | Exclusive
The rock ‘n’ roll documentaries were made over 17 years and chronicled unruly and vibrant subcultures
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2024?
In 15 of the 23 categories, the magic number to land a nom is within two of last year’s number
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Oscars Gain More Than 200 Voters – but Actors Branch Keeps Shrinking
For the third year in a row, the Academy’s biggest branch drops in size
