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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When Choreographing Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show, ‘Every Movement Mattered’
TheWrap magazine: “The statement of love is powerful, and that was absolutely the purpose,” says co-choreographer Charm La’Donna
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Sean Baker, Rita Wilson, Pam Abdy to Head Motion Picture Academy Committees
AMPAS has appointed chairs for theater, international, sci-tech and branch committees
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‘The Bear’ Sound Mixers Explain Why a Quiet Episode Is Harder Than a Crazy One
TheWrap magazine: “We hide a lot of sins in that chaos,” says mixer Steve Giammaria, who was nominated for the gentle, music-heavy “Scallop” episode
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Kermit the Frog Finally Got an Emmy Nomination — Or, at Least His Voice and Hand Did
TheWrap magazine: To his surprise, Matt Vogel has become the first Kermit performer to earn an Emmy nomination for bringing the beloved Muppet to life
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Golden Globes Foundation Fires CEO Gregory Goeckner in Wake of Lawsuit
Goeckner and the Foundation are both being sued by HFPA members for their takeover of the awards show
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How ‘Wednesday’ Turned an Old Seminary Into a House of Horrors
TheWrap magazine: “We get to have a secret door behind a secret wall that leads down a spooky staircase,” says production designer Mark Scruton
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Here Are All the Clues That Set Up the Ending of ‘Hacks’ | Exclusive Video
TheWrap magazine: The series’ showrunners tell TheWrap how they spent five seasons seeding hints to where Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels were going
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Werner Herzog, Martin McDonagh Movies
The festival also books conversations with Chris Rock and Andrew Scott
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Student Academy Awards Winners List: International Schools Dominate
Nine of the 12 winning films were made by students from schools outside the U.S.
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries on Elon Musk, Megan Rapinoe and Darlene Love
The TIFF Docs program will include nonfiction films from Alex Gibney, Barbara Kopple, Barry Avrich, Sophie Deraspe and Rebeca Huntt
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Record Number of Animated Films
The festival also books a restored version of Ken Russell’s controversial “The Devils” for its TIFF Classics section
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Penélope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert to Receive 2026 Tribute Awards at Toronto Film Festival
Lee Chang-dong, Rosalind Eleazar and Siân Heder will also be honored at TIFF’s annual awards ceremony
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HFPA Sues Penske Over ‘Fraudulent’ Golden Globes Takeover, Shaking Up Awards Landscape
The lawsuit alleges that Penske Media manipulated the sale and deceived Globes voters, bringing a major award into open conflict with its own voters
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Toronto Film Festival Embraces Horror With New ‘Carrie,’ ‘Friday the 13th’ Shows
The festival’s Primetime section will spotlight “Carrie,” “Crystal Lake,” “Below” and a new season of “Slow Horses”
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Venice Film Festival Lineup to Include Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog – and a 4-Hour Elon Musk Documentary
Florian Zeller, Casey Affleck and Paul Schrader will also have films in the festival, which takes place from Sept. 2-12
