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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‘The Son’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern Battle Pain and Guilt in Tough Look at Teen Depression
Director Florian Zeller once again explores mental illness in a bolder, less focused follow-up to “The Father”
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‘When You Finish Saving the World’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg’s Indie Drama Wants You to Cringe
Eisenberg’s understated directorial debut stars Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as a mother and son who just can’t communicate
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Land Scripter Award Nominations for Adapted Screenplays
“Living,” “She Said” and “Women Talking” join those two landmarks as Scripter finalists
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Leads Annie Award Nominations
The awards for animation give “Pinocchio” nine nominations and “Turning Red” seven
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Critics Choice Awards 2023 Winners List: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Wins 5 Awards Including Best Picture
Acting winners included Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, Angela Bassett, and Ke Huy Quan
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AFI Threw a Classy Awards Luncheon, and Al Pacino Hijacked It
Not that there’s anything wrong with Pacino hijacking any event he feels like hijacking
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Steven Spielberg Hits, Tom Cruise Stumbles and What Else We Learned During This Wild Awards Week
Four days, two awards shows, 13 nominations announcements and nine lessons
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‘A Man Called Otto’ Star Mariana Treviño on Why Playing a Strong Latin Mother Matters
TheWrap magazine: “I love that we can show the Latin American family when we’ve been isolated and disconnected,” says the actress who costars with Tom Hanks
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‘All That Breathes’ Named 2022’s Best Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors
Other winners include “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Navalny,” “Fire of Love,” “Moonage Daydream” and “The Territory”
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‘Causeway’ Star Brian Tyree Henry Says Role in Apple Film ‘Terrified the Hell’ Out of Him
TheWrap magazine: “James was unlike anyone I had read before,” the “Atlanta” star says
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Why Guillermo del Toro Wanted to Make a Disobedient Pinocchio in His Version of the Classic
TheWrap magazine: “I didn’t quite understand why he needed to be an obedient boy to be loved,” the filmmaker says
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Producers Guild Awards Go for Big Hits: ‘Avatar,’ ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
The guild, a strong Oscar predictor, also nominated Golden Globe winners “The Fabelmans” and “The Banshees of Inisherin”
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Costume Designers Guild Award Nominations Range from ‘Avatar’ to ‘Elvis’ to ‘Nope’
Other nominees include “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion,” “Babylon,” “Nope,” “Tár” and “Women Talking”
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Steven Spielberg, Martin McDonagh, the Daniels Nominated for Directors Guild Awards
Other film nominees include Joseph Kosinski and Todd Field
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Adam Sandler and Ana de Armas Get a SAG Boost, But Oscar Voters Might Disagree
While the Screen Actors Guild can be a reliable awards precursor at times, its track record at Oscar predictions has been spotty in recent years
