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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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Women Talking’ Win Writers Guild Awards
The WGA win makes “Everything Everywhere” only the fifth film to sweep all four major guild awards
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award for Sound Mixing
Other winners include “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and “Moonage Daydream”
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‘Women Talking’ Wins Scripter Award for Adapted Screenplay
The television award goes to “Slow Horses”
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Indie Spirit Awards Leaps Right on the ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Bandwagon
Once again, the Spirit Awards acts as an Oscar predictor rather than an Oscar alternative
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‘Everything Everywhere’ Sweeps At the Independent Spirit Awards 2023: Complete Winners List
Multiverse comedy wins record-breaking seven awards, including for Best Feature, Best Director, and for actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Should Have Another Good Weekend – But It Has a Quiet Rival, Too
With today’s Academy, even wins at the Spirit Awards and Writers Guild can’t completely seal the deal for the Oscar frontrunner
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‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Director Martin McDonagh Describes His Ideal Formula: ‘A Touch of Despair and a Couple of Laughs’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s always interesting for a film to go from sadness back to comedy,” says the writer-director of his ode to friendship, niceness and severed fingers
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Oscar Voting Has Begun: Here’s What Not to Do, Voters
With ranked-choice voting in the Best Picture category, you really don’t need to play games with your ballot
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How the ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Crafts Teams Helped Make the Film an Oscar Favorite
TheWrap magazine: Director Edward Berger and his collaborators detail what went into the effects, sound, makeup and music that brought multiple nominations
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HBO Max to Showcase a Big Hunk o’ Elvis Movies Just in Time for Oscar Voting (Exclusive)
The streaming service’s Elvis Presley Collection, which premieres on March 1, includes eight movies in honor of the Baz Luhrmann film’s eight nominations
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‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Glass Onion’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards
Television winners include “House of the Dragon,” “Wednesday” and “The Crown”
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Ruben Östlund Named President of Cannes Film Festival Jury
The “Triangle of Sadness” director becomes the first Swedish president of the Cannes jury since Ingmar Bergman 50 years ago
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Why the Film Version of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ Made Creator Charlie Mackesy Cry
“In the end it, was a very moving experience,” the bestselling author and illustrator says
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The Awards Race Has Turned Into ‘Everything Everywhere’ All the Time
After a weekend and a SAG Awards in which “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated, the Oscars are starting to look predictable
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‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ Win Awards From Motion Picture Sound Editors
TV awards go to “The Crown,” “The Bear” and “Stranger Things”
