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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How Nick Cave Wrote the Theme to ‘Train Dreams’ in His Sleep
“Really, this just never, ever happens to me,” says the Australian rock icon of writing the Oscar-shortlisted song while on vacation
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‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio’ Lead Annie Award Nominations
The awards for animated films, TV programs and other projects also gave multiple nominations to “Little Amelie” and “Zootopia 2”
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The Favorites Are in Place, but Can Any Longshots Crash the Oscars’ Acting Races?
The list of contenders has narrowed, but we have to hope there’s room for surprises
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‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead Make-Up and Hair Styling Nominations
“Weapons,” “Wicked: For Good,” “Bugonia” and “Superman” also receive multiple noms from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
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YouTube Deal Could Help an Embattled Oscars Hit the Reset Button
The move says to the Academy: You don’t have to do what you’ve been doing
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Oscars Headed to YouTube Beginning in 2029
The Academy has signed a deal with the platform to begin with the 101st Oscars ceremony
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Oscars Shortlists 2026: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead All Contenders
“Frankenstein” and “One Battle After Another” also appeared on multiple lists, which were announced on Wednesday
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How Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell Wrote ‘Hamnet’ Together: Chaos and Organization
TheWrap magazine: “I would leave her these epic voice notes that were just trains of thoughts,” says director and co-writer Zhao
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‘Hamnet,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Nominated for Scripter Awards
“Train Dreams” and “Peter Hujar’s Day” are also finalists for the award that goes to film and TV adaptations
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‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ Earn Nominations From Costume Designers Guild
Other films singled out by the guild include “Bugonia,” “Hamnet,” “Hedda” and “Sinners”
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Tom Basden’s Scariest ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Ask: Carey Mulligan’s Mumford & Sons Husband Hearing His Songs
TheWrap magazine: “I had to send them to Carey knowing that Marcus Mumford would listen to them and might have an opinion,” the writer-actor says
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Billy Idol Wrote a Song About Himself and It Made Him Cry
TheWrap magazine: “I can really see the landscape of my life, and that’s what we were trying to evoke in the song,” says Idol of the tune written for the documentary “Billy Idol Should Be Dead”
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‘We Grew Up Together, Bro’: How Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan Blazed Their Way to ‘Sinners’
TheWrap magazine: The two creative forces explain how their 13-year partnership yielded the critical and box office smash about the blues, the Jim Crow South and vampires
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It’s Time for Oscars Shortlist Voting, but Where Will the Surprises Come From?
Checking in on the documentary, international, music and casting categories
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Composer Daniel Blumberg Says the Wild Music of ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Had to Be ‘As Extreme as Possible’
TheWrap magazine: “It was very experimental in all senses of the word,” Blumberg says
