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 Former Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis Solved the Mystery of Oscar’s Name
TheWrap magazine: The longtime AMPAS head spoke with TheWrap about his new book, a deep dive into Oscar history
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‘All That Breathes,’ ‘Fire of Love’ Lead IDA Documentary Award Nominations
Top nominees also include “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “No Simple Way Home,” “A House Made of Splinters” and “Navalny”
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‘The Territory,’ ‘Fire of Love’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
“All That Breathes,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and “A Night of Knowing Nothing” also receive multiple noms
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‘The Fabelmans’ Star Gabriel LaBelle on Playing Steven Spielberg and Being ‘Spoiled’
TheWrap Magazine: “I thought, ‘If I don’t get it, then he’s just looking for a different kind of character and there’s nothing I can do about that.’ And then the next day I got it,” LaBelle says
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‘Armageddon Time’ Review: James Gray Looks at His Childhood Without Nostalgia
Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong are among the stars in a semi-autobiographical story that is both unsentimental and touching
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‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Review: Mock Rock Biopic Is Ridiculous Fun
Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t look much like Weird Al, which makes perfect sense given this movie’s twisted logic
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‘Causeway’ Review: A Subdued Jennifer Lawrence Shines in Intimate Drama
The actress joins Brian Tyree Henry for a gentle Lila Neugebauer film that moves with the languid rhythms of New Orleans
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‘The Woman King’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Doesn’t Take No for an Answer
TheWrap Magazine: The celebrated director talks about the fighting spirit that’s always propelled her — including when she was rejected from film school
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Oscars International Race Hits 92 Entries, One Short of All-Time Record
All of the films have now been placed in groups and assigned to voters in the category
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How ‘The Inspection’ Director Elegance Bratton Started His Career Making Movies in the Marines
TheWrap Magazine: Long before he went to film school, the writer-director found his calling behind the camera as a member of the U.S. military
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Jerry Lee Lewis Appreciation: In Praise of the Coolest, Meanest SOB in Any Room
A memorable encounter with a cantankerous, cologne-drenched rock ‘n’ roller whose favorite whiskey had gone missing
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Review: A Beautiful, Horrifying New Take on Classic Anti-War Story
Edward Berger’s film is the first German-language adaptation of a novel once banned and burned in that country
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‘The Return of Tanya Tucker’ Review: Country Firebrand Makes a Comeback in Touching Documentary
Kathryn Horan’s film is the respectful chronicle of a renaissance engineered by Brandi Carlile
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Top Student Academy Awards Go to USC, NYU, German and Australian Schools
This is the first year the Student Oscars have had U.S. and international schools competing head-to-head
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‘Four Hours at the Capitol’ Leads Nominations in Cinema Eye Honors Broadcast Categories
“The Beatles: Get Back,” “We Need to Talk About Cosby” and “How to With John Wilson” also receive multiple nominations
