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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Emmys Change Rule Blamed for Letting a Few Shows Hog the Nominations
The Television Academy has ended the six-year run of letting members vote for an unlimited number of contenders in each category
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Guillermo del Toro Says His ‘Pinocchio’ Is Dark, But ‘There Are More Dangerous Things in Shampoo Commercials’
The director didn’t make his movie for kids, but he thinks “there’s nothing in this movie unacceptable to watch in family environments”
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As Holidays Arrive, Oscars Screening Room Fills Up With Everything But ‘Avatar’ and ‘Babylon’
178 films are now available for voters to stream, including almost all of the main Best Picture contenders
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Can Dark Horses Survive Under the Oscars’ New International Voting System?
Rule changes in the Best International Feature Film category might make it difficult for smaller films to advance to the upcoming shortlist
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‘If These Walls Could Sing’ Review: Abbey Road Studio Gets a Slight, Sunny Tribute
First-time director Mary McCartney takes an affectionate look at the London studio that her dad’s band helped make famous
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‘The Fabelmans’ Leads AARP’s Movies for Grownups Nominations
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Woman King” also score multiple nominations
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads Critics Choice Nominations – But ‘RRR’ Crashes the Party, Too
S.S. Rajamouli’s uproarious Indian film is nominated for Best Picture alongside “The Fabelmans,” “Babylon,” “Avatar,” “Top Gun” and more
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‘Bardo’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Could Break the Language Barrier in Sound Design Oscars Categories
The Netflix films from Mexico and Germany have intricate sound design worthy of awards attention
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How Jazzman Terence Blanchard Channeled His Grandmother to Score ‘The Woman King’
TheWrap magazine: “People have been waiting to see a film done about this part of the world with such majesty and elegance”, says the two-time Oscar nominee
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How Canada’s Animated Doc ‘Eternal Spring’ Aims to Follow ‘Flee’ Path to Oscar Glory
TheWrap magazine: “I wasn’t concerned that people would think, ‘Someone did an animated doc last year,’” says director Jason Loftus
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‘All That Breathes,’ ‘Descendant,’ ‘Nothing Compares’ Receive Documentary Nominations from Producers Guild
“Fire of Love,” “Navalny,” “Retrograde” and “The Territory” are also recognized by the guild
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Danielle Deadwyler to Receive Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs Film Awards (Exclusive)
Deadwyler is being given the award for her performance in Chinonye Chukwu’s drama “Till”
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Golden Globes Nominations Analysis: 100 New Voters But Business as Usual
The beefed-up organization produced the same kind of noms that the old HFPA always made, with glaring oversights alongside interesting choices
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Composer Carter Burwell Explains Why He Toned Down the ‘Irishness’ for His ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Score
TheWrap magazine: Burwell received an Oscar nomination for his previous collaboration with director Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”)
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘Tár’ Tie for Best Film from Los Angeles Film Critics
The four acting winners were Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Dolly de Leon and Ke Huy Quan
