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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Oscars Show Hires Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner as Producers
Both men have extensive experience in live television rather than film
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‘Moonage Daydream’ Film Review: Immersive David Bowie Documentary Is a Bold, Seething Mass of Bowie-ness
Brett Morgen’s doc delves into the Bowie archives to embrace the artist’s concept of an art that works with “fragments and chaos”
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‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Film Review: Zac Efron Guzzles Down a Flat Brew
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Peter Farrelly’s followup to “Green Book” is another story of a working-class guy having his eyes opened, but it’s clunkier than its predecessor
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‘Freedom on Fire’ Film Review: Ukrainian Documentary Faces Horror, Finds Humanity
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Evgeny Afineevsky’s film, made in only six months during the Russian invasion, focuses on ordinary (and heroic) people living through the conflict
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Emmy Analysis: Voters Spread the Love for a Change, and Good for Them
The show found ways to salute “Abbott Elementary” and “Squid Game” even as it crowned favorites “Ted Lasso” and “Succession”
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Toronto So Far: Forget the Awards Race! The Crowds Are Loving the Fest, From Spielberg to Weird Al Yankovic
Toronto 2022: People came to this year’s festival badly wanting to celebrate, and so far the fest seems programmed to let them do just that
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Final 2022 Emmy Predictions in All 25 Categories (Photos)
Our take on the showdowns in Drama, Comedy, Limited Series and more
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‘The Fabelmans’ Film Review: Steven Spielberg’s Sweet Memory Piece Picks Up Steam as It Goes
Based on the director’s own childhood, the movie includes one of Michelle Williams’ most powerful and moving performances
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Billy Eichner’s ‘Bros’ Hits Toronto With Big Laughs and Hot Sex Tips
Toronto Film Festival 2022: “I want a longer ovation than ‘The Whale’!” shouted actor and co-writer Eichner as the crowd greeted the R-rated rom-com
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‘The Story of Film’ Review: Documentary Is a Cinematic Celebration, Not a History Lesson
Mark Cousins’ doc about movies in the 21st century spends more than two-and-a-half hours drawing odd and compelling connections
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Emmy Predictions: No Sweeps as ‘Succession,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Battle It Out
Also in the running for Monday’s telecast: “The White Lotus,” “Dopesick,” “Yellowjackets” and “Only Murders in the Building”
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‘Theater of Thought’ Film Review: Werner Herzog Offers a Baffling Guided Tour of the Brain
Telluride Film Festival 2022: The prolific director makes the exploration as wide-ranging, philosophical and off-the-wall as possible
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‘Icarus: The Aftermath’ Film Review: Sequel to Oscar-Winning Documentary Finds Emotion in Sporting Scandal
Telluride Film Festival 2022: Bryan Fogel’s film is more assured and more moving than his 2017 expose of Russia’s doping program
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‘Squaring the Circle’ Film Review: Music Meets Image in Stylish Rock Documentary
Telluride 2022: Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Roger Waters and more pay tribute to legendary design agency Hipgnosis in Anton Corbijn’s film
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Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley Movies to Premiere at Telluride Film Festival
The weekend festival will also include new films from Alejandro G. Inarritu, James Gray and Steve James
