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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‘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
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‘All That Breathes’ Named Year’s Best Documentary at IDA Awards
“Fire of Love” wins two feature-film awards, while TV winners include “POV,” “Origins of Hip Hop” and “We Need to Talk About Cosby”
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Why ‘Freedom on Fire’ Director Evgeny Afineevsky Felt He Had to Make a 2nd Doc About Ukraine
TheWrap magazine: “If we close our eyes to the crimes and the Russian leadership goes unpunished, then who knows what is next?” he says
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Can the Golden Globe Nominations Give the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Some Credibility?
It seems unlikely, but a strong slate of nominees wouldn’t hurt
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How ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’ Turns 1 Family’s Vacation Movies Into a Startling Look at the Holocaust
TheWrap magazine: “As soon as I saw these images, I realized that these are almost certainly the only moving images of this community,” says Glenn Kurtz of his grandparents’ 1938 film
