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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AFI Threw a Classy Awards Luncheon, and Al Pacino Hijacked It
Not that there’s anything wrong with Pacino hijacking any event he feels like hijacking
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Steven Spielberg Hits, Tom Cruise Stumbles and What Else We Learned During This Wild Awards Week
Four days, two awards shows, 13 nominations announcements and nine lessons
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‘A Man Called Otto’ Star Mariana Treviño on Why Playing a Strong Latin Mother Matters
TheWrap magazine: “I love that we can show the Latin American family when we’ve been isolated and disconnected,” says the actress who costars with Tom Hanks
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‘All That Breathes’ Named 2022’s Best Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors
Other winners include “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Navalny,” “Fire of Love,” “Moonage Daydream” and “The Territory”
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‘Causeway’ Star Brian Tyree Henry Says Role in Apple Film ‘Terrified the Hell’ Out of Him
TheWrap magazine: “James was unlike anyone I had read before,” the “Atlanta” star says
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Why Guillermo del Toro Wanted to Make a Disobedient Pinocchio in His Version of the Classic
TheWrap magazine: “I didn’t quite understand why he needed to be an obedient boy to be loved,” the filmmaker says
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Producers Guild Awards Go for Big Hits: ‘Avatar,’ ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
The guild, a strong Oscar predictor, also nominated Golden Globe winners “The Fabelmans” and “The Banshees of Inisherin”
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Costume Designers Guild Award Nominations Range from ‘Avatar’ to ‘Elvis’ to ‘Nope’
Other nominees include “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion,” “Babylon,” “Nope,” “Tár” and “Women Talking”
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Steven Spielberg, Martin McDonagh, the Daniels Nominated for Directors Guild Awards
Other film nominees include Joseph Kosinski and Todd Field
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Adam Sandler and Ana de Armas Get a SAG Boost, But Oscar Voters Might Disagree
While the Screen Actors Guild can be a reliable awards precursor at times, its track record at Oscar predictions has been spotty in recent years
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Richard Linklater on ‘Battle’ With Academy Over ‘Apollo 10 1/2’: ‘If It’s Not Animated, What Is It?’
TheWrap magazine: Months after ruling that his film didn’t qualify for the Oscars animation race, the Academy changed its mind
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‘The Batman,’ ‘Elvis’ Lead Make-up and Hair Styling Nominations
“Pam & Tommy” is the most nominated television show for the annual MUAHS Guild Awards
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Golden Globes Aim for Business as Usual but Can’t Escape Jerrod Carmichael’s Biting Opening Monologue
Ricky Gervais might have insulted the stars and mocked the HFPA when he hosted the show, but Carmichael silenced the stars and leveled the redemption-seeking HFPA
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Why the Pandemic Spurred Sam Mendes to Face His Mother’s Mental Illness in ‘Empire of Light’
TheWrap magazine: “It was something I felt had been sitting there waiting to be written about for a long time,” the director says
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2023?
The figures range from a high of 871 votes for Best Picture to a low of 29 for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
