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 the Beatles Invaded the Emmys in 2022
TheWrap magazine: Peter Jackson’s documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back” received five nominations, and “McCartney 3, 2, 1” landed another three
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Quinta Brunson, Bill Hader and More: Meet the Comedy Performers With Multiple 2022 Emmy Nominations
TheWrap magazine: The list also includes Steve Martin, Jerrod Carmichael and (with an asterisk) Harriet Walter
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Harry Styles, Emma Corrin to Receive Toronto Film Festival Award as Part of ‘My Policeman’ Cast
The TIFF performance award will also go to castmates David Dawson, Gina McKee, Rupert Everett and Linus Roache
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Goodbye, Vin Scully: In a Format Designed for Play by Play, He Found Poetry
A fan looks back in sorrow and appreciation at the greatest baseball announcer ever
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Janet Yang Elected President of Oscars Academy
The “Joy Luck Club” producer will be the fourth woman and first Asian American to head the Academy
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‘My Old School’ Film Review: Scottish High-School Documentary Is Enjoyably Odd – for a While
Inventive filmmaking and some impressive lip syncing from Alan Cumming isn’t enough to overcome a story that wears thin
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‘Murina’ Film Review: A Croatian Teen Struggles in Coming-of-Age Drama
Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s drama is one of a string of timely films about women looking for agency in their own lives
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Emmy Voters Go International, Not Sentimental
Steve Pond’s Emmy Analysis: “This Is Us” and “black-ish” get rude sendoffs from the TV Academy, which set up a battle between “Succession” and “Squid Game”
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Cannes Film ‘The Eight Mountains’ Lands North American Deal with Sideshow and Janus
The drama from directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s festival
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Jeanell English Named to New Position as Film Academy’s Head of Impact and Inclusion
English, who has been working for the Academy for two years, will report to new CEO Bill Kramer
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‘Summer With Hope,’ ‘Word’ Win Top Prizes at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The audience award at the Czech festival went to “PSH Neverending Story”
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Emmy Predictions, Variety & Reality: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Rolls On and On
The long-running show will no doubt extend its record as the most-nominated program in Emmy history
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Emmy Predictions, Limited Series & TV Movies: Where Movie Stars Come Out to Play
Contenders include “Dopesick,” “The White Lotus” and a whole lot of big stars
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‘Clara Sola’ Film Review: Is This a Quiet, Mystical Drama or a Costa Rican ‘Carrie?’
The drama from director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén manages to be a few different things without losing its focus
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Emmy Predictions, Drama: It’s ‘Succession’ vs. ‘Squid Game’ in a Global Showdown
“Succession” will clean up with acting nominations, but “Squid Game” is on the verge of making Emmy history
