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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‘The Velvet Underground’ Film Review: Todd Haynes Makes an Immersive and Essential Rock Doc
He may not have a lot of concert footage to draw from, but Haynes turns his first documentary into a performance
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Susanne Bier, Rajendra Roy to Head Committee for Oscars Slow-Starting International Race (Exclusive)
Only 26 countries have announced their submissions so far, less than a third the number that had done so by this point last year
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Oscars Voters Are Starting to Wonder Where the Movies Are
Compared to last year, far fewer films are available for viewing in the Academy’s screening rooms
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Oscars Academy Votes to Hold Annual Meetings for Its Members
Only twice in the last decade has the Academy invited all members to a meeting
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Riz Ahmed Short ‘The Long Goodbye’ Qualifies for Oscars at HollyShorts Film Festival
“Little Bear” and “I Am a Pebble” also win top prizes at Oscar-qualifying festival
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Who’s Leading This Year’s Oscars Race in a Skimpy Field of Contenders?
One way or the other, we’ll wind up with 10 Best Picture nominees, with “Belfast,” “The Power of the Dog,” “King Richard” and “Dune” among the front runners
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‘Old Henry’ Film Review: Tim Blake Nelson Is a Reluctant Hero in Intimate Western Gem
Writer-director Potsy Ponciroli has made a dark, sorrowful meditation on aging, guilt and redemption
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‘The Guilty’ Film Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s One-Man Show Is a Hell of a Ride
Director Antoine Fuqua’s revved-up adaptation of the 2018 Danish film stays in one place but moves like a tough, efficient action flick
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Timeline: A Long, Tangled 10-Year (or Is It a 90-Year?) Journey
A look back at the long and winding road leading to the public opening of the lavish $488 million museum
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Academy Museum Opening Gala Brings Out Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Lots More (Photos)
A week before its public opening, the long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures throws a star-studded (and socially distanced) bash
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‘The Auschwitz Report’ Film Review: Dark Drama Finds a New Side of the Holocaust to Explore
Peter Bebjak’s film starts in the camps, but also finds horror in Western bureaucracy that couldn’t accept what it heard
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Film Review: Broadway Musical Adaptation Sneaks Up on You
If you have a heart and any kind of tolerance for musicals, at some point you will probably surrender to Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation
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Look Inside the Academy Museum, From Rosebud and ‘ET’ to Studio Ghibli and ‘Midsommar’ (Photos)
The long-delayed venture will open to the public on Sept. 30
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Emmy Voters Have Tunnel Vision, and It Hurt the Show | Analysis
Emmys 2021: As the TV landscape explodes and the amount of content becomes downright overwhelming, voters turn more and more to familiar favorites
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Emmy Records to Watch: Netflix, ‘Ted Lasso’ and Bo Burnham Could All Make History
Here are some of the landmark wins that could take place on Sunday
