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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‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Wins Top Prize at AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards
Sophia Loren and Anthony Hopkins win acting awards, while “This Is Us” and “The Queen’s Gambit” take first AARP TV awards
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Costume Designers Guild Puts ‘Emma,’ ‘Mank’ on the Best-Dressed List
Television nominees include “The Mandalorian,” “Snowpiercer,” “Emily in Paris,” “Bridgerton” and “The Queen’s Gambit”
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If You’re Confused or Unsettled by ‘The Father,’ You Can Thank the Production Designer
TheWrap awards magazine: The look of Anthony Hopkins’ apartment is a big reason why Florian Zeller’s film about dementia keeps its audience off-balance
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How Chadwick Boseman Brought ‘Grace and Grit’ to His Final Film Roles
TheWrap awards magazine: Spike Lee, Colman Domingo, Delroy Lindo and others pay tribute to the charismatic actor who is picking up posthumous nominations and awards
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‘Soul,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’ Top Annie Award Nominations for Animated Films
Netflix led all companies with 40 overall nominations to 29 for Disney/Pixar
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‘The Mandalorian’ Dominates Visual Effects Society Nominations
In the film categories, the VES choices are dramatically different than the Oscars’ VFX shortlist
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‘Mank,’ ‘News of the World,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ Top Cinema Audio Society Nominations
“Greyhound” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” are also singled out by the organization of sound mixers
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Eddie Murphy to Receive Special Award From Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
Guild says the award is for “all the hours he has spent in the make-up chair” playing multiple characters in films like “The Nutty Professor” and “Coming 2 America”
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‘News of the World,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ Lead Motion Picture Sound Editors Nominations
“Snowpiercer,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit” top all programs in the television categories
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Golden Globes Spread the Love But Don’t Touch the Real Problem
Until the Hollywood Foreign Press Association shows us how they’re going to change, any interest in whom they think deserves awards is pretty much on hold
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Chadwick Boseman, Olivia Colman and Others Who Could Set Golden Globe Records This Year
Plus the show will likely have the lowest-grossing winners ever, thanks to the pandemic
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The Golden Globes Need a Major Overhaul – and Cosmetic Changes Won’t Cut It Anymore
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is going to have to make serious reforms to win back the support of the industry
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Golden Globes on the Hot Seat: Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Save the Day?
It’ll be a virtual ceremony in which a group of dubious credibility gives awards to movies people haven’t seen
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‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Film Review: Watch the Teen Star Grow Up Over 2½ Hours
R.J. Cutler’s documentary takes the Billie Eilish that you hear in the music and fleshes her out not with big revelations but with dozens of small moments
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Oscars Set a 50-Year Record With 366 Qualifying Films
More films are in contention this year than at any time since 1970, though the field is well short of the all-time record
