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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Oscars Animated Feature Race Gets a Big, Late Boost From International Contenders
Thanks to films from around the world, the category grew from 13 to 27 competitors overnight
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‘Ma Rainey’ Star Colman Domingo on Being Black in Hollywood: ‘You Always Have to Fight to Get Your Worth’
TheWrap magazine: “I think of that line that Viola (Davis) says in the movie: ‘They want your talent, but they don’t want all of you,’” says the veteran actor
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‘The Crown,’ ‘Ozark’ Lead Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations
The awards will be handed out on March 7 at a ceremony whose format has yet to be determined
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Oscars Obliterate Old Record With 238 Qualifying Documentaries
A final batch of 25 films pushed the total well past the old record of 170
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‘Crip Camp’ Wins Top Prize at IDA Documentary Awards
“Time” wins the award for best director, while “Dick Johnson Is Dead” takes two prizes
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Oscars Eliminate Executive Committee Picks for International Feature, Expand Shortlist
The change, made partly because of the uncertain security of virtual meetings, will boost the Phase 2 field from 10 to 15 films
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How Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Became 1930s-Style Tunesmiths for ‘Mank’
TheWrap magazine: The Nine Inch Nails composers were hired to write the score but ended up also creating music to play over radios in David Fincher’s film
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As Oscar Race Drags Into 2021, Who Are the Front Runners for Best Picture?
It’s hard to have any certainty in this strangest of years, when the race has brought us more hopefuls than sure bets
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Forget the Beatles: Daniel Pemberton Wrote a New Song for ‘Chicago 7’ Instead of the Fab Four
TheWrap magazine: The composer and singer Celeste collaborated on “Hear My Voice” for a spot in the film in which Aaron Sorkin wanted to use “Here Comes the Sun”
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Koné Bakary’s Road to the Oscars: Recite a Poem, Land a Big Role
TheWrap magazine: Bakary was a student who had never before acted when he was cast as the lead in the acclaimed African film “Night of the Kings”
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From Welder to Actor – The Unlikely Rise of ‘I’m No Longer Here’ Star Juan Daniel Garcia
TheWrap magazine: “I didn’t know if I could lose a day of work to go meet these dudes, or if they even wanted to work with me,” says the young Mexican actor
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From ‘Unorthodox’ to ‘Asia’ – Inside Shira Haas’ Busy Pandemic
TheWrap magazine: “Being at my home when all this amazing craziness is happening helps me to process it, maybe,” says the actress who stars in Israel’s Oscar entry
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How Mads Mikkelsen Got His Buzz on for Oscar Contender ‘Another Round’
TheWrap magazine: “It was an interesting premise to dive into the idea of what positive stuff comes out of alcohol,” Mikkelsen said
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‘Film About a Father Who’ Film Review: Lynne Sachs Tries to Understand Her Dad in Thorny Doc
Filmmaker who so often strays from conventional narrative continues to with a focus on her father, Ira Sachs Sr.
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How Rod Lurie and Rita Wilson Turned Personal Tragedy Into a Moving Song for ‘The Outpost’
TheWrap magazine: “I realized that the song should be about trying to find a meaning in the life that you are leading, because you could go at any point,” says Lurie
