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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Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations
The anti-Trump film topped the Elizabeth Holmes doc “You Can See Everything” with six nominations
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Oscars International Race Kicks Off With More Than 100 Entries for the First Time Ever
Academy members have been invited to participate in a category that will likely set a new record for the number of eligible films
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Oscars International Feature Category Passes 90 Films: Complete List of Entries (So Far)
At the deadline for entry, contenders include Romania’s “Fjord,” Spain’s “La Bola Negra,” Poland’s “Fatherland,” South Korea’s “Possible Love,” Japan’s “All of a Sudden” and France’s “Minotaur”
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Where Does the Best Picture Oscar Race Stand After the Lackluster Festivals?
Venice, Telluride and Toronto didn’t tell us as much as usual, but “The Odyssey” does have some competitors
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John Malkovich to Receive Performer of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
The “Wild Horse Nine” star will be honored on Feb. 12
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‘La Bola Negra’ Wins People’s Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival
Since 2008, 16 of the 18 People’s Choice winners have gone on to receive Academy Award nods for best picture, and five have won the top Oscar
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‘Love of Your Life’ Review: Margaret Qualley Navigates From Rhapsody to Grief
TIFF 2026: The “Maid” and “The Substance” star plays a woman who runs away from her life in Rachel Morrison’s drama
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How ‘Widow’s Bay’ Went From Underdog to Emmys Juggernaut
The creepy comedy becomes the ninth different show in the last 10 years to win Outstanding Comedy Series
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‘Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been’ Review: Classic Singer Gets a Movie Where She’s Not in the Background
Toronto Film Festival: Barry Avrich’s documentary shines a light on Love in a way that couldn’t be done in “20 Feet From Stardom”
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TIFF So Far: Why Are They Still Buzzing About That Elizabeth Holmes Doc From Telluride?
TIFF 2026: Amid crowd-pleasers like “I Play Rocky” and “Being Heumann,” talk turns to the Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim doc that isn’t playing here
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‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd’ Review: Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Are Wrenching in Bold Drama
Toronto Film Festival: Tim Blake Nelson’s crime drama, inspired by a real incident, doesn’t let characters or viewers off the hook
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‘Pretenders’ Review: Chrissie Hynde Doesn’t Enjoy Telling Her Story, But You Might Enjoy Watching It
Toronto Film Festival: Hynde comes across as both wildly frank and thoroughly cautious as she talks about her life and career
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‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock’s Tough Hollywood Story Finds a Star in Rosalind Eleazar
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The British actress has the pride, pipes and passion to embody a wildly talented but self-destructive character
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‘Being Heumann’ Review: Disabled Actors Light Up Siân Heder’s Crowd-Pleasing Drama
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: Heder’s follow-up to “CODA” stars Ruth Madeley in a story about the fight for disability rights
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Final Emmy Predictions: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
“The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” and “DTF St. Louis” seem to be the favorites going into Emmy night, but there will be surprises
