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 Supreme Court Spurred the Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Red, White and Blue’
TheWrap magazine: Director Nazrin Choudhury says she wrote the abortion-themed film in “two or three hours” after the court overturned Roe v. Wade
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Inside the Wacky World of Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ With His Irish Producers
TheWrap magazine: “Ignorance was bliss,” Andrew Lowe says of his and Ed Guiney’s leap into their largest production ever
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‘The Creator’ Wins 5 Categories to Top Visual Effects Society Awards
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” swept the VES animation categories, while “The Last of Us” dominated the TV awards
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Saltburn’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards
TV winners include “Ahsoka,” “Beef,” “The Great,” “Rebel Moon” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
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3 Oscar Nominations in 4 Years? That’s Short Work for Ben Proudfoot
TheWrap magazine: “The Last Repair Shop,” which the filmmaker made with Kris Bowers, is his third documentary short nom
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How ‘American Fiction’ Composer Laura Karpman’s Fight for Diversity Led to Her First Oscar Nomination
TheWrap magazine: “I have benefited from my own advocacy, but that was never the intent,” she says
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‘American Fiction,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Nominated for Writers Guild Awards
Several Oscar-nominated screenplays, including “Poor Things,” were ineligible for the strike-delayed guild awards
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‘Zone of Interest’ Producer Says Filming at Auschwitz Took a Toll
TheWrap magazine: “It was, without doubt, the most challenging film I’ve ever produced,” James Wilson says
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How Cord Jefferson and Celine Song Grabbed Oscar Success With Their First Movies
TheWrap magazine: A conversation with the directors who got Best Picture nominations with their film debuts, “American Fiction” and “Past Lives”
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‘Maestro,’ ‘Saltburn’ and ‘Barbie’ Win Make-Up and Hair Styling Awards
TV winners include “The Crown,” “The Last of Us” and “The Morning Show”
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BAFTA Awards Winners: ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates With Best Film, Director and Actor
Acting awards go to Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. for “Oppenheimer,” Emma Stone for “Poor Things” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers”
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Dominates at Annie Awards
“The Boy and the Heron” and “Nimona” also win multiple awards; “Blue Eye Samurai” leads in TV categories
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In a Predictable Year, Here Are Some Oscar Categories That Are Still Up in the Air
Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Documentary Feature are among the categories still in doubt
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Oscar Contenders Take a Short Break From Campaigning at Nominees Luncheon
Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig and the dog from “Anatomy of a Fall” were stars at the annual event
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‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Saltburn,’ ‘Spider-Man’ Take Top Honors from Art Directors Guild
Television winners included “Succession,” “Beef,” “The Last of Us,” and “Reservation Dogs”
