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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Why Jessica Chastain Prefers ‘Sadness and Pain’ to Feminine Perfection
TheWrap magazine: “I love playing women who make mistakes, who do complicated things,” she says of playing Tammy Wynette in “George & Tammy”
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Norman Lear: Emmy Voters Are Still Paying Attention to the 101-Year-Old Master
TheWrap magazine: “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter” was designed as “the celebration of a life well lived,” executive producer Brent Miller says
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‘We Were Meant To’ Wins Top Award From HollyShorts Film Festival (Exclusive)
The Hollywood festival qualified four short films for this year’s Academy Awards
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‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell Says Scoring Logan Roy’s Death ‘Was Unlike Anything I’ve Done’
TheWrap magazine: The three-time Emmy nominee (also of Disney+’s “Andor”) tells TheWrap about avoiding the shadow of John Williams and more
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The January Emmys: A Guide to Just How Confusing They’ll Be
Some Emmy nominees won’t be eligible for awards like the Critics Choice and Golden Globes, while others will be up for different seasons
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John Oliver’s in a New Category — But Strikes Keep His Former Emmy Talk Show Competitors From Taking Advantage
The guy who always won has moved, but the nominees can’t campaign for the empty throne
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What Lena Waithe Learned From Mary Tyler Moore: ‘I Was Inspired to Write Timeless Television’
TheWrap magazine: The “Master of None” star served as one of the producers on the Emmy-nominated documentary “Being Mary Tyler Moore”
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‘Moonage Daydream’: What Quadruple Emmy Nominee Brett Morgen Borrowed From David Bowie
TheWrap magazine: “We were trying to use Bowie’s methods for creation to construct a movie about David Bowie,” the director says
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Jeff Probst Tries to Explain Why ‘Survivor’ Got an Emmy Nomination After a 17-Year Shutout
TheWrap magazine: The show is finally back in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category for the first time since 2006
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How ‘George & Tammy’ Made Things Personal With Live Performances From Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain (Exclusive Video)
“We wanted to find a visual language that would represent their struggles,” Emmy-nominated cinematographer Igor Martinovic says
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How Joni Mitchell’s PBS Special Captures the New Voice of a Musical Icon
TheWrap magazine: “It’s nothing short of a miracle that she’s back to where she is,” Emmy-nominated musical director Greg Philinganes says
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Giant Cabbage and Raining Raisins: Behind the Scenes at ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s almost hard not to get nominated with the infrastructure they set up for you,” says director Paul Pennolino
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How Phil Dunster Finally Caught Up With His ‘Ted Lasso’ Castmates at the Emmys
TheWrap magazine: “If we suddenly made (the character) emotionally intelligent, the audience wouldn’t appreciate that,” says the first-time Emmy nominee
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‘Still’ Director Davis Guggenheim Explains Why ‘Spin City’ Footage Became Key to Michael J. Fox Documentary
TheWrap magazine: The filmmaker says he felt sorry for himself, not Fox, after an intense period of documenting the actor’s life
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How John Mulaney’s Tales of Drugs and Rehab Became Intimate Netflix Special ‘Baby J’
TheWrap magazine: “We wanted to chart a journey almost as if it’s a one-man show instead of a standup set,” director Alex Timbers says
