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 2023: We Predict the Winners in All 23 Categories (Photos)
TheWrap’s executive editor of awards Steve Pond weighs in on whether “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will sweep the Academy Awards
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Oscars Look for a Big Boost to Save the Academy’s Cash Cow in a Time of Crisis
This year’s Oscars have blockbuster nominees and lots of intrigue, but can they reclaim event status at a time when theatrical moviegoing is in trouble?
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Oscars Preview: Maybe the Multiverse Will Give Us the Best Picture Winner We Deserve
After a year that has been both annoying and messy, “Everything Everywhere” might be the fresh, annoying, chaotic and sentimental movie to represent our current time
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Oscar Predictions: Is ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Really Going to Win Everything?
No, not everything. But that crazy indie will win a lot.
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‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Win at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Television awards go to “Stranger Things,” “Insecure,” “The Come Up” and “Better Call Saul”
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‘Elvis’ Cinematographer Mandy Walker Becomes First Woman to Win Top Film Award From American Society of Cinematographers
Television awards go to “The Old Man,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Barry”
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Adds an ACE Eddie Award to Its Trophy Collection
“Top Gun: Maverick,” “The Bear” and “Andor” were among the other winners at the annual celebration of film and television editing
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Women Talking’ Win Writers Guild Awards
The WGA win makes “Everything Everywhere” only the fifth film to sweep all four major guild awards
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award for Sound Mixing
Other winners include “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and “Moonage Daydream”
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‘Women Talking’ Wins Scripter Award for Adapted Screenplay
The television award goes to “Slow Horses”
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Indie Spirit Awards Leaps Right on the ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Bandwagon
Once again, the Spirit Awards acts as an Oscar predictor rather than an Oscar alternative
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‘Everything Everywhere’ Sweeps At the Independent Spirit Awards 2023: Complete Winners List
Multiverse comedy wins record-breaking seven awards, including for Best Feature, Best Director, and for actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Should Have Another Good Weekend – But It Has a Quiet Rival, Too
With today’s Academy, even wins at the Spirit Awards and Writers Guild can’t completely seal the deal for the Oscar frontrunner
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‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Director Martin McDonagh Describes His Ideal Formula: ‘A Touch of Despair and a Couple of Laughs’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s always interesting for a film to go from sadness back to comedy,” says the writer-director of his ode to friendship, niceness and severed fingers
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Oscar Voting Has Begun: Here’s What Not to Do, Voters
With ranked-choice voting in the Best Picture category, you really don’t need to play games with your ballot
