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 ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Crafts Teams Helped Make the Film an Oscar Favorite
TheWrap magazine: Director Edward Berger and his collaborators detail what went into the effects, sound, makeup and music that brought multiple nominations
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HBO Max to Showcase a Big Hunk o’ Elvis Movies Just in Time for Oscar Voting (Exclusive)
The streaming service’s Elvis Presley Collection, which premieres on March 1, includes eight movies in honor of the Baz Luhrmann film’s eight nominations
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‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Glass Onion’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards
Television winners include “House of the Dragon,” “Wednesday” and “The Crown”
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Ruben Östlund Named President of Cannes Film Festival Jury
The “Triangle of Sadness” director becomes the first Swedish president of the Cannes jury since Ingmar Bergman 50 years ago
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Why the Film Version of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ Made Creator Charlie Mackesy Cry
“In the end it, was a very moving experience,” the bestselling author and illustrator says
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The Awards Race Has Turned Into ‘Everything Everywhere’ All the Time
After a weekend and a SAG Awards in which “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated, the Oscars are starting to look predictable
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‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ Win Awards From Motion Picture Sound Editors
TV awards go to “The Crown,” “The Bear” and “Stranger Things”
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Big at Annie Awards
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” and “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” also nabbed multiple wins at the Saturday ceremony honoring the best in animation
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Named Best Picture at Producers Guild Awards
Television awards go to “The Bear,” “The White Lotus” and “The Dropout”
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Documentary ‘On the Adamant’ Wins Top Award at Berlin Film Festival
Other prizes at the festival go to “Afire,” “Bad Living” and actors Sofia Otero and Thea Ehre
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Boom or Bust? How a Winning Awards Weekend Can Impact the Top Oscar Contenders
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “The Fabelmans” are among the movies that face moments of truth on Feb. 25 and 26
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‘Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off,’ ‘Sesame Street’ Win Producers Guild Awards
Other awards will be handed out on Thursday night, with the main ceremony on Saturday
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How Volker Bertelmann Created the Scary, BAFTA-Winning Music for ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
The German composer received his second Oscar nomination for the dark and at times assaultive score to the war movie
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‘Kiss the Future’ Review: U2 Goes to Sarajevo in Potent Documentary About Music as Weapon and Salvation
Berlin Film Festival 2023: Nenad Cicin-Sain’s film tells the story of a city that used culture to fight back, and a band that tried to help
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Oscars 2023: A Complete Guide to the Nominees
TheWrap magazine: Here is everything you need to know about Oscar’s Class of 2023
