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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‘Cruella,’ ‘House of Gucci,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ Land Costume Design Nominations
Other Costume Designers Guild Awards nominees include “Cyrano,” “In the Heights” and “Dune”
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2022?
It’ll take a lot more votes in the Best Picture category than it did last year, but films will have many more opportunities to hit the magic number
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Oscar Voters Increase by 187 Over the Last Year, but Academy’s Actors Branch Shrinks
9,487 members will be able to vote for this year’s Academy Awards
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‘Tragedy of Macbeth,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ Among ASC Awards Nominees for Cinematography
The American Society of Cinematographers also nominates “Dune,” “Belfast” and “Nightmare Alley”
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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’
“Belfast” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” are also singled out for nominations at the CAS Awards
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The Sundance Blues: Good Films Can’t Overcome a Muted Virtual Festival
Sundance 2020: This year was supposed to be a triumphant return to an in-person festival, but the pandemic other plans
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‘Dune,’ ‘Matrix,’ ‘ Nightmare Alley’ and ‘A Quiet Place’ Top Sound Editing Nominations
Other films singled out by the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel awards include “West Side Story,” “Belfast” and “No Time to Die”
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‘Dune,’ ‘The French Dispatch’ Receive Nominations From Art Directors Guild
“Nightmare Alley,” “West Side Story,” “Licorice Pizza” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” are among the other honorees for the ADG Awards
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How Andrew Garfield Went From Jonathan Larson to Jim Bakker to Spider-Man in One Crazy Year
TheWrap magazine: “It was a very mystical, profound thing, a kind of storytelling ritual of grief and even gratitude,” says Garfield of his role in “tick, tick…BOOM!”
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Guillermo del Toro on ‘Nightmare Alley’: No Monsters, No Problem
TheWrap magazine: “In my movies, the real monster is man, and it was about time to try it without any fantastical elements,” says the director
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How Oscar Voters Could Make the Best Picture Category Even Weirder This Year
Expanding the category to 10 nominees could increase variety, but only if voters take advantage of the opportunity they’ve been given
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‘My Sunny Maad’: Making an Animated Film That Doesn’t Feel Like Animation
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to make a film where people would forget it’s animated,” says Czech director Michaela Pavlatova
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Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz on Pain, Friendship and Sexy Mothers
TheWrap magazine: “When Penélope arrived in the Spanish cinema, let’s just say that housewives and mothers became much more attractive,” says Almodovar
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Shakespeare Shares Scripter Award Nomination With Joel Coen for ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
The Bard finally gets recognition for Hollywood awards
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‘Dune,’ ‘Encanto,’ ‘Loki’ Top Visual Effects Society Award Nominations
Other films with multiple nominations include “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
