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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Union Station Makes a Promise: Even During the Oscars, the Trains Will Run on Time
And for a change, the subway stop beneath the Dolby Theatre will remain open during the Oscars, even though part of the show is taking place there
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While the Oscars Embrace Diversity, the Golden Globes Scramble for Relevance
The week may have begun with the Oscar nominations, but attention very quickly shifted back to the under-fire Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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‘Alone Together’ Film Review: Charli XCX Documentary Is For, and About, the Singer’s Fans
SXSW Film Festival: The film ostensibly chronicles the making of the singer’s last album, but it’s less interested in the artistic process than in community in a time of isolation
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Oscar Producers Tell Nominees That the Show Will Be Safe — With No Zooming
“We feel the virtual thing will diminish (our) efforts,” the producers write in an email to nominees
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‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free’ Film Review: Ragged Documentary Fits the Man and the Music
SXSW Film Festival: Mary Wharton’s film chronicles a small moment in Petty’s career, but it turns into a loving and lovely portrait of the late rock ‘n’ roll star
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Oscar Voters Can Watch All the Nominees in the Academy Screening Room – Except These 2
A pair of big films nominated for visual effects aren’t available in the members-only streaming site for voters
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Can We Please Get Steve Kornacki on the Oscars Show?
In a year as crazy as this one, why not switch to an Oscar-style electoral college and bring in MSNBC’s unflappable stats geek to keep viewers in the know?
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Shaka King Named Spirit Awards Honorary Chair, Gives Out $75,000 in Grants
The three grants went to an emerging director, producer and documentary filmmaker
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Romania Finally Gets an Oscar Nomination, But Don’t Expect ‘Collective’ Director to Get Patriotic
“The pride is more that this story is crucial when so many countries are dealing with manipulative, corrupt and incompetent politicians,” says director Alexander Nanau
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Academy Limits Oscars to Nominees and Their Guests, Cancels Governors Ball and Nominees Lunch
“We’d hoped the pandemic would be more in our rearview mirror by the month of April,” wrote president David Rubin in an email to members
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H.E.R. Just Got a Grammys-Oscars Twofer, Says It Changed Her Life
Note to Oscar producers: If you want H.E.R. to perform on the show, all you have to do is ask
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Oscar Nominations Analysis: ‘Nomadland’ Remains on Top in a Difficult and Confusing Year
Apart from “Promising Young Woman,” all of the chief rivals to Chloe Zhao’s film showed some signs of vulnerability
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Grammys Will Be Grammys: Another Show Ends With a White Winner Apologizing to the Black Artist They Defeated
At the end of what had been a top-notch collection of performances, Billie Eilish apologized to Megan The Stallion and some worrisome old trends resurface
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Grammy Predictions: The Women Will Dominate, Again
Two years after the Recording Academy president told female artists to “step up” (and then resigned), women are likely to win all four of the top awards for the second year in a row
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‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Win Scripter Awards for Adapted Screenplays
The awards go to the author of the original material as well as the screenwriter who adapted it for film or TV
