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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‘News of the World,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ Lead Motion Picture Sound Editors Nominations
“Snowpiercer,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit” top all programs in the television categories
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Golden Globes Spread the Love But Don’t Touch the Real Problem
Until the Hollywood Foreign Press Association shows us how they’re going to change, any interest in whom they think deserves awards is pretty much on hold
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Chadwick Boseman, Olivia Colman and Others Who Could Set Golden Globe Records This Year
Plus the show will likely have the lowest-grossing winners ever, thanks to the pandemic
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The Golden Globes Need a Major Overhaul – and Cosmetic Changes Won’t Cut It Anymore
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is going to have to make serious reforms to win back the support of the industry
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Golden Globes on the Hot Seat: Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Save the Day?
It’ll be a virtual ceremony in which a group of dubious credibility gives awards to movies people haven’t seen
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‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Film Review: Watch the Teen Star Grow Up Over 2½ Hours
R.J. Cutler’s documentary takes the Billie Eilish that you hear in the music and fleshes her out not with big revelations but with dozens of small moments
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Oscars Set a 50-Year Record With 366 Qualifying Films
More films are in contention this year than at any time since 1970, though the field is well short of the all-time record
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Golden Globes 2021: Predictions in All 25 Film and TV Categories (Photos)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host this year’s awards show this Sunday
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Golden Globe Predictions: How Much Are Sacha Baron Cohen and ‘The Crown’ Going to Win, Anyway?
Embattled Globe voters usually like to spread the wealth, but they have a chance to pile it on in this strangest of years
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A Guide to Oscars’ Shortlisted Animated Shorts, From Diana Rigg to Pixar’s First Gay Hero
The 10 semi-finalists in the Best Documentary Short category range from commercial comedies to art movies
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‘Mank,’ Tenet,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ Land Nominations From Art Directors Guild
Television nominees include “The Crown,” “The Queen’s Gambit” and Beyonce’s “Black Is King”
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Maria Bakalova on Her ‘Completely Insane’ Journey From Bulgaria to ‘Borat’
TheWrap magazine: “I thought, ‘Nobody is going to be giving a platform to an Eastern European person with an accent — forget about this, it’s just a dream,’” says the Golden Globe and SAG-nominated actress
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Sophia Loren Breaks Down 8 Famous Looks: From ‘Cleopatra’ to Her Blonde Phase
TheWrap magazine: As her new film “The Life Ahead” plays on Netflix, the iconic actress reflects on her decades-long career
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Which of the Oscars’ Special 2020 Rules Are Here to Stay?
TheWrap magazine: Online viewing? Streaming movies qualifying for film awards? Extended eligibility dates?
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Why Making ‘Nomadland’ Left Chloe Zhao ‘Emotionally Drained’
TheWrap magazine: “I wasn’t used to going into a place, getting attached to it and to people and then leaving it behind,” says the writer-director whose next film will be Marvel’s “The Eternals”