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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Forget the Beatles: Daniel Pemberton Wrote a New Song for ‘Chicago 7’ Instead of the Fab Four
TheWrap magazine: The composer and singer Celeste collaborated on “Hear My Voice” for a spot in the film in which Aaron Sorkin wanted to use “Here Comes the Sun”
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Koné Bakary’s Road to the Oscars: Recite a Poem, Land a Big Role
TheWrap magazine: Bakary was a student who had never before acted when he was cast as the lead in the acclaimed African film “Night of the Kings”
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From Welder to Actor – The Unlikely Rise of ‘I’m No Longer Here’ Star Juan Daniel Garcia
TheWrap magazine: “I didn’t know if I could lose a day of work to go meet these dudes, or if they even wanted to work with me,” says the young Mexican actor
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From ‘Unorthodox’ to ‘Asia’ – Inside Shira Haas’ Busy Pandemic
TheWrap magazine: “Being at my home when all this amazing craziness is happening helps me to process it, maybe,” says the actress who stars in Israel’s Oscar entry
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How Mads Mikkelsen Got His Buzz on for Oscar Contender ‘Another Round’
TheWrap magazine: “It was an interesting premise to dive into the idea of what positive stuff comes out of alcohol,” Mikkelsen said
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‘Film About a Father Who’ Film Review: Lynne Sachs Tries to Understand Her Dad in Thorny Doc
Filmmaker who so often strays from conventional narrative continues to with a focus on her father, Ira Sachs Sr.
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How Rod Lurie and Rita Wilson Turned Personal Tragedy Into a Moving Song for ‘The Outpost’
TheWrap magazine: “I realized that the song should be about trying to find a meaning in the life that you are leading, because you could go at any point,” says Lurie
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How ‘The Prom’ Got a New Grand Finale on Its Way From Stage to Screen
TheWrap magazine: Original writers Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin were tasked with creating “a celebratory, upbeat pop anthem for the women of the cast” in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of their Broadway musical
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Inside Christina Aguilera’s Accidental Hit Song From ‘Mulan’
TheWrap magazine: Writers Harry Gregson-Williams and Jamie Hartman didn’t have an assignment to write a song when they got together and came up with “Loyal Brave True”
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Why Brandi Carlile Needed a Band of Brothers to Write a Song for Pixar’s ‘Onward’
TheWrap magazine: The country singer says she mined the experiences of twin bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth to write “Carried Me With You” for the animated film
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Diane Warren’s Pandemic: Hanging With Legends and Hoping for Oscar
TheWrap magazine: “I hate it when people say, ‘Oh, I don’t really care (if I win),’” says the 11-time Oscar nominee
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Trent Reznor and More on Scoring a Movie During COVID: ‘Like Trying to Be Intimate in Hazmat Suits’
Reznor, Atticus Ross, Daniel Pemberton and George Clooney talk about the challenges of recording music during a pandemic
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How ‘Nasrin’ Songwriters Found the Personal Heart of an Iranian Movement for Women’s Rights
TheWrap magazine: “When you see letters between a mother and a child, it gives you a glimpse of a small moment that can become much larger” says co-writer Lynn Ahrens
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How ‘Notturno’ Found the Soul of the Middle East in the Eyes of a Horse
TheWrap magazine: “That horse gives more answers than if I asked a hundred questions to all the people that I encountered,” says director Gianfranco Rosi
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film at Gotham Awards
Acting awards went to Riz Ahmed, Nicole Beharie and Kingsley Ben-Adir
