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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‘The Letter’ Exposes Real Witch Hunts Against Elders in Kenya
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We wanted there to be a sense of urgency that other elders were still in danger,” say directors Maia Lekow and Chris King of the documentary that represents Kenya in the Oscar race
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Why John Legend Went From Producer to Songwriter on August Wilson Documentary ‘Giving Voice’
TheWrap magazine: “As a young Black man, it made me feel like our stories were valued,” says Legend of Wilson’s work
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How Janelle Monae Created a Fight Song for Stacey Abrams
TheWrap magazine: In writing the song “Turntables” from the documentary “All In: The Right for Democracy,” Monae worried that she might be too blunt and angry for Abrams
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Meet Helena Zengel, Tom Hanks’ Scene-Stealing ‘News of the World’ Co-Star
TheWrap magazine: The young German knew she wanted to be an actress when she was 7 years old — which was only five years ago
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‘Soul,’ ‘Palm Springs’ Top Critics Choice Super Awards
“The Boys” leads all series at the new awards show devoted to action, horror, sci-fi, superhero and animated movies and television programs
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics
Acting awards go to Frances McDormand, Delroy Lindo, Maria Bakalova and Paul Raci
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Oscars International Race Breaks Record With 93 Entries
Voters now have four weeks to watch at least 12 films from a lineup that includes “Another World,” “Collective” and “I’m No Longer Here”
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Documentaries Invade the Oscars International Race, Again
A year after “Honeyland” became the first film ever nominated in both the doc and international categories, seven more films are trying to do the same
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5 Documentaries That Helped Change Oscars Rules – And One That Didn’t
From “Hoop Dreams” to “O.J.: Made in America,” these films caused AMPAS to rewrite the rule book
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In a Weird Oscars Race, 2020 Is Forcing Voters to Redefine What a Movie Is
Los Angeles film critics gave their top film prize to a TV limited series, but they’re not the only ones grappling with definitions these days
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Ryan Murphy on ‘The Prom’: ‘The World Was Feeling Dark, I Wanted to Make Something Light’
TheWrap magazine: “It was one of those weird things where everything fell into place, which has never really happened in my career so far,” says the director
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Inside George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky,’ From Felicity Jones’ Surprise Pregnancy to His ‘Santa Claus’ Beard
The actor-director even drew on his work on the ’90s medical drama “ER” for lessons in how to get the audience invested in his postapocalyptic sci-fi drama
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How the ’76 Days’ Filmmakers Found the Personal Stories in a Pandemic
TheWrap magazine: “I just wanted to focus on the human moments,” says director Hao Wu of his film about the early days COVID in China
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‘Crip Camp’ Directors Grappled With a Question: Did a Teen Summer Camp Really Launch the Disability Rights Movement?
TheWrap magazine: “My jaw hit the floor, because I never in my life imagined a radical hippie summer camp for teens with disabilities in the ’70s,” says co-director Nicole Newnham
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Oscars Documentary Race Tops 200 Entries to Shatter Old Record (Exclusive)
A huge group of 93 films was added to the list of contenders just before Christmas
