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Steve Pond

Steve Pond

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Steve Pond has been writing about film, music, pop culture and the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. He has served as TheWrap’s awards editor and executive editor, awards since joining the company in 2009.

Steve began his career writing about music for the Los Angeles Times, where he remained a contributor for more than 15 years, and Rolling Stone, where he was West Coast Music Editor and wrote 16 cover stories. He moved into film coverage with a weekly column in the Washington Post and became a contributing writer at Premiere magazine, where he became the first journalist to have all access to the Academy Awards show and rehearsals.

He has also written for the New York Times, Movieline, the DGA Quarterly, GQ, Playboy, the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, New York, the Christian Science Monitor, Live! magazine and many others.

He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller “The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards” (Faber and Faber, 2005). He has also written “Elvis in Hollywood” (New American Library, 1990) and contributed to books that include “Cash,” “The Rolling Stone Reader,” U2: The Rolling Stone Files,” “Bruce Springsteen: The Rolling Stone Files” and “The Rolling Stone Interviews: The 1980s.” He was the co-managing editor of the syndicated TV news program “The Industry News” and the creative consultant for the A&E series “The Inside Track With Graham Nash.”

He has won L.A. Press Club awards for stories in TheWrap, the Los Angeles Times and Playboy, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for a story in Premiere.

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Education:

Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.

  • ‘Dune: Part Two’ Leads Visual Effects Society Nominations

    Other projects with multiple nods include “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Wild Robot” and “Shōgun”

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 14, 2025 @ 7:00 AM
    Awards
    7:00 AM
    ‘Dune: Part Two’ Leads Visual Effects Society Nominations
  • Oscars Postpone Nominations, Cancel Nominees Luncheon Due to LA Wildfires

    The update will extend nominations voting until Jan. 17 but will not change the date of the Academy Awards ceremony

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 13, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
    Movies
    10:00 AM
    Oscars Postpone Nominations, Cancel Nominees Luncheon Due to LA Wildfires
  • ‘I’m Still Here’ Beats ‘Emilia Pérez’ to Win Top Award at Palm Springs Film Festival

    The Brazilian drama was named the best of the 35 Oscar contenders in the Best International Feature Film category

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 12, 2025 @ 12:40 PM
    Awards
    12:40 PM
    ‘I’m Still Here’ Beats ‘Emilia Pérez’ to Win Top Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
  • ‘No Other Land’ Named Best Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors

    Other winners in the ceremony for nonfiction film include “Dahomey,” “Porcelain War,” “Union” and “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 9, 2025 @ 6:53 PM
    Awards
    6:53 PM
    ‘No Other Land’ Named Best Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors
  • Academy Extends Oscars Voting, Changes Date of Nominations in Response to LA Wildfires

    Nominations will now be announced Sunday, Jan. 19

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 8, 2025 @ 3:15 PM
    Awards
    3:15 PM
    Academy Extends Oscars Voting, Changes Date of Nominations in Response to LA Wildfires
  • ‘The War of the Rohirrim’ Insists That You Can Drag Anime Into the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Universe

    TheWrap magazine: “Hand-drawn pictures give the audience room for imagination,” says director Kenji Kamiyama

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 8, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
    Awards
    3:00 PM
    ‘The War of the Rohirrim’ Insists That You Can Drag Anime Into the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Universe
  • ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Anora’ Receive Directors Guild Nominations

    Other nominated features are “Conclave” and “A Complete Unknown”

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 8, 2025 @ 10:45 AM
    Awards
    10:45 AM
    ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Anora’ Receive Directors Guild Nominations
  • Edward Norton Found the Keys to Pete Seeger in ‘A Complete Unknown’: His Music Was Intricate and His Toilet Smelled

    TheWrap magazine: Director James Mangold said, “Go out and mine Pete Seeger and bring me back a bunch of gold,” says the actor

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 8, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
    Awards
    9:00 AM
    Edward Norton Found the Keys to Pete Seeger in ‘A Complete Unknown’: His Music Was Intricate and His Toilet Smelled
  • SAG Awards Nominations 2025: ‘Wicked’ and ‘Shōgun’ Lead With 5 Nods Each

    Demi Moore and Pamela Anderson scored nods, while Angelina Jolie, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Nicole Kidman were shut out

    By

    Missy Schwartz and Steve Pond
    January 8, 2025 @ 8:04 AM
    Awards
    8:04 AM
    SAG Awards Nominations 2025: ‘Wicked’ and ‘Shōgun’ Lead With 5 Nods Each
  • Why the Golden Globes Don’t Mean Very Much, and Other Things to Know About a Confusing Oscar Season

    The past week hasn’t cleared things up much, but help is on the way in the form of some significant awards season tea leaves

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 7, 2025 @ 12:36 PM
    Awards
    12:36 PM
    Why the Golden Globes Don’t Mean Very Much, and Other Things to Know About a Confusing Oscar Season
  • ‘Shōgun,’ ‘The Bear’ Dominate Directors Guild TV Nominations

    Other shows with multiple nominations include “The Penguin,” “The Diplomat,” “True Detective,” “Hacks” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 7, 2025 @ 11:07 AM
    Awards
    11:07 AM
    ‘Shōgun,’ ‘The Bear’ Dominate Directors Guild TV Nominations
  • Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Wicked’

    The organization of sound mixers also nominate “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Gladiator II”

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 7, 2025 @ 8:00 AM
    Awards
    8:00 AM
    Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Wicked’
  • Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar Nominated for NAACP Image Awards’ Top Prize

    Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are also up for the Entertainer of the Year Award, while “The Piano Lesson” leads the film nominations

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 7, 2025 @ 6:00 AM
    Awards
    6:00 AM
    Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar Nominated for NAACP Image Awards’ Top Prize
  • How ‘September 5’ Star Leonie Benesch Confronted German Guilt to Make Munich Thriller

    TheWrap magazine: “I was very concerned with getting the tone right, having been raised with the culture of trying to take responsibility for what the country has done,” the German actress says

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 6, 2025 @ 12:30 PM
    Awards
    12:30 PM
    How ‘September 5’ Star Leonie Benesch Confronted German Guilt to Make Munich Thriller
  • ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead Golden Reel Sound Editing Nominations

    “Alien: Romulus,” “Emilia Perez” and “Wicked” also receive multiple nods from the Motion Picture Sound Editors

    By

    Steve Pond
    January 6, 2025 @ 8:15 AM
    Awards
    8:15 AM
    ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead Golden Reel Sound Editing Nominations
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