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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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Better Call Saul’ Among Writers Guild TV Nominees
“Game of Thrones,” “GLOW,” “Veep,” “Stranger Things” and “Master of None” also make the cut in the WGA’s television categories
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Ava DuVernay Wins Visionary Award from Producers Guild
The director and producer of “13th,” “Selma” and “Queen Sugar” will receive the award at the Producers Guild Awards on January 20
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Mary J Blige to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award
Singer-actress Blige will be honored for her performance in Dee Rees’ drama “Mudbound”
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Academy Sets ‘Standards of Conduct’ in Wake of Sexual Misconduct Scandals
“There is no place in the Academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency,” reads one line
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‘The Florida Project,’ ‘The Rider’ Nominated for Cinema Eye Honors (Exclusive)
Leon Gast’s Oscar-winning 1996 film “When We Were Kings” will receive the organization’s Legacy Award
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‘The Shape of Water’ Dominates Critics’ Choice Nominations
In the television categories, “Feud: Bette and Joan” edges out “Big Little Lies” and “Fargo”
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Netflix Aims to Go Back-to-Back as ‘Heroin(e)’ Makes Oscars Short-Doc Shortlist
The streaming service is in the running again this year, after the documentary short “The White Helmets” gave it its first Oscar earlier this year
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Ron Meyer, Tom Hanks, Jason Blum Named to Academy Museum’s New Board of Trustees
Ted Sarandos, Kathleen Kennedy and Diane von Furstenberg will also be on the 12-member board, which is expected to grow
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Kevin Spacey-Less ‘All the Money in the World’ Screens for Golden Globes Voters
“It really is sort of astonishing, and Ridley [Scott] is one of only a handful of people who could and would do it,” screenwriter David Scarpa says of the reshoots
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Jessica Chastain Wins Chairman’s Award from Palm Springs Film Festival
Chastain will be honored on January 2 for her role in “Molly’s Game”
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‘Star Wars,’ ‘Thor,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’ Advance in Oscar Visual Effects Race
The 20 films will be cut to 10, and then narrowed down to five nominees
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‘Dear Basketball’ Makes the Shortlist — Will Kobe Bryant Get to the Oscars?
The short film from Bryant and animator Glen Keane is one of the 10 semifinalists in the Oscars’ Best Animated Short category
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Saoirse Ronan to Receive Award From Palm Springs Film Festival
The “Lady Bird” star will be given the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress at PSIFF’s Awards Gala on January 2
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‘Coco,’ ‘The Breadwinner’ Are the Top Toons in Annie Awards Nominations
The last 50 films to be nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar have first been nominated for the top award at the Annies
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Los Angeles Film Critics 2017 Awards: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Named Best Film
LAFCA acting awards go to Timothée Chalamet, Sally Hawkins, Willem Dafoe and Laurie Metcalf
