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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‘Fire at Sea’ – Migrant Documentary Is Week’s Most Powerful Film
Director Gianfranco Rosi tells TheWrap, “migration is an ongoing tragedy — how can we build walls?”
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Oscar Race: Martin Scorsese, Denzel Washington, Ben Affleck Aim to Bring Down ‘La La Land’
“Silence,” “Fences,” “Hidden Figures” and “Live By Night” are among the late-screening movies vying for attention as “The Birth of a Nation” and “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” falter
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‘Moana,’ ‘Miss Sloane’ Added to AFI Fest’s Slate of Awards Contenders
“Lion,” “Paterson” and “Toni Erdmann” have also been added to the festival’s Special Screenings section
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Viola Davis Opts Out of Brutal Best Actress Race to Campaign in Supporting Category for ‘Fences’
Even if Oscar voters accept Davis as a supporting performer, 2016’s lead-actress race will be one of the most competitive in years
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French Romance ‘Un Plus Une’ Fights for Awards Attention, Enchants Quentin Tarantino
Star Elsa Zylberstein says Claude Lelouch’s gem already has a big fan in the “Pulp Fiction” filmmaker — now, it just needs to reach voters
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‘Before the Flood’ Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Brings Star Power to Climate-Change Wars
Toronto 2016: DiCaprio and director Fisher Stevens want to make a political impact
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‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight’ Lead Gotham Awards Nominations
Gotham acting nominees include Jeff Bridges, Natalie Portman, Casey Affleck, Kate Beckinsale and Annette Bening
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Robert De Niro to Receive Chaplin Award From Film Society of Lincoln Center
FSLC announces the award to De Niro on the closing night of the New York Film Festival
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American Cinematheque Salutes Ridley Scott, Takes Shots at Donald Trump and Billy Bush
Russell Crowe, Bradley Cooper, Matt Damon, Sigourney Weaver and others participate in tributes to Scott and Warner Bros.’ Sue Kroll
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Santa Barbara Film Festival to Give Virtuosos Awards to Ruth Negga, Dev Patel, Naomie Harris
SBIFF honors for breakthrough performances will also go to Aaron Taylor Johnson, Janelle Monae, Mahershala Ali, Simon Helberg and Stephen Henderson
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‘Mascots’ Review: Christopher Guest Is at It Again, This Time With Team Spirit
The director returns to the style that created “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show” for the first time in a decade
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Oscar Foreign Language Race Breaks Record With 85 Entries
Frontrunners for the hotly contested prize include “Toni Erdmann,” “The Salesman,” “Neruda” and “Julieta”
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“OJ: Made in America,” “13th” and “Gleason” Lead Critics’ Choice Documentary Nominations
Inaugural awards also honored “Cameraperson,” “Life, Animated,” “Tower” and “Weiner,” among other non-fiction films
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Oscars’ Crowded Documentary Race Nears a Record: See the Complete List of Films So Far
Voters have received 139 screeners from the Academy to date, including 90 in September alone
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Academy’s 650-Plus New Members Are ‘A Pain in the Rear End’ for Oscar Campaigners
Studios and consultants have been working hard to track down a record-setting number of new members from 59 different countries
