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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‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Nominated for ACE Eddie Awards
American Cinema Editors also nominate “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water” and “Deadpool”
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How Many Votes Will It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2017?
Although there are nearly 7,000 Oscars voters, you never need more than 335 votes to land a nomination
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How Oscar Song Contender Trent Reznor Embraced His Frailty for ‘Before the Flood’ Song
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “The most rewarding and difficult time as a songwriter for me comes when it doesn’t feel safe,” rocker says
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Oscar Songs: How Iggy Pop Went From ‘Grumpy Old Man’ to ‘Gold’ Songwriter
TheWrap magazine: “I did hit a couple of Iggy notes toward the end,” rock icon says of collaboration with Daniel Pemberton, Danger Mouse and director Stephen Gaghan
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Oscar Songs: How ‘La La Land’ Songwriters Wrote a Love Letter to Movie Musicals (Video)
TheWrap magazine: Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul explain how they shunned cynicism and irony for Damien Chazelle’s movie
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Why Oscar Song Contender Justin Timberlake Went Disco for ‘Trolls’ Hit
TheWrap magazine: “No one sat around and said, ‘Let’s make a hit song that can then go in the movie,’” star says of “Can’t Stop the Feeling”
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Oscar Song Contender Tori Amos Puts Words to a Cyberbullying Doc That Left Her Speechless (Video)
TheWrap magazine: “As the mom of a teenage daughter, I didn’t understand how our teenagers are assaulting our teenagers,” singer-songwriter says
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Oscar Song Contenders: Why Common Fought to Get Into Ava DuVernay’s ’13th’ (Video)
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to express the pain and the oppression and the dehumanizing of a people,” says Oscar-winning songwriter
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An Opinionated Guide to a Ridiculous Year for Oscar Songs
We listened to all 91 (!) of the Oscar-eligible songs, so you don’t have to
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘Moana,’ the EGOT and Art After Trump
TheWrap magazine: When writing a Disney ballad, Miranda says his mantra was simple: “Don’t think about ‘Let It Go’”
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Oscar Song Race: Watch Out, ‘La La Land’ Has Some Fierce Competition
TheWrap Magazine: Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Common, Sting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tori Amos and dozens of others face off in a killer year
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Will the Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Be the Biggest, Saddest Ever?
Probably not – here are four reasons why not
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How Michelle Williams Made the Most of Every Minute in ‘Manchester by the Sea’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I don’t know that I’ve ever walked home from a movie set and felt I’d done a good job,” actress says
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Carrie Fisher Over the Years: Through Good and Bad, the Wit Endured (Appreciation)
30 years of dishing with the actress provided endless delights
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How George Michael Became a Single-Minded Crusader for Pop Music
“Somewhere along the way, pop lost all its respect,” lamented Michael in 1987 — but he was convinced he could change that
