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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Why Jimmy Kimmel Is the Pick to Host Oscars
This is the latest a host has been announced since Hugh Jackman in 2008
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‘American Honey’ Tops British Independent Film Awards
Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” wins the award for Best International Independent Film
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‘Moonlight’ Named Best Picture by Los Angeles Film Critics
Acting awards go to Isabelle Huppert, Adam Driver, Mahershala Ali and Lily Gladstone
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‘Rogue One,’ ‘Jungle Book’ Make the Cut as Oscars Narrow Visual Effects Contenders to 20
“Doctor Strange,” “Captain America: Civil War” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” are among the other films still in the running
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New York Film Critics 2016 Winners: ‘La La Land’ Named Best Film
Isabelle Huppert, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Mahershala Ali take acting awards; Barry Jenkins wins best director for “Moonlight”
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‘La La Land,’ ‘Arrival,’ ‘Moonlight’ Top Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations
“Manchester by the Sea” and “Hacksaw Ridge” also score with critics’ group
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‘Manchester by the Sea’ Tops National Board of Review
Amy Adams named best actress for “Arrival,” Casey Affleck named best actor
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Gotham Awards 2016: The Complete Winners List
“Moonlight,” Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert win big at NYC ceremony
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Nicole Kidman to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival’s International Star Award
“Lion” star joins Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Tom Hanks, Ruth Negga and Casey Affleck as Palm Springs honorees
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Oscar Dark Horse Timothy Spall on Finding Humanity in a Holocaust Denier
OscarWrap: “You have to figure out the weakness and fragility,” says Spall of his role as controversial historian David Irving
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How Oscar Dark Horse Elsa Zylberstein Hooked Quentin Tarantino With a Subtle Love Story
OscarWrap: The star of “Un Plus Une” found a big fan in Tarantino, and now has a wishlist of American directors she’d love to work with
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Oscars Cut the Field to 10 in Live-Action Shorts Category
Shortlisted filmmakers include five-time nominee Kim Magnusson and Student Academy Award winner Jimmy Keyrouz
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Pixar, Disney and 8 Smaller Films Make the Cut in Oscars Animated Shorts Category
Disney and Pixar now have 63 nominations in the category, and 16 nominations since 2000
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Oscar Dark Horse Simon Helberg on Working With Meryl Streep: ‘Intimate and Terrifying’
TheWrap Magazine: When Helberg got an email asking if he wanted to act with the Oscar winner, he says, “I almost put it in the Nigerian-prince file”
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Oscar Dark Horse Viggo Mortensen on Why He Embraces Fringe Characters
TheWrap Magazine: “I believe you should pick things you want to see and things that scare you,” Mortensen says
