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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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
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Academy Gains 600 Oscar Voters After Year of Big Changes
After sending out a record number of invitations in June, every one of the Academy’s branches saw an increase in members
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Critics Awards 2016: It’s a Tight Battle Between ‘Moonlight’ and ‘La La Land’
In pre-holiday voting, “Moonlight” has the edge in wins; Casey Affleck, Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali dominate in acting categories
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Oscars Gender Gap Extends to Actors and Actresses
Almost 60 percent of the performances submitted to the Academy for consideration were by men
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How Damien Chazelle Pulled Off the Big, Bold Musical ‘La La Land’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We were making three pieces of art at once: a normal movie, an album of music and a dance piece,” filmmaker says
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Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ Stars Spill on Actor-Driven Oscar Contender (Videos)
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “He completely disarmed any anxiety or fear,” newcomer Jovan Adepo says of working with his director
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How ‘Hell or High Water,’ ‘Arrival’ Screenwriters Use Genre to Talk About Today’s America
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Writers of “Captain Fantastic” and “American Pastoral” also discuss how their films are timely
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336 Films Qualify for Oscars in 2016
The number is an increase over last year’s total of 305, and marks the largest number of contenders in recent years
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Oscars Makeup Shortlist Includes ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
“Suicide Squad,” “A Man Called Ove,” “The Dressmaker” and “Hail, Caesar!” also make the cut on the seven-film list
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How Felicity Jones Found the Heart in CG-Heavy ‘A Monster Calls’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I remember being in tears after I finished reading it,” actress says of the story of a young boy visited by a giant tree creature
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‘Julieta’ Review: A Subdued Pedro Almodovar Is Still Weird Enough
At a Cannes Film Festival full of the kind of transgressive filmmaking he pioneered, Almodóvar has gotten downright decorous
