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 Entry ‘El Clasico’ Wins Top Award at Asian World Film Festival
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IDA Awards Nominations: Race Conflict Documentaries Dominate
“13th,” “O.J.: Made in America” and “I Am Not Your Negro” are nominated for the top prize by the International Documentary Association
