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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How Many Oscars Members Will Lose Voting Rights, And 8 Other Burning Rules-Change Questions
From how the rules will be enforced to whether there’s evidence to support disenfranchising Academy voters, big questions remain
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Academy Tells Members, ‘We Want to Strengthen the Credibility of the Oscars’
FAQ posted on AMPAS website is designed to reassure anxious members about upcoming changes
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‘The Big Short’ Wins Producers Guild Award, Grabs Lead in Oscar Race
“Transparent,” “Game of Thrones” and “Fargo” win top TV honors
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Producers of ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Sicario’ Say #OscarsSoWhite Protests Shouldn’t Focus on Academy
“The Oscars are at the end of the chain — change should happen at the beginning,” Alejandro G. Inarritu says
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Why New Oscars Rules Mean More Diversity, Mad Members
Friday’s announcement will remake the Board of Governors, inflate member rolls and anger some longtime voters
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Academy Changes Rules to Promote Oscar Diversity
The biggest change will end a member’s voting privileges after 10 years of inactivity
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Crashes Screenwriters Choice Award Nominations
Other nominees include “The Big Short,” “The Martian,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Ex Machina” and “Inside Out”
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‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘Carol’ Win Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
“See You Again” from “Furious 7” wins the award for best song from a movie
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‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Room’ Win Artios Awards for Casting
Television winners include “Game of Thrones,” “Empire” and “Transparent”
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Is #OscarsSoWhite a Math Problem?
The Academy’s preferential system of counting votes could be working against the members’ more adventurous (and perhaps diverse) choices
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Lady Gaga to Perform at Producers Guild Awards
Singer will perform her Oscar-nominated song from “The Hunting Ground,” which is being honored by the PGA
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#OscarsSoWhite: What Are the Academy’s Membership Requirements, Anyway?
As AMPAS promises change, here are the current branch-by-branch criteria for Oscars voters
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Michael Moore ‘Happy to Join’ Oscars Boycott (Exclusive)
“The idea that we could go two years in a row, where 40 actors could be nominated and none of them were black, is just crazy,” says Oscar-winning director
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Why the Producers Guild Awards Will Sort Out This Year’s Oscar Mess
The Best Picture race is wide open now, but the PGA could change everything when it gives out its awards
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Academy Members Applaud Oscars’ Push for Diversity
“They’re not embarrassed, they’re disgusted” by the nominations, one voter says
