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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Quentin Tarantino Lets Loose on Race, Violence and ‘The Hateful Eight’
“I’m on record as having written about this before the s–t hit the fan in the last year and a half on these issues,” director tells TheWrap
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‘Listen to Me Marlon’ Documentary Explores Marlon Brando’s Legacy In His Own Words
OscarWrap: Director Stevan Riley says he tried to turn Marlon Brando’s own interview footage into the film Brando meant to make
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Laurie Anderson Talks Death, Art, and Her Piano-Playing Pooch Lolabelle in Documentary ‘Heart of a Dog’
OscarWrap: The noted performance artist tells TheWrap about “Heart of a Dog,” her sort-of autobiographical documentary
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‘The Revenant’ Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu Says Production ‘Almost Killed Me’
“Maybe it was a crazy, irresponsible idea,” the director admits of his ambitious Leonardo DiCaprio film
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From ‘Inside Out’ to ‘Minions’ to ‘Anomalisa’ — Oscar’s Animated Films Square Off
OscarWrap: The directors of some of the year’s best animated films explain the techniques and ideas behind their work
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Critics’ Choice Recount Says This Could Be a Year for 10 Oscars Best Picture Nominees (Exclusive)
For the first time ever, TheWrap’s recount of Critics’ Choice Awards ballots using the Oscars system produced a full slate of nominees
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The Design Secret of ‘Crimson Peak’: The House Is the Real Monster
OscarWrap: “We designed the house for visual melodrama,” says Guillermo del Toro of his Gothic romance
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‘Carol’ Designer Sandy Powell Says She Designs Characters, Not Costumes
OscarWrap: “In an ideal world, it’s a collaboration” with the actor, says Oscar-winning designer
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Why ‘Ex Machina’ Visual Effects Artists’ Motto Was ‘More Bang for the Buck’
OscarWrap: Andrew Whitehurst’s crew had to create a believable cyborg on a fraction of the usual VFX budget
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Added to Critics’ Choice Best Picture Nominees
Broadcast Film Critics Association held referendum on Monday, asking voters if they would have voted for the film if they’d seen it in time
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How ‘Creed’ Director Ryan Coogler Brought ‘Rocky’ Back to Life
OscarWrap: With “Creed,” Ryan Coogler puts a different face on the “Rocky” franchise — and brings Sylvester Stallone back into Oscar race
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Oscars Add Almost 140 Voters, But Actors Branch Shrinks Again
Number of actors in the Academy drops for the third consecutive year, but total membership tops 7,000
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‘The Revenant’ Director on Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Bear Rape’ Scene: ‘Why Didn’t I Think of That?’
Alejandro G. Inarritu jokes to TheWrap that a bear sexual assault “would have been one of the most memorable scenes ever”
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Critics’ Choice Awards Considers Adding ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to Best Picture Nominees
In unprecedented move, Broadcast Film Critics Association will poll members to see if they would have voted for “The Force Awakens”
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‘Son of Saul,’ ‘Mustang,’ ‘Brand New Testament’ Make Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist
Colombia, Denmark, Finland and Germany are also included on a shortlist with few surprises
