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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‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ’50 Shades of Grey’ Nominated for Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Sixth annual GMS Awards also single out “Creed,” “Pitch Perfect 2” and music documentaries on Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain
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Richard LaGravenese to Receive Writers Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Ian McLellan Hunter Award is named after blacklisted screenwriter recently portrayed in “Trumbo”
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‘The Fencer,’ ‘Last Cab to Darwin’ to Open and Close Palm Springs Film Festival
Festival also adds conversations with Lily Tomlin and “Amy” director Asif Kapadia, screenings of “The Revenant” and “The Brand New Testament”
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Crazy Oscars Foreign Language Race Nears Judgment Day
We know “Son of Saul” is the frontrunner, but what else could make the shortlist?
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Ennio Morricone, John Williams Make Oscars List of Eligible Scores
The composers’ scores for “The Hateful Eight” and “Star Wars” use previously-written music, but were deemed eligible
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lands on AFI’s Top 10 List
Films range from “Mad Max” to “Straight Outta Compton” to “Room”; special TV award goes to “Mad Men”
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‘The Hunting Ground’ Wins Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer Award
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s film about campus rape is also a PGA nominee for Best Documentary
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How Jay Roach Channeled Trumbo: ‘He’d Be Like Aaron Sorkin, So It Has to Be Funny’
Jay Roach tells TheWrap he had to channel a little Dalton Trumbo for his new film, even if it meant fixing a mistake in a Stanley Kubrick classic
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Matt Damon to Receive Palm Springs Festival Chairman’s Award
The award will be presented by Damon’s “The Martian” director, Ridley Scott
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305 Films Qualified for Oscars in 2015
The number is slightly down from last year’s Oscars total of 323
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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Leads Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations
“Fargo” is the most-nominated television series in the newly-merged awards show
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Online Film Critics Say ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Is Best
George Miller’s action flick wins four awards; “Carol” wins three, including honors for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
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‘Youth’ Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards
Acting awards went to Michael Caine for “Youth” and Charlotte Rampling for “45 Years”
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Golden Globes Voters Muddy Awards Waters With Nods for Big Studios, Micro-Indies
Voters served their major-studio masters but also recognized indies like “Spotlight” and “Room,” but they’re unlikely to impact the Oscar race much
