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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Why Emmy-Nominated Scientology, Kurt Cobain Docs Could Be Overlooked by Oscars
The films have 14 separate nominations at the Creative Arts Emmys, which could brand them as TV movies in the eyes of Oscar voters
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Broad Green Pictures Acquires Music Documentary ‘Song of Lahore’ (Exclusive)
Joyous film about Pakistani musicians will get an Oscar-qualifying run in November, followed by a 2016 release
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19 Must-See Movies at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival (Photos)
With 289 features playing at this year’s TIFF, picking favorites can be impossible. But here are some standouts on TheWrap’s to-do list
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Netflix’s ‘Winter on Fire’ Documentary Goes Inside Ukraine Rebellion (Exclusive Video)
Documentary is playing Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals, and will be released on Oct. 9
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Telluride Film Festival Books Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass,’ Michael Fassbender’s ‘Steve Jobs’
“Suffragette” and “Carol” are also part of lineup at Colorado festival
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Watch Out, Oscar: Awards Season Gets Jump Start With Fall Film Festivals
Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals should help define what is currently a wide-open Oscar race
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9 Emmy Races to Watch: Will the Wins be Historic or Embarrassing?
Stars involved in intriguing categories include Jon Hamm, Viola Davis … and stealth nominee Leonardo DiCaprio
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Emmys Director Louis J. Horvitz Recalls Awards-Show Hits and Misses
The 19-time nominee has won several Emmys on shows while he’s directing
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‘Veep’ Star Tony Hale on No More Emasculation by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and 10 Other Emmy Nominee Questions
The “Veep” star tells TheWrap how his character finally stood up after years of abuse from Julia’s inept politician
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Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds and Gena Rowlands to Receive Honorary Academy Awards
Honors will be handed out at the Governors Awards on Nov. 14
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Why Keegan-Michael Key Is Not Just Another Funny Face
As his show “Key & Peele” comes to an end, the comic with five Emmy nominations looks forward to doing dramatic work
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Student Academy Award Winners Dominated by California Schools
Led by the American Film Institute, California schools won eight of the 11 U.S. awards this year
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Toronto Film Festival Completes Lineup With 30 More Movies, Conversations with Julianne Moore and Sarah Silverman
Salma Hayek and Matthew Weiner also join the lineup, as does the world premiere of the expanded version of Brad Bird’s “The Iron Giant”
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Golden Globes Group Suspends Member Accused of Extorting Tickets From Prospective Voter (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has suspended Nellee Holmes after she demanded that an applicant hand over her tickets to the awards
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‘Transparent,’ ‘Empire’ Lead Nominations for Casting Society of America’s Artios Awards
The CSA announced nominees in eight film and 12 theater categories
