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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5 Things Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Needs to Land an Oscar Best Picture Nomination
It’d take rave reviews, strong box-office returns and help from the Academy rulebook
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‘Inside Out’ Director Pete Docter: The Concept Was Easy, the Movie Was Hard
“It was a shiny jewel in the distance that we were working toward,” the director tells TheWrap
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Emmy Wrap Cover Story: ‘American Crime’ Creator on Race, Violence and Justice in Troubled Times (Video)
“We’re putting ourselves in the public square,” John Ridley tells TheWrap
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Southpaw’ Packs a Punch, Between the Boxing-Movie Cliches
The muscled-up actor makes good on Harvey Weinstein’s awards talk for the boxing movie
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Emmys’ First Day of Online Voting Off to Rocky Start With Site Delays, Rejected Passwords (Exclusive)
“The system is completely overrun,” says one disgrunted member; Academy says problems only affected “a few” voters
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LA Film Festival Opens to Raves for Lily Tomlin in ‘Grandma’ – But Where’s the Energy?
The kickoff to a festival high on diversity is more low-key than it’s been in past years
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New Zealand Chess Drama ‘Dark Horse’ Wins Top Award at Seattle Film Festival
Other awards go to “Romeo Is Bleeding,” “Inside Out” and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”
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13 Funniest Lines From AFI’s Steve Martin Tribute: From Tina Fey to Queen Latifah
Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, Martin Short and Mel Brooks also pay tribute to the comic actor, writer and musician
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Film ‘The Walk’ to Open New York Film Festival (Video)
Robert Zemeckis drama depicts high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s walk between the World Trade Center towers
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Toronto Film Festival Makes ‘Adjustments’ to Anti-Telluride Policy
Festival will no longer prevent Telluride titles from playing its first weekend, though it retains significant restrictions
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Sets Lineup of Young Directors, International Films
The average age of directors in the main competition is only 39
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Critics’ Choice Awards Nudge Emmy Voters to Notice TV’s New Landscape
With the four top acting winners all going to first-year shows, the critics may help Emmy voters shake off predictable choices
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U2 Pays Tribute to Late Tour Manager at LA Concert
Band dedicates the show and the tour to Dennis Sheehan, who’d worked for the band for three decades before dying early Wednesday
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13 Biggest Winners and Losers at Cannes Film Festival
A 2015 festival overview, from bravos to boos to controversial shoes
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Cannes Film Festival Winners: The Complete List
“Dheepan” wins Palme d’Or; Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot and Vincent Lindon take acting honors
