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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Oscars ‘Stay Weird’ As ‘Birdman’ Flies Highest
On a night that made history for the way it distributed awards, the movie that should have been too offbeat for Oscar voters wasn’t
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Oscars’ Moment of Truth: Whatever Wins, It’ll Be Good for the Movies
The two frontrunners, “Birdman” and “Boyhood,” are the kind of challenging films that are too seldom recognized by AMPAS
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Razzies Name Worst Movies of the Year: ‘Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas,’ ‘Transformers,’ ‘Sex Tape’
Cameron Diaz, Megan Fox and Kelsey Grammer “win” acting awards
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‘Birdman’ Continues to Soar, Adds Independent Spirit Award to Its Trophy Case
While ‘Boyhood’s’ Richard Linklater wins Best Director, ‘Birdman’ once again comes out on top at another awards show
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Indie Spirit Awards: Oscar’s Little Brother, or a Scrappy Rival?
Can the Spirit Awards be an alternative to the Oscars if they keep picking the same winners?
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‘Timbuktu,’ Kristen Stewart Win Top Honors at France’s Cesar Awards
The Oscar-nominated film dominates the ceremony, but Stewart becomes first American actress to win a Cesar
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Emmys Expand Top Categories, Redefine Comedy and Drama
New rules will call for 7 nominees in the top categories, and could push shows like “Orange Is the New Black” into the drama category
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11 Things We Know About the Oscars Show
Music, young presenters, lots more black people than were nominated — what else is on tap for Oscar?
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Oscar History in the Making? Every Best Picture Nominee Could Win an Award
Each nominee is favored in at least one category, which could mean a first in a year with more than five contenders
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Dwayne Johnson Will Rock the Oscars as Presenter
The wrestler-turned-actor is a late addition to the show’s slate
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LA Times Under Fire for Flubbing Its Explanation of Oscar Voting
A front-page story tries to make a complex system clear, but gets some details wrong
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Oscars’ 24 Final ‘Will Win, Should Win’ Predictions: ‘Birdman,’ ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Budapest’ Top Baffling Year
The signs all point in one direction, but the race still feels like a coin toss
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Designing Oscar: How a British Art Director Brought Pop-Up Books and Church Bells to the Big Show
In a Wrap magazine special, designer Arnold Schwartzman shares his favorite Academy Awards designs
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‘Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Birdman’ and ‘Into the Woods’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards
“American Horror Story: Freak Show,” “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective” win TV awards
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Why Can’t the Oscars Be More Like a Political Election?
From the level of participation to the order of finish, politics gives you information that the Academy Awards keep secret
