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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Diversity at Sundance 2015 Leads Buzzy Films, Acquisitions
Many of this year’s early standouts have come from strong female and minority voices
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What ‘Birdman’s’ Big Awards Weekend Means for a Wild Oscar Race
Back-to-back wins for Alejandro Inarritu’s daring comedy at SAG and Producers Guild Awards help throw awards season into disarray
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Sundance: ‘Mistress America’ Continues Winning Streak for Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig
Film strikes a rare and welcome balance between screwball comedy and touching emotion
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‘Birdman’ Wins Top Producers Guild Award
Oscar-snubbed “Life Itself” and “The Lego Movie” win documentary and animation awards
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Sundance: Kurt Cobain and Marlon Brando Speak From the Grave in New Films
“Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck” and “Listen to Me Marlon” are intimate and revealing, and one of them is also loud
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Sundance: Jack Black, James Marsden Explore New Frontiers in Bromance With ‘The D Train’
Comedy stirs up a toxic air of neediness that first-time directors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel milk for all it’s worth
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Sundance: ‘Best of Enemies’ Shows Why Political Talk Has Gotten So Stupid
Documentary depicts intellectuals Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley inadvertently paving the way for today’s nitwit pundits
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Sundance: Acrobatic Sex Scene Steals Opening Night From Robert Redford and John Legend
Raunchy comedy “The Bronze” and documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” kick off the festival
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Felicity Jones Brings the Heart to ‘Theory of Everything’ (Exclusive Video)
“Eddie (Redmayne)’s performance was very detailed physically, but Felicity’s details are all emotional,” says director James Marsh
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Santa Barbara Fest Gives Directing Awards to Richard Linklater, Morten Tyldum and Bennett Miller
Damien Chazelle and Laura Poitras will also receive the festival’s new Directors of the Year Award
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Naomi Watts, Frank Marshall, Bob Newhart and Cheryl Boone Isaacs to Receive Honorary Guild Awards
Costume Designers Guild, American Cinema Editors and publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild announce honorees
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Coen Brothers Named Presidents of Cannes Film Festival Jury
This is the first time the festival has appointed two presidents
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‘American Sniper’ Complaints Grow in Hollywood: Should Clint Eastwood Be Celebrating a ‘Killer’? (Exclusive)
In the wake of Oscar nominations, Academy members begin buzzing over recent criticism of the film’s subject, Chris Kyle
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‘Under the Skin,’ ‘The Immigrant’ and ‘Concrete Night’ Nominated for Cinematography Spotlight Award
Honor for small films went to “Ida” last year
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Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Winners: The Complete List
Michael Keaton and “Birdman” win seven awards, but “Boyhood” wins Best Picture and Best Director
