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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Angelina Jolie, Jack O’Connell and Miyavi on Pressures of ‘Unbroken’: 1 Fainted, 1 Vomited, 1 Worried
Wrap Magazine 2014: Doing justice to Louis Zamperini’s story, the director and her actors say, was an enormous challenge
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What Does It Take to Vote for the Oscars?
A branch-by-branch breakdown on the requirements for Academy membership
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Marion Cotillard Sheds Star Skin, Taps Into Depression for ‘Two Days, One Night’
Wrap Magazine 2014: The Best Actress Oscar winner’s Hollywood pedigree made her an unlikely choice for Dardenne brothers’ working class drama
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79 Oscar-Eligible Songs: An Opinionated Guide to an Awesome Year for Movie Music
We’ve listened to all eligible songs, so you don’t have to
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10 Things You Might Not Know About the Oscar Best Picture Race
“The Interview” was almost eligible, “Left Behind” isn’t, and there are a lot more men than women in the qualifying movies
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Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment to Receive Producers Guild’s Visionary Award
Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will receive honor at the Producers Guild Awards in January
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HBO Movie ‘The Normal Heart’ Wins Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer Award
Award was established to honor films or individuals drawing attention to social issues
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Oscars Add 96 Voters as Total Membership Nears 7,000
Actors Branch drops in size for the second consecutive year, but most branches grow
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‘Ida,’ ‘Force Majeure’ and ‘Leviathan’ Make Oscar’s Foreign Language Shortlist
“Mommy” and “Two Days, One Night” are among the celebrated films left off the list
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Robert Duvall and Alejandro Inarritu Added to Lineup of Palm Springs Honorees
Duvall will receive the Icon Award, Inarritu the Director of the Year honor
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Oscar-Style Recount of Critics’ Choice Movie Award Ballots Points to Another Year of 9 Nominees (Exclusive)
The Academy’s system would reduce CCMA nominees from 10 to 8 — and the last three times that happened, the Oscars nominated 9
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Jason Reitman’s Live Read of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Gets a Surprise Guest: Mark Hamill
The original Luke Skywalker finally goes to the dark side to play the Emperor in Reitman’s reading
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New James Franco, Jennifer Aniston Films to Be Showcased at Palm Springs Film Festival
January 2015 festival will include 192 films from 65 countries
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Oscars Foreign-Language Day of Judgment Looms for 83 Films
By the end of the week, all but nine of the contenders will likely be eliminated
