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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Spirit Awards Get Live Broadcast for 30th Anniversary
IFC will broadcast independent film honors, which have typically been tape delayed
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‘Boyhood’ Tops Gotham Award Nominations
Richard Linklater film receives four nominations; “Birdman,” “Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Nightcrawler” also in the running
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Edward Snowden Doc Director on Taking ‘Staggering’ Risks, Angering Powerful People
“CitizenFour’s” Laura Poitras tells TheWrap that the answer to snooping is encryption, not legislation
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AFI Fest Completes Lineup With Awards Contenders, International Cinema
Hollywood festival’s final bookings include six foreign-language Oscar entries
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13 Things We Didn’t Know About Matthew McConaughey Before His American Cinematheque Tribute
He named his dog after a sex act, for one thing
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Michael Keaton to Receive Modern Master Award at Santa Barbara Film Fest
Jan. 31 tribute will honor comic actor for his career and his role in “Birdman”
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Academy Award Documentary Short Subject Contenders Down to Eight Films
Three of the shortlisted films, including Lucy Walker’s “The Lion’s Mouth Opens,” deal with terminal diseases
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Film Festival Group Pleads With Academy: Don’t Cut Our Grants (Exclusive)
IFP Festival Forum asks Academy to reconsider its freeze on grant programs that fund almost two dozen festivals
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How ‘Birdman’ Composer Improvised the Year’s Most Audacious Film Score
Antonio Sanchez turned an hour of drum solos into the backbone of Alejandro G. Inarritu’s daring film
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‘Fury’ Director David Ayer Reveals Why Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf Got Punched During Rehearsals
It’s all about honesty, Ayer tells TheWrap of the new World War II tank movie
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Gena Rowlands Wins Career Achievement Award from LA Film Critics
Film, television and stage actress won Oscar nominations for “Gloria” and “A Woman Under the Influence”
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Alejandro Inarritu Reveals Why ‘Birdman’ Was ‘Endless Spaghetti’ … Any Noodle Could Choke Me’
The director’s new film starring Michael Keaton is a wild and crazy look at his own ego
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Bernadette Peters, Michael Feinstein to Headline Broadway Tribute to Elaine Stritch
“Everybody, Rise! A Celebration of Elaine Stritch” to take place on Nov. 17
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‘Contagion’ Screenwriter Blasts Ebola Panic as ‘Stupidity, Fear and Politics’
Scott Z. Burns tells TheWrap the current crisis is “a series of very big mistakes”
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Neil Patrick Harris: How Good an Oscar Host Will He Be?
The singing, dancing actor has the tool kit to succeed, but he has to be given the right kind of show
