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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Veteran TV Actor Frank Marth Dead at 91
His career began in the early days of television with “Cavalcade of Stars” and “The Honeymooners”
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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ ‘Lone Survivor’
“Captain Phillips,” “Gravity” and “Iron Man 3” also receive nominations for CAS Awards
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‘Act of Killing,’ ‘Stories We Tell’ Receive DGA Documentary Nominations
“The Crash Reel,” “Cutie and the Boxer” and “The Square” are also nominated by Directors Guild
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Golden Globes Takeaways: For ’12 Years a Slave,’ One Is Enough
On the verge of a shutout, Steve McQueen’s harrowing drama wins the big one — but don’t expect it to mean much for Oscar
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Golden Globes Preview: Never Mind the Voters, Let’s Party
As the Hollywood Foreign Press Association tries to repair its image, the Globes offer a moment in the spotlight and a table full of drinks
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Oscar Foreign-Language Hopefuls’ Moment of Truth — What Makes the Cut?
Screenings begin on Friday for the nine films still in the running
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Chris Hemsworth, Cheryl Boone Isaacs To Announce Oscar Nominations
“Rush” and “Thor” actor will join Academy president early next Thursday morning
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‘American Hustle,’ ‘Captain Phillips,’ ’12 Years a Slave’ Land Cinema Editors Nominations
Those three films have now been nominated by seven of the eight main guilds and professional organizations to announce nominees
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Golden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
“Gravity” or “12 Years a Slave?” Leonardo DiCaprio or Christian Bale? Can anybody beat Cate Blanchett? And what about TV?
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The Hollywood Film Awards Are Coming to TV, and We’ve Got Rude Questions
Can a television deal change the dynamic for a show that has always been a magnet for criticism?
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Steven Soderbergh, Stephen Frears, Bryan Cranston Land DGA TV Nominations
“Breaking Bad,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “The Sound of Music Live!” are among the nominated programs
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Writers Guild’s Videogame Nominees Include ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Batman: Arkham Origins’
WGA Award for videogames is now in its seventh year
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Camera Operators Nominate ‘Lone Survivor,’ ‘Gravity,’ ‘American Hustle’
“Labor Day” and “Saving Mr. Banks” are also singled out for SOC awards; TV nominees include “Homeland” and “Mad Men”
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Scripter Award Nominees Include ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘Captain Phillips’
USC Libraries award honors both screenwriters and the authors of original material adapted for movies
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‘The Act of Killing’ Wins Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors
“Stories We Tell,” “Cutie and the Boxer” also win at New York-based awards for nonfiction filmmaking
