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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’12 Years a Slave’ Gets Boost From Second Wave of Critics’ Groups
As regional groups continue to chime in, Steve McQueen’s brutal drama has become the runaway critical favorite
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‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Bad Grandpa’ Make Oscar Makeup Shortlist
Surprising list leaves off “The Hobbit,” “Rush” and “The Butler”
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Academy Adds 172 Oscar Voters, Tops the 6,000 Mark
Almost every branch has increased in size over last year
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5 Ways to Write an Awards Contender
There’s no blueprint for how to get it right — just ask the men behind “Rush,” “Nebraska,” “12 Years a Slave,” “All Is Lost,” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
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‘Fruitvale Station’ To Receive Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer Award
Award goes to film that raises awareness of social issues
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Why Steve Coogan Told ‘Philomena’ Director Stephen Frears to Keep an Eye on Him
The actor spoke with TheWrap about his drive to write a dramatic film that was also funny
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Academy Qualifies 114 Scores for Oscars
Continuing 2013’s theme of large fields, the number is 10 more than last year
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Golden Globes and SAG Shutouts: 6 Actors That Shouldn’t Give Up Hope Yet
Adele Exarchopoulos, Brie Larson and Jonah Hill may have been ignored by Globe and SAG voters — but so were Gary Oldman and Quvenzhane Wallis
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How a Song About Custer Morphed Into ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Globe Nominee ‘Please Mr. Kennedy’
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association calls it an original song, but “Please Mr. Kennedy” is part of a long folk tradition of borrowing and rewriting
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The Golden Globes Big Shock: They Got it Right
With a year strong and varied enough to make the HFPA look good, Globes voters came up with their most scandal-free set of nominations in years
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Palm Springs Fest Adds Canadian Films, 45 Foreign Oscar Contenders
Denis Villeneuve’s Jake Gyllenhaal film “Enemy” is among the films added to the January desert festival
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SAG Awards Reactions: Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey Are All Grateful!
Bullock has the funniest response as nominees tackle the art of the reaction statement
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‘August: Osage County,’ But No Robert Redford – SAG Voters Go for Fireworks
The smaller pleasures of “All Is Lost,” “Fruitvale Station” and “Inside Llewyn Davis” are missing from a SAG list long on big, bold performances
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John Lasseter, Disney Legends Celebrate 90 Years – and Campaign for ‘Frozen’
With Disney’s new film potentially being the historic studio’s first animated-feature Oscar champ, animation stars come out on a chilly night
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16 Breakthrough and Comeback Performances of This Awards Season
It has been a year noteworthy for arresting performances from actors who’ve never had showcases like this before, and vets who’ve been away from the limelight
