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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Oscar Nomination Predictions: So Crowded Meryl Streep and Robert Redford May Get Squeezed Out
In a brutally competitive year, some iconic stars may be left out on nominations morning
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‘The Lone Ranger,’ ‘One Chance’ Lead Make-Up and Hair Styling Nominations
After nearly a decade without awards, guild nominates every film on the Oscar makeup-and-hairstyling shortlist
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Forest Whitaker, ‘Before Midnight’ Team To Receive Special Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Whitaker, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater will be given special honors at ceremony on Thursday
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American Society of Cinematographers Goes Indie With New Spotlight Award
ASC honor will go to films without wide distribution; “Ida,” “Renoir” and “Winter Nomads” are first nominees
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Oscar Show Theme: It’s All About the Heroes
Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say the upcoming show will be a celebration of onscreen heroics, from real-life heroes to superheroes
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‘Gravity’ Soars in Visual Effects Society Nominations
Alfonso Cuaron’s film is so dominant that Sandra Bullock’s character is nominated as Outstanding Animated Character
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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?
