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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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
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Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards to Honor Film Labs
As film becomes a dying form and digital takes over, the awards designed to reward innovation take a look back
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An Opinionated Guide to an Annoying Year for Oscar Songs
When it comes to the eligible songs for the Academy Awards, excess ruled in 2013
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Why the Oscar Song Process Has Me Singing the Blues
Wading through a 75-song DVD of out-of-context clips is a chore, but that’s what the Academy asks Music Branch voters to do
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Latest Awards-Season Potshot: Meryl Streep Doesn’t Like Walt Disney!
In humorous remarks at the National Board of Review ceremony, Streep sides with Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks” antagonist P.L. Travers
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Cinematographers Nominate ‘Gravity,’ ‘Captain Phillips’ and 5 More
Unexpectedly large ASC film category also includes “12 Years a Slave,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Nebraska,” “Prisoners” and “The Grandmaster”
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Costume Designers Guild Nominees Range From ‘Great Gatsby’ to ‘Nebraska’
“American Hustle,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” “The Hobbit” and “Her” are also among the nominees in three film categories
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‘Gravity,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Lead BAFTA Nominations
British field looks a lot like the Oscars might, with “Gravity” topping all films with 11 nominations
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Winners and Losers From the Guild Nominations
With DGA, WGA, PGA and SAG nominations in, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race
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New York Critics Apologize to Steve McQueen for Heckling, But Armond White Defends Himself
Critic blasts “misquotes and lies,” even as NYFCC promises disciplinary action
