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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AFI Fest Adds ‘Lone Survivor’ Premiere, ‘August: Osage County’ Gala
Films by Spike Jonze, Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Frears, Asghar Farhadi and Errol Morris also join lineup
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How J.C. Chandor and Robert Redford Pulled Off the Crazy Idea Behind ‘All Is Lost’
There’s only one actor, he spends the entire movie in a boat and he doesn’t say anything — what could possibly go wrong?
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Will Oscar Voters See the Wrong Version of ‘The Grandmaster?’
Hong Kong submitted the truncated U.S. version, not the longer (and, critics say, better) version originally released in Asia
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Orson Welles, Werner Herzog, Michael Moore Films Make List of All-Time Influential Docs (Exclusive)
Cinema Eye’s roster of 25 movies that inspire current filmmakers ranges from rock docs to political films
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‘The Selfish Giant,’ Foreign Oscar Entries Join AFI Fest Lineup
American Film Institute unveils New Auteurs section, shorts and juries for Hollywood festival
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’12 Years a Slave’ vs. ‘Gravity’ – Who Filled the Seats at the Academy?
Sunday’s AMPAS screening of Steve McQueen’s slavery drama was well received, but attendance couldn’t match ‘Gravity’
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Spike Jonze Wins Over NY Film Fest With ‘Her,’ Sets Sights on Oscar
Jonze’s quirky love story is a hit with critics and festivalgoers, but can such an unconventional film win over Academy voters?
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Julian Assange to the Hollywood Foreign Press: “The Fifth Estate’ Is Going to Fail’ (Exclusive)
In an unusual conversation with the normally entertainment-minded HFPA, the fugitive WikiLeaks founder talks a little about movies, a lot about the “security complex” he fights against
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Beatles Director Richard Lester to Receive Career Achievement Award From L.A. Film Critics
The British director of “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” helped pave the way for film comedy and rock videos
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Bob Iger to Get Producers Guild’s Milestone Award
Disney chairman and CEO will receive the PGA’s highest honor at the 2014 PGA Awards in January
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‘Gravity,’ ‘Captain Phillips’ Face Inaccuracy Charges – Have the Oscar Whisper Campaigns Begun?
Fact-based Oscar contenders have faced inaccuracy accusations for years, but they seldom do real damage
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Academy’s 76 Foreign Language Entries Set New Record
Iran’s “The Past,” Denmark’s “The Hunt,” Italy’s “The Great Beauty” and Saudi Arabia’s “Wadjda” are among the noteworthy films on the Academy list; Agnieszka Holland’s “Burning Bush” was disqualified
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David Rubin, Bernie Telsey and Lora Kennedy Elected Governors From Academy’s New Casting Directors Branch
Three new governors bring the AMPAS board to an all-time high of 51
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Can ‘Gravity’ Splashdown on Stage at the Oscars?
Academy voters filled a huge theater for the Alfonso Cuaron movie’s official AMPAS screening, and left little doubt that it’ll be a multiple nominee
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How the Major Studios Reclaimed Their Place in the Oscar Race
With films like “Gravity,” “Rush” and “Captain Phillips” winning raves, the majors are back after a decade of indie domination
