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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‘Argo,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ ‘Mud’ Win Casting Awards
On the heels of the creation of their own Academy branch, casting directors honor film, television and theater work
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Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin and Angela Lansbury Shine at Academy’s Love Fest (and Campaign Stop)
Steve Martin cries, Angela Lansbury feels unworthy, and Oscar hopefuls flock to Hollywood & Highland for the 2013 Governors Awards
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Dean Cundey, Eduardo Serra, Richard Rawlings Jr. To Receive Cinematographers Awards
American Society of Cinematographers announces lifetime achievement award winners
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Golden Globes Foreign-Film Lineup: Is This List (Gasp) More Respected Than the Oscars? (Updated)
“Blue Is the Warmest Color,” “The Lunchbox” and “Like Father, Like Son” are among the acclaimed films eligible for the Globes — but not the Academy Awards
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Prison Drama ‘Starred Up’ Leads British Independent Film Award Nominations
Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” and Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” are only U.S. films to be nominated by Britain’s answer to the Spirit Awards
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Brutal ‘Out of the Furnace’ Leaves AFI Fest Jubilant But Shell-Shocked
Scott Cooper’s dark drama, which stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson, brought a bold and violent story to the Chinese Theatre
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‘Broken Circle Breakdown’ Leads European Film Awards Nominations
“Blue is the Warmest Color” is nominated for film and director, but no other categories
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‘American Hustle’ Sneak Peek: Christian Bale’s Comb-over, Amy Adams’ Cleavage
An AFI Fest tribute to director David O. Russell unveiled the first six minutes of his ’70s-set awards hopeful
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Opens AFI Fest With a Spoonful of Oscar Hopes
Unabashedly tear-jerking and proudly emotional, the Disney film about the making of “Mary Poppins” is a strong awards contender
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Walt Disney Cartoon Makes Shortlist for Oscar Animated Shorts
“Get a Horse!,” which features Disney as Mickey Mouse, will vie for nomination against three films from National Film Board of Canada
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’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘Fruitvale Station’ To Compete With Music Docs for Gotham Audience Award
Unusual list of finalists pits two films about the African-American experience against documentaries on music and high school
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AFI Fest: Where the Red Carpet Meets Subtitles
Hollywood festival is long on major-studio awards contenders, but longer on international arthouse auteurs
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‘Act of Killing,’ ‘Stories We Tell,’ ‘Cutie and the Boxer’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
“Cutie” leads all films with six nominations; “The Act of Killing” and “Stories We Tell” receive their second major doc nominations in a week
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Werner Herzog, Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff Discuss Brotherhood and Americana (Exclusive Video)
“You do not make a jump across an abyss,” says Herzog at screening of “The Motel Life”
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Laura Ziskin Eligible for Oscar Nom on ‘The Butler,’ Producers Guild Says (Exclusive)
A PGA panel rules that the late Ziskin, along with Lee Daniels and Pamela Williams, produced the movie; Cassian Elwes and Buddy Patrick are rejected
