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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‘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
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Oscar Documentary Overhaul Creates Screener Overload for Voters (Exclusive)
Doc branch members are now swamped with more than 150 screeners
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Jane Fonda to Receive AFI’s Life Achievement Award
June 2014 tribute will air on TNT, the network founded by Fonda’s ex-husband, Ted Turner
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Lost in Space With Sandra Bullock: Alfonso Cuaron’s 10 Laws of ‘Gravity’
The Mexican director explains how he did the impossible — and why he couldn’t watch “2001”
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Oscar-Winning Director Returns to Iran as New Regime ‘Generates a Great Deal of Hope’
“A Separation’s” Asghar Farhadi, whose new “The Past” is also an Oscar contender, spent two years in France after clashing with the culture ministry
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Oscar Shakeup: ‘Captain Phillips’ Is Up, ‘Foxcatcher’ Is Out – and What’s Up With ‘Wolf of Wall Street’?
“Captain Phillips,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Nebraska” look strong in a week that found two movies dropping out of the race and Martin Scorsese teetering on the brink
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AFI Fest Sets ‘Out of the Furnace’ Premiere, ‘Walter Mitty’ Screening, Bruce Dern Tribute (Exclusive)
Christian Bale thriller, Ben Stiller adaptation and “Nebraska” screening/tribute join centerpiece gala selections
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‘Foxcatcher’ Loses AFI Fest Premiere in Move to 2014
Hollywood festival will replace Bennett Miller’s drama with a yet-to-be-determined film
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Academy Overhauls Animated Nominations — But Who Will Benefit? (Exclusive)
AMPAS has quietly adopted a new system to expand the number of Animated Feature nominations voters and allow screeners
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Sony Classics Bumps Bennnet Miller’s Awards Bait ‘Foxcatcher’ to 2014
SPC says Miller wants more time to finish the film, which stars Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo
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‘Breaking Bad’ Win Gives Producer a Rare Emmy-Oscar Twofer
One of only six producers to win Best Picture and a top series Emmy, Mark Johnson tells TheWrap that he’s gunning for the Nobel next
