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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How Kevin Spacey Created a Schemer for the Ages in ‘House of Cards’
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Academy’s Sci-Tech Committee to Consider Digital Rendering, Car-Flipping Devices
Pixar, Weta Digital, DreamWorks Animation and ILM are among the companies whose achievements are in contention for Sci-Tech Awards
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‘Princess Bride’ Event Shows Off New Academy Attitude: Let’s Have Fun
With live commentary from Rob Reiner and Jason Reitman, screening is latest event designed to “lighten up a buttoned-down organization”
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Emmys: Forget Susan Lucci – Bill Maher Is the Winningest Loser
Maher has been nominated 32 times without a win over the last 17 years
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Emmys: Bob Newhart Gives a Show-by-Show Tour of His Losses
The beloved man who's never won an Emmy gives a guided tour through a brilliant career that’s been rather mystifyingly overlooked by voters
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Sony Denies Report That George Clooney’s ‘Monuments Men’ Won’t Get Oscar Push (Exclusive)
Studio spokesperson tells TheWrap that Sony has an awards team in place and the film footage looks "absolutely incredible"
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Disney, ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Portlandia,’ ‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ Win 1st 2013 Emmys
Awards in juried categories include another one for HBO Docs' Sheila Nevins, the biggest winner in Emmy history
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Hollywood Foreign Press Promises To Get Serious About Journalism, Gives $1.6M in Grants
HFPA's annual grant luncheon sets new record for its grants, introduces new president Theo Kingma
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Alex Gibney’s Lance Armstrong Doc ‘The Armstrong Lie’ Joins Toronto Film Fest Lineup
Other additions to TIFF include films by Johnnie To, Fred Schepisi, Sean Durkin, Ben Wheatley and the ubiquitous James Franco
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Toronto Film Festival 2013: The Complete Lineup
From galas to midnight movies, "The Fifth Estate" to "Life of Crime," here's the full TIFF slate
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Did ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Just Kick Off the Oscar Race?
One member compared the reception at the film's official AMPAS screening to last year's reaction to Best Picture nominees "Lincoln" and "Les Miserables"
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Sundance Trades Utah Snow for L.A. Traffic With ‘Next Weekend’ Festival
Four-day showcase for 10 indie films is Sundance's first U.S. festival outside of Park City
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Cory Monteith Film ‘All the Right Reasons’ Added to Toronto Film Fest
Other Canadian films added to festival lineup include new work from Denis Villeneuve, Bruce McDonald and Xavier Dolan
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Playboy Cartoonist Doc Heads to Kickstarter for Oscar-Qualifying Funds
Director Steven-Charles Jaffe got Steven Colbert, Guillermo del Toro and Hugh Hefner to appear in his doc on Gahan Wilson, but now he needs money to meet Academy qualifying rules
