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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Ellen DeGeneres: The Most Relaxed Oscar Host Ever
During her first hosting gig, she was spotted canoodling with her significant other backstage
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How ‘Spectacular Now’s’ James Ponsoldt, Shailene Woodley & Miles Teller Saved the Teen Movie
It's not easy to make a coming-of-age movie that feels as if it's showing you real people, not movie characters
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Academy’s First Black President Cheryl Boone Isaacs: ‘This Was Major, and I Know It’
Newly elected president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she supports the super-sizing of the Academy — but doesn't envision new Oscar categories
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Gotham Awards Add New Acting Categories, Set Dec. 2 Date
Independent film awards presented by IFP opens categories to established actors rather than just "breakthrough" performances
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Hillary Clinton Biopic Director James Ponsoldt on the Pressure to Get ‘Rodham’ Right
"You can't afford to get it wrong," Ponsoldt tells TheWrap
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected Academy’s First African-American President
Public relations exec also becomes only the third woman to serve as head of AMPAS
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New Guillermo Arriaga, Punisher Shorts to Open HollyShorts Fest (Exclusive)
Dan Carrillo Levy's Arriaga-written "Zero Hour" and Thomas Jane's fan-directed "Punisher: Dirty Laundry" will screen at fest's Aug. 15 launch
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Toronto Fest’s Documentary Lineup Takes Aim at Donald Rumsfeld, Bob Guccione, More
TIFF doc slate is full of cinema legends: Claude Lanzmann, Marcel Ophuls, Frederick Wiseman; Greek films, revivals also announced
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Eli Roth’s ‘Green Inferno’ Heading to Toronto Film Fest’s Midnight Madness Section
Nine horror and genre films are announced for 25th anniversary of TIFF section
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DGA Awards Adds Variety Categories, Makes Internet Programming Eligible
Directors Guild also announces dates for 2014 film and television awards
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Tom Hanks’ ‘Captain Phillips’ to Open New York Film Festival
Paul Greengrass drama starring Tom Hanks continues trend of high-profile NYFF openers, including "Life of Pi" and "The Social Network"
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‘Act of Killing’ Director on Filming His Shocking Documentary: It Gave Me Nightmares
Joshua Oppenheimer talks with TheWrap about death threats and government-sanctioned killings in Indonesia nearly 50 years ago
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Cory Monteith Emmy Tribute in the Works, Producer Says (Exclusive)
The "In Memoriam" sequence will also change — but the executive producer says it's too soon to make specific plans for memorializing the "Glee" star
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How Cate Blanchett Got Ready to Play a Boozer in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’
"I drank my share of rose," actress admits during an interview with TheWrap
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Is George Clooney the Greatest Movie Producer Since David O. Selznick?
With two 2013 contenders, Clooney could be the first producer since Selznick to win back-to-back Best Picture Oscars
