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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New L.A. Film Czar Tom Sherak: ‘For Me, Politics Is the Final Frontier’
Fighting a recurrence of prostate cancer, the former Academy president says his priority is to persuade politicians to keep production in L.A.
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Documentary Awards Go to Alex Gibney, Laura Poitras, Geralyn Dreyfous
Prolific director Gibney, post-9/11 chronicler Poitras and social change advocate Dreyfous will be honored at 2013 IDA Awards
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Emmys Make ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Modern Family’ Sweat Before Delivering Gold
Analysis: In a strange, confounding Emmy ceremony, voters go for upsets and spread the awards around before finally rewarding a few pre-show favorites
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6 Burning Questions to Ponder Before Watching the Emmys … If You Can Tear Yourself Away from ‘Breaking Bad’
Will the AMC series win its first drama-series Emmy in its fourth try this Sunday?
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Racing Legend Niki Lauda to ‘Rush’ Makers: Don’t Make Me Look Gay and Get Me to the Oscars
The Formula One driver agreed to cooperate with Ron Howard and Peter Morgan — as long as they could check a couple of items off his wish list
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Martin Scorsese, John Cassavetes Films Chosen by AFI Fest Guest Director Agnes Varda
French New Wave director chooses “After Hours,” “A Woman Under the Influence,” “The Marriage of Maria Braun” and “Picketpocket” to screen at Hollywood festival
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The Band’s Robbie Robertson Fixes Music ‘Mistakes,’ Tells Kids What’s Good (Exclusive Video)
In a time of “disposable music,” rock icon Robertson revisits a 40-year-old album he never liked, and writes a children’s book about musical legends
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AFI Awards Set Jan. 10 for Ceremony
The American Film Institute’s annual list of the top 10 films and television shows will be announced on Dec. 9, and presented a month later
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5 Reasons ’12 Years a Slave’ Is No Oscar Lock: Backlash, the Unseen and McQueen
The brutal drama has been anointed a sure winner in some circles — but the Oscar race is a marathon, not a sprint
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Creative Arts Emmys: ‘Behind the Candelabra’ Ruled the Night, But Bob Newhart Stole the Show
Steven Soderbergh’s movie about Liberace won twice as many Emmys as its closest competitor, while Newhart headed a group of acting winners that also included Melissa Leo, Dan Bugatinsky and Carrie Preston
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Bob Newhart’s First Emmy Win Ends 50 Years of Losses
“You don’t give an award to Bob for being Bob,” the iconic comedian told TheWrap
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Creative Arts Emmy Awards: The Complete List of Winners
On a night when “Behind the Candelabra” dominated, Bob Newhart won the first Emmy of his 50-year career; Carrie Preston, Melissa Leo, Dan Bugatinsky won guest acting awards
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Toronto: Winners and Losers From a Very Good Year
“12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” deliver, Matthew Weiner will always have TV, and a crowded Oscar race looms
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’12 Years a Slave’ Takes Toronto Audience Award
TIFF’s People’s Choice Award has gone to Oscar Best Picture winner twice in the last six years; “Prisoners,” “Philomena” named runners-up
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Toronto: Murder, Mayhem and Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg
“Kill Your Darlings,” “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and “The Past” are included in a final look at TIFF’s feature films
