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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Oscars Overhaul Short-Documentary Rules, Plan to Expand Doc Branch
A year after revamping the feature-documentary rules to bring in more voters, the Academy's Documentary Branch changes more rules and plans for a larger branch
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Oscars Move Into March for 2014
Oscars will shift to March 2 next year to avoid the Winter Olympics, but will move back to late February for 2015
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‘The Birds,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ Added to Tribeca Lineup
Tribeca announces free screenings of Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton films, sports programs and endless-loop art-film installation at Museum of Modern Art
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David Mamet on ‘Phil Spector’: It’s Not About Phil Spector
The writer-director-playwright calls his new HBO film "a fable" that focuses on Helen Mirren's lawyer character, not Al Pacino's Spector
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Tales of the Real Phil Spector: Music, Guns – and Hot Dogs on Silver Platters
At HBO airs "Phil Spector," the producer's friends remember odd nights with the man who knew people thought he was a "megalomaniacal hermit"
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Tribeca Film Fest Is Talkin’ to Clint Eastwood, Jay Roach, Whoopi Goldberg and More
"Tribeca Talks" programs will also include Ben Stiller, Darren Aronofsky, Gloria Steinem and Richard Linklater
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HBO’s ‘Phil Spector’ Issues Odd Disclaimer: ‘We’re Not Based on a True Story’
David Mamet's HBO movie uses real names and events, but it opens by insisting, "This is a work of fiction"
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Tom Cruise, Bert Fields Win Dismissal of Pellicano Wiretapping Suit
Judge rules that statue of limitations had expired on magazine editor's claims that Anthony Pellicano wiretapped him at the behest of Tom Cruise and his attorneys
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Variety to Publish Final Print Edition on Tuesday
Variety's signature daily publication will end after 80 years, with a rebooted weekly magazine launching on March 26
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How Oscar-Nominee ‘War Witch’ Improvised the Gut-Wrenching Tale of Child Soldiers
Using non-professional actors working from a script they didn't — or couldn't — read, "War Witch" director Kim Nguyen relied on brutal honesty
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10 Moments to Remember From a Long, Strange Awards Season
The new schedule confused things, the Best Director nominations shocked people, and the movie that was in trouble in January came roaring back in February
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Oscars 2013: On a Night the Academy Spreads the Wealth, Ben Affleck Gets Last Laugh
"Argo" is the least-awarded Best Picture winner since "Crash," but Ben Affleck puts the Academy's Best Director snub behind him to gain redemption — and maybe a little revenge
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‘Argo’ Wins Best Picture Oscar
“Argo” has become the fourth film in history to win the Academy Award for Best Picture without a Best Director nomination
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Daniel Day-Lewis Wins Best Actor Oscar
Daniel Day-Lewis is the first to win three Oscars for Best Actor
