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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‘Argo’ Adds to Its Awards Haul, Wins BAFTAs
"Les Miserables" wins four awards, but "Argo" takes picture and director
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At Grammy Rehearsals, It’s Mumford & Sons, Kelly Clarkson – And Italian Streetlights?
The Grammys should always change, says producer Ken Ehrlich — even if some of the changes will confuse guests at the Staples Center on Sunday
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‘Argo’ Wins Scripter Award
The latest of many "Argo" awards honors the best literary adaptation and goes to both the screenwriter and the original author
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Bruce Springsteen at MusiCares Gala: ‘Musicians Are Magical F— Ups’
At a charity gala to raise money for the Grammy charity MusiCares, Bruce Springsteen rocks the room, mocks his fellow musicians and gets "the one-percenters" to pay big bucks
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How David O. Russell ‘Grew Up’ to Become the Ultimate Actors’ Director
He used to be known for his run-ins with actors, but David O. Russell's recent success has put him in a select group that includes Elia Kazan, Mike Nichols and Sidney Lumet
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Inside ‘War Witch’s’ Unexpected Love Story – Amidst Congo Brutality
"It's not just the characters, it’s the actors who are projecting their own selves on the screen — that makes it real and raw"
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SAG Awards Grabs a Very Early Date – and Moves to a Saturday
By moving its show up by more than a week, the SAG Awards will likely become the first of 2014's major guild awards; TBS and TNT to simulcast once again
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Oscar Voting Finally Begins – What Will the 29-Day Gap Mean?
Daniel Radcliffe, Charlize Theron, Shirley Bassey and Channing Tatum are added to Oscar-show lineup as Academy voters receive ballots after 29-day wait
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Bradley Cooper Fast-Tracks ‘American Sniper’ Film On Heels of Vet’s Shooting Death
On the heels of the shooting death of sniper Chris Kyle, Bradley Cooper says he wants to "speed up the process" of making film about the military vet
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‘Life of Pi’ Wins Big at Visual Effects Society Awards
Ang Lee's visionary "Life of Pi" beats "The Hobbit" to win top honors at VES Awards; "Brave" sweeps animation awards, "Game of Thrones" dominates TV categories
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Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin Returning to the Oscars
Last year's acting winners — Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer — will take their traditional role as presenters on this year's Oscars
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The Little Girl Steals the Show at the New-Look Oscar Nominees Lunch
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhane Wallis was the belle of the ball at an Oscar nominees lunch that felt more engineered and less egalitarian
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Jessica Chastain’s Exit From ‘The Heiress’: A Helicopter to the Airport
When her Broadway show "The Heiress" ends its run on Saturday, Jessica Chastain will grab a helicopter to the airport and then a plane to the BAFTAs in London
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The ‘Argo’ Phenomenon and the Oscar Lull – Who Will Benefit? (Video)
"Argo" has now swept all the guild awards, including the Directors Guild last weekend. But there's still several weeks before the voting closes. Who will benefit?
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How ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wrecked All the Rules of Animation
Director Rich Moore Moore tells TheWrap what the basic animation rules are — and how he refused to play by them for 'Wreck-It Ralph"
