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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Academy Shows Some Respect to Costume Designers, Makeup Artists With Branch Changes
AMPAS Board of Governors creates a new Costume Designers Branch, and gives full representation on the board to the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
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‘Amour,’ ‘Camille Redouble’ Top France’s Cesar Nominations
"Camille Redouble" lands 13 Cesar nominations, "Amour" 10; Ben Affleck's "Argo" is only American film to be nominated at France's version of the Oscars
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Sneaky Sundance Winds Down in a Flurry of Deals and Buzz
The festival initially didn't seem to have the excitement of last year's Sundance, but deals have been strong and the awards race is wide open
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Seth MacFarlane Gets Posterized, Plus Oscar Posters Through the Years (Photos)
The newest Academy Awards poster gives host Seth MacFarlane top billing, something that never happens with Oscar posters
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‘Cyborg Foundation’ Wins $100K Focus Forward Prize at Sundance
Spanish short documentary is chosen as top film in Focus Forward's yearlong program, taking home $100,000 cash prize in most lucrative awards ever given to short docs
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Real-Life ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Agents Come Out for HBO’s Osama bin Laden Sundance Doc
HBO documentary tells its own version of the hunt for Osama bin Laden — and the agents who took part in the search weigh in on Kathryn Bigelow's take
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Sundance 2013 Finds Women Out Front, Oscars Loom (Video)
Steve Pond and Sharon Waxman take a look at the slew of women directors whose movies are opening at Sundance and assess this weekend's awards ceremonies
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Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska Show Off the New Sundance Equation: Indie = Crazy
While Sundance patrons are eagerly awaiting this year's big sensation, "Stoker" and "Breathe In" and "Escape From Tomorrow" are unexpected adventures in craziness
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Sundance 2013: A24 Grabs High School Drama ‘The Spectacular Now’
James Ponsoldt's buzzed-about drama starring Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller will receive summer release from New York-based A24
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The Eagles Talk and Dave Grohl Rocks as Sundance Gets Musical
In a year in which lots of music docs are hoping for some of that "Searching for Sugar Man" magic, the Eagles and Dave Grohl come to Sundance with rock history lessons
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Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller Get Sundance Buzz for Teen Spirit in ‘The Spectacular Now’
Sundance Day 2: James Ponsoldt's high-school drama draws remarkable performances from its two leads; Jerusha Hess' "Austenland" is a crowd-pleaser
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As Sundance Kicks Off, Gael Garcia Bernal Stands Up for the Undocumented
With a rich history of supporting non-fiction filmmaking, Sundance gives the leadoff spot to the graceful but devastating "Who Is Dayani Cristal?"
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Oscar Foreign-Language, Documentary Films: Do You Vote With Your Heart or Head?
They say in the foreign-language category, Academy members vote with their hearts; in the doc category, they vote with their heads. But is that always true?
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Post Golden Globes, Who’s the Oscar Front-Runner? (Video)
Sharon Waxman grills me on the state of the Oscar race, the day after the Golden Globes
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After Record Turnout, Academy Expands Voting Pool in Doc and Shorts Categories
Academy announces plans to send screeners in three categories that used to require attendance at special screenings, says transition to online voting increased participation