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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Cinema Audio Society Likes the Sound of ‘Skyfall,’ ‘Les Miz,’ ‘The Hobbit’
"Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty" also receive nominations from group honoring sound mixing; "The Lorax" and "Frankenweenie" get CAS animation nods
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Will Palm Springs Film Festival Buzz Affect Oscars Race? (Video)
With the Academy Award nominations just days away, Awards Editor Steve Pond and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman analyze the state of the Oscar race
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‘Argo’ Is Tops With Online Film Critics Society
Ben Affleck's "Argo" is named best picture and best adapted screenplay by Online Film Critics Society; "The Master" wins awards for Paul Thomas Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman
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‘The Hobbit’ Wows the Visual Effects Society
Middle-earth saga leads VES nominations with seven; "Life of Pi," "The Avengers" receive six
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Sally Field’s Killer Speech is the Talk of Palm Springs Gala
Guests at the Palm Springs Film Fest gala honoring Bradley Cooper, Helen Mirren, Naomi Watts and others left buzzing about Sally Field's marvelous acceptance speech
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‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Score Writers Guild Nominations
With several top contenders disqualified by WGA rules, the guild opts for a slate that also includes "Looper," "Life of Pi" and "The Master"
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An Opinionated Guide to an Exhausting Year for Oscar Songs
Analysis: Too many songs qualified for the Best Original Song Oscar, and not enough of them are good
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Senators Call for Investigation Into ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Sources
After complaining that "Zero Dark Thirty" wasn't true, the Senate Intelligence Committee has changed course and now wants to know where the filmmakers got their information
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Art Directors Nominate ‘Karenina,’ ‘Lincoln,’ Ignore ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
"The Master" also passed over; "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables" are among other films tapped
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‘Django Unchained’ Debate Rages Among African-Americans: Is It Entertainment or Abomination?
From Spike Lee to Louis Farrakhan to a defiant Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino's slavery western "Django Unchained" has become a flash point and a free-for-all
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Les Miz’ Land Producers Guild Nominations
"Silver Linings Playbook," "Argo," "Life of Pi," "Django Unchained" and "Skyfall" are also in the running for top movie award from the Producers Guild of America; "The Master" isn't
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The Man Who Changed Oscar’s Rules
"Beyond the Hills" director Cristian Mungiu had an impact on the Oscars long before he was selected by its voters for the shortlist
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Academy Extends Oscar Nomination Voting
The deadline was extended in order to assure the transition to online balloting is as smooth as possible
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Steve Pond: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Top My Imaginary Oscar Ballot
A Top 10 list in the form of an Oscar ballot includes "Zero Dark Thirty," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Amour" … plus "Skyfall" and "Wreck-It Ralph"