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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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Sweeps Satellite Awards
David O. Russell comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" wins five top film awards, including actor and actress for Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; "Homeland" and "Big Bang Theory" win TV honors
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Kathryn Bigelow Denies ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Apologizes for Torture (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, the director and screenwriter of "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, say their film doesn't advocate torture or make a hero of Obama. It simply portrays what went down
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‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Left Off WGA Awards Ballot
Restrictive WGA rules mean that top contenders like "Django Unchained," "Amour," "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Les Miserables" aren't eligible for guild honors
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‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Lincoln’ Make Oscar Makeup Shortlist, But ‘Cloud Atlas’ Doesn’t
"The Hobbit" is the likely frontrunner after the Academy releases its Makeup and Hairstyling shortlist; French art film "Holy Motors" should have been a contender
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Golden Globes Analysis: As Odd, Funky and Irrelevant as Ever
Golden Globes voters nominated Nicole Kidman for "The Paperboy," snubbed "Beasts of the Southern Wild" entirely and called "Hyde Park on Hudson" a comedy — and they expect us to take them seriously?
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Django Unchained’ Come on Strong in Golden Globes Movie Nominations
"Argo," "Life of Pi," "Zero Dark Thirty" also land movie-drama nominations from Golden Globes voters; "Les Miz," "Silver Linings Playbook" among comedy nominees
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GKIDS: The Scrappy Little Guy of Animation
The small New York-based GKIDS is making a name picking up foreign-made, mostly hand-drawn films and giving them small releases and film-festival exposure
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Pixar’s Maverick Director: How I’d Tweak Our Formula for Success
"Brave" director Mark Andrews tells how Pixar needs to work faster and smarter — but, sorry, no R-rated toons
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SAG Nominations: Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman Are In, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams Are Out
"Argo," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Les Miserables" and surprise nominee "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" land all-important SAG ensemble nominations
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9 Records That Could Be Broken This Oscar Season
We could see the oldest and youngest winners in the acting categories, and one actress could break her own record of 17 nominations
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Adele, Katy Perry, ‘Les Miz’ Songs on Huge List of 75 Oscar Contenders
Biggest list of Best Original Song contenders in years includes work from Mumford and Sons, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Adele, Arcade Fire and many more
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Steps Into the Line of Fire, Answers Critics
Jessica Chastain says new disclosures about her "Zero Dark Thirty" character show that the movie got it right; Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal say it's "preposterous" to call their film pro-torture
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‘Lincoln’ Sets New Record with 13 Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations
"Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" win lots of noms from Critics Choice Movie Awards voters, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" leads the field
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AFI Honors ‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Snubs ‘The Master’
American Film Institute's list of top 10 films also includes "Silver Linings Playbook," "Life of Pi," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Django Unchained"
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Adds Washington, Boston, New York Online Honors to its Awards Haul (Updated)
On the heels of its victory with the New York Film Critics Circle, Kathryn Bigelow "Zero Dark Thirty" also tops Boston Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Online votes