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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‘Amour’ Breaks the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Streak, Wins L.A. Critics’ Award
Idiosyncratic critics group opts for Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Dwight Henry and Amy Adams; Paul Thomas Anderson beats Kathryn Bigelow for best director
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rocks the IDA Awards
"Searching for Sugar Man" is named the year's top doc at the International Documentary Association's IDA Awards
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Maker of Oscar Statues to Lay Off Almost 100 Workers
A month before it's scheduled to make a new batch of Oscars, the recently purchased R.S. Owens & Company says it will lay off 95 of its 250 employees
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Palm Springs Fest Really Likes Sally Field
"Lincoln" supporting actress contender Sally Field becomes latest Oscar hopeful to land a tribute at the early-January Palm Springs International Film Festival
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Oscar Excess: Lincoln Cookbooks and Haggis Chips
This awards season has brought an array of largesse and silliness — though not to Academy members
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National Board of Review Puts Another Win in the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Column
Two days after winning the New York Film Critics Circle award, "Zero Dark Thirty" is named the year's best film by the National Board of Review
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‘Argo’ Actors Get a Palm Springs Honor to Go With Their Oscar Buzz
Palm Springs Film Fest gala singles out Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin and other members of the "Argo" team for Ensemble Performance Award
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‘The Hobbit’ at 48 Frames – Hey, What Happened to Middle-Earth?
A first look at Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" suggests those nagging questions about the hyper-sharp projection format won't go away anytime soon
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Captures New York Film Critics Awards
Daniel Day-Lewis, Rachel Weisz, Matthew McConaughey and Sally Field win acting honors; "Zero Dark Thirty" named best picture, director
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‘Brave,’ ‘Rise of the Guardians,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Top Annie Award Nominations
Pixar's "Brave," DreamWorks Animation's "Rise of the Guardians" and Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" each receive 10 Annie nominations; "Hotel Transylvania" and "ParaNorman" receive eight
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Academy’s Governors Awards Bring Out the Stars But Honor the Guys Behind the Scenes
George Stevens, Jr., D.A. Pennebaker, Hal Needham and Jeffrey Katzenberg receive tributes at the fourth Governors Awards, a low-key event and informal campaign stop for Oscar hopefuls
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Wins Producers Guild Doc Nomination
"Sugar Man" is best-known doc on list that also includes "The Island President," "The Other Dream Team," "The Gatekeepers" and "A People Uncounted"
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7 Oscar Campaign Managers You Should Know
Notable Oscar campaign managers, from mainstream publicity companies to an array of folks who specialize in foreign films, documentaries and below-the-line talent
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Great Moments in Oscar Campaigning (and Not-So-Great)
Some notable years and campaigns in the hunt for the Oscar