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 Gives Danette Herman Her Old Job Back
Danette Herman, a key member of the Oscars production team for more than three decades, returns as coordinating producer after being moved into a consultant role
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Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Set for Oscar Nomination Night
Broadcast Film Critics Association signs new TV deal with the CW, guarantees a long awards day by scheduling Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 10
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Top IDA Doc Nominees Deal With Rock, Rape, Race, Riches – And Cows
The International Documentary Association nominates "Searching for Sugar Man," "The Invisible War," "The Central Park Five," "The Queen of Versailles" and "Women With Cows" for doc-feature honors
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Flight’ – Do They Really Deserve All That Oscar Fuss?
NY Film Festival viewers raved about Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" and Robert Zemeckis' "Flight," but they may have been overstating things
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It’s ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,’ Winner at World Soundtrack Awards
Alberto Iglesias wins Soundtrack of the Year Award for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" as well as Film Composer of the Year honors
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Joaquin Phoenix Disses Oscar Campaigning – But Don’t Write Him Off
Joaquin Phoenix says he hates the Academy Awards circus — but, hey, everybody hates Oscar campaigning. And he's still likely to get an Oscar nomination
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‘The Sessions’: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt Embrace Movie That Is ‘Sex Positive’
John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star in "The Sessions," based on the true story of a disabled man trying to lose his virginity
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AFI Fest Adds Cannes Titles, Oscar Foreign-Language Entries
A dozen Oscar foreign-language submissions will screen at the AFI Fest in Hollywood, along with a number of 2012 Cannes titles, including "Reality," "The Hunt" and "The Sapphires"
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Michael Moore’s New Plan: Eliminate the Oscar Documentary Rules
After years of tweaking and changing the Oscar documentary rules, Michael Moore says he's going to propose ending the special treatment
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Brad Pitt: The War on Drugs is ‘Nonsensical, Backwards and Inept’
Brad Pitt makes a surprise appearance at a screening of the documentary "The House I Live In" and slams U.S. drug policy
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‘Smashed’ Is Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Reward for Not Trying To Be Famous
When horror-movie vet Mary Elizabeth Winstead decided to stop waiting for fame to give her clout, she landed a career-changing role as an alcoholic in the indie "Smashed"
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‘Seven Psychopaths’ Director Martin McDonagh: How to Make a Bloody Buddhist Movie
Writer-director Martin McDonagh says "Seven Psychopaths" is a violent movie that questions violence — and an example of how to get away with writing awful female characters
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‘Argo’s’ Alan Arkin Is Only in It for Fun
Alan Arkin on "Argo," moviemaking in the '70s and why the best thing about an Oscar nomination is the soap and shampoo
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Ben Affleck: For the Real Story of ‘Argo,’ Watch for the DVD
Director-actor Ben Affleck couldn't include all the details in his crowd-pleasing "Argo," but he's got a plan to eventually tell the whole story