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,’ ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ Top Telluride Lineup
Telluride Film Festival lineup is long on international auteurs, short on Oscar contenders
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Bruce Davis, Ron Yerxa Taking Over Oscar Foreign-Language Committee
Producer Ron Yerxa and former AMPAS executive Bruce Davis are new co-chairs of a committee overseen for 12 sometimes controversial years by Mark Johnson
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The Oscar Race: So Far, It’s Looking Beastly
Of the films released so far this year, "Beasts of the Southern Wild" looks like the strongest Oscar contender; "The Dark Knight Rises" faces obstacles
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GKids to Qualify 4 Films for the Oscars
After unexpectedly scoring two nominations last year, New York-based distributor GKids will give Oscar-qualifying runs to four features, including "From Up on Poppy Hill"
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Suicide Hangs Over DocuWeeks Film ‘Of Two Minds’
Documentary about bipolar disorder is one of five films, most focused on women, that conclude DocuWeeks' L.A. showcase
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When Musical Producers Take on the Oscars, Is It Dream or Disaster?
This year's Oscar producers have experience in musicals and on Broadway — and history suggests that can be a glorious mix… or a dangerous one
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New Oscar Producers Say They’ll Find a Host ‘Momentarily’
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say their first priority is to find a host — and their Oscar show won't necessarily have lots of music
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Sundance’s Sunset 5 Makeover Joins New Boozy, Comfy – Pricey – L.A. Theater Trend
Sundance Cinemas, which open to the public on Aug. 31, mark the first entry into the L.A. market for the exhibition arm of the Sundance Institute
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Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to Produce Academy Awards
Film, television and theater producers are hired by AMPAS president Hawk Koch to supervise the 85th Oscar show
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Golden Globes Set for Jan. 13, 2013
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Weta Digital, Lucasfilm Shortlisted for Sci-Tech Oscars
Shortlist of seven scientific and technical achievements includes Weta's character simulation, Lucasfilm's previsualization system
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‘The Master’ Sneak Leaves Chicago Audience Impressed – and Confused
"It's an awesome, crazy mess of a movie," said one viewer after second surprise screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"
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Cannes Winner ‘Amour’ Joins New York Film Fest Lineup
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