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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Oscar Rule Changes Include More Songwriters, Bigger VFX Shortlists
Adjustments to the Academy Awards rules will increase the number of potential Best-Song nominees to four, and tweak the processes for Foreign Language, Makeup and Visual Effects categories
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NBC4 Leads L.A.-Area Emmy Nominations
In nominations for Southern California programming, NBC4's 20 Emmy nominations top the 14 noms for KTLA5; Lakers producer Susan Stratton wins Governors Award
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Emmy vs. Oscar: Which Honors the More Substantial Work?
If you put recent Emmy drama winners up against the Academy Award winners, the results aren’t pretty for Oscar
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Can ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Go From Film-Festival Sensation to Commercial Hit?
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" may be one of the year's most exciting and singular movie experiences, but Benh Zeitlin's film faces real challenges at the box office
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Benh Zeitlin on ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’: ‘We Want to Create New Myths’
Benh Zeitlin, director of the year's biggest indie sensation, says "Beasts of the Southern Wild" creates new stories for a culture on the verge of extinction
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BAFTA Trims Voting Procedure, Moves Noms Up a Week
British Academy of Film and Television Arts streamlines its three-round process
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Palm Springs ShortFest Sends 4 Films to Oscar
"Nuru," "The Devil's Ballroom," "Dura Lex and best-of-fest winner "Behind the Mirrors" win in Oscar-qualifying categories at Palm Springs International ShortFest
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On Eve of Documentary Release, China Lifts Artist/Activist Ai Weiwei’s Bail Conditions
But Chinese government warns the subject of "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" that he may face additional charges
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LA Film Fest Journeys Into Music’s Lost and Found
"Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass," "Searching for Sugar Man" and "Neil Young Journeys" are among the fascinating musical films at the Los Angeles Film Festival
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‘Brave’ Premiere Shows Off Dolby Theatre – and Pixar’s Hopes for a Recovery
The grand opening of the Dolby Theatre unveils "Brave," the least Pixar-like movie Pixar has ever made
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Military Rape Documentary ‘Invisible War’ Leads to Policy Changes Before Its Opening
"The Invisible War," director Kirby Dick's documentary about rape in the U.S. military, has been screened agressively for military leaders — and led the Defense Department to make changes
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Cinedigm’s Chris McGurk at LAFF: Never Mind the Slump, We’re In for an Indie Renaissance
Delivering the Los Angeles Film Festival's keynote address, Cinedigm CEO Chris McGurk points to seven signs of a coming independent film boom
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Woody Allen Comes to L.A. Film Fest With a Fun Movie – But Is ‘To Rome With Love’ Any Good?
Director Woody Allen makes a rare trip to Los Angeles for the North American premiere of "To Rome With Love," and warns the audience that the fun he had making it might not translate
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‘Rock of Ages’: Here’s What’s Wrong With This Picture
For anybody who was around the Los Angeles rock scene in the '80s, "Rock of Ages" is full of howlers — and we're not talking about the monkey
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5 Reasons to Go Downtown for the LA Film Festival
Downtown L.A. might be a trek for some Westsiders, but the Los Angeles Film Festival is flourishing there