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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Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Shannon, Zoe Saldana to Present at Spirit Awards (Exclusive)
First batch of presenters will be joined by performer Kate Micucci
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The Oscars Have a Sloppy, Silly Week
From press-release errors to breaking with tradition for dubious reasons, the Academy has been acting strange lately
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John Hurt to Receive Top BAFTA Award
“Elephant Man,” “Alien” actor will be given the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
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‘Bindlestiffs,’ ‘Getting Up’ Win Slamdance Audience Awards
Jury awards at Park City festival for low-budget films go to “Welcome to Pine Hill” and “No Ashes, No Phoenix”
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The Oscars Go Digital — Finally — With Online Voting
Move brings Academy voters into the 21st century and could clear path to shift the awards show earlier. It takes effect next year
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Zooey Deschanel, Joel McHale and Rachel Dratch to Host WGA’s Awards Shows
Deschanel and McHale will host WGA Awards in Los Angeles, Dratch in New York
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2 New Oscar Nominees Win Sundance Shorts Awards
Lucy Walker’s “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” and Grant Orchard’s “A Morning Stroll” awarded by Sundance jury
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Oscar Nominations Analysis: Contradictory, and Good for ‘The Artist’
With its larger-than-expected slate of Best Picture nominees, the Academy sent Hollywood a whole lot of mixed signals
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Oscar Nominees React: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Christopher Plummer Respond to the News
This year’s crop of contenders respond with joy, surprise and humility to their inclusion
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‘The Artist,’ ‘Hugo’ Lead Oscar Nominations
Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and Viola Davis receive acting nominations; nine films receive Best Picture nods
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Steve Pond’s Oscar-Nomination Predictions: In With ‘Dragon Tattoo,’ Out With ‘War Horse’
With nominations looming, the forecast calls for Oldman over DiCaprio, Jonah Hill over Max von Sydow, and a directing nod for Terrence Malick
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Spike Lee’s Sundance Tirade: Hollywood Execs ‘Know Nothing About Black People’
In an expletive-laced Q&A, the “Red Hook Summer” director explains why he “didn’t want no motherf—ing notes” from any studio
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‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Wins Sundance Producer’s Award
Buzzed-about feature wins inaugural $10,000 award from Sundance Institute and Indian Paintbrush
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Analysis: Rivals to ‘The Artist’ Are Down to Their Last Shot
In the aftermath of its Producers Guild win, “The Artist” will breeze to the Oscar podium unless someone can mount a DGA challenge
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‘West of Memphis’ Filmmakers Accuse Stepfather of Murder — Would Welcome a Lawsuit (Updated)
New Sundance doc on the West Memphis 3 presents evidence against a victim’s relative, and its filmmakers would love to see him in court