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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‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ Receive Producers Guild TV Nominations
“30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Game of Thrones” also nominated for PGA Awards
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Octavia Spencer Gets Help From Palm Springs Film Fest
Festival will present actress from “The Help” with its Breakthrough Performance Award
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Lars von Trier Won’t Be Tried Over Nazi Comments, Says French Prosecutor
Danish director faced five years in jail for joking, “I’m a Nazi” at Cannes last spring
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Martin Scorsese to Receive Critics Choice Music+Film Award
Director known for his use of rock songs, and for string of concert films and rock documentaries
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Washington Critics Embrace ‘The Artist,’ ‘Hugo’
Movies about the movies take the top awards; George Clooney and Michelle Williams win acting prizes
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‘The Artist,’ ‘Shame’ Among Films Not Eligible for Writers Guild Awards
As usual, tighter guild restrictions knock a number of Oscar contenders out of the running for WGA honors
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Spike Lee, Stephen Frears, Julie Delpy Films to Premiere at Sundance
Festival’s 2012 lineup of premieres will also include new documentaries from Joe Berlinger and Stacy Peralta
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‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ Tops Annie Award Nominations
DreamWorks film receives 12 nominations, but former boycotters Disney and Pixar are honored as well
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Scott Rudin: New Yorker’s Positive ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Review Is ‘Lousy and Immoral’
“Dragon Tattoo” producer says he won’t show David Denby any more of his movies
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‘Tyrannosaur’ Named Top British Indie Film
Top acting awards go to Michael Fassbender for “Shame” and Olivia Colman for “Tyrannosaur”
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Sony Furious Over New Yorker’s Plan to Break ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Review Embargo
Studio says it will “take measures” against magazine for running early review of David Fincher film
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‘Melancholia’ Tops European Film Awards
Lars von Trier film beats Oscar-winner “The King’s Speech”; Tilda Swinton and Colin Firth win acting awards
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‘Nostalgia for the Light’ Named Top Doc at IDA Awards
Film from Chilean director Patricio Guzman did not make the Oscar doc shortlist
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More Awards Confusion: Only 2 PGA Doc Nominees Are on Oscar Shortlist
Top 5 List includes “Bill Cunningham” and “Project Nim,” doing nothing to clarify confusing documentary-awards picture