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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Pixar, Tweety Bird Make Oscar Shortlist for Animated Shorts
Big-name shorts will compete against smaller international films for final nominations
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National Board of Review Puts ‘Hugo’ On Top
Martin Scorsese’s 3D film named year’s best; George Clooney, Tilda Swinton take top acting awards
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Sundance 2012: New Films From Jonathan Kasdan, Kirby Dick to Debut
Festival will present 110 films, drawn from more than 4,000 submissions
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Winners & Losers at the Gothams, Indie Spirits and NY Film Critics
“The Artist” is up, George Clooney is down — making sense of a flurry of awards activity
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NY Film Critics Choose ‘The Artist,’ Its Director and Brad & Meryl
Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Jessica Chastain and Albert Brooks win acting awards
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‘Take Shelter,’ ‘The Artist’ Lead Indie Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature nominees also include “50/50,” “The Descendants,” “Beginners,” and “Drive.”
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‘Beginners’ and ‘The Tree of Life’ Top Gotham Awards
Jury can’t decide between the two films, opts for a tie; Felicity Jones in “Like Crazy” wins Breakthrough Actor award
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10 Burning Questions — and Answers — About This Year’s Oscar Race
With the unveiling of “War Horse,” “The Iron Lady,” “Young Adult” and “We Bought a Zoo,” a muddy picture gets slightly clearer
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After a Weekend of ‘War Horse’ Screenings, Will Voters Say Yea or Neigh?
Robust and sentimental, Steven Spielberg’s drama will need to bring out the old-fashioned side of Oscar voters
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‘A Separation,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’ Win Top Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Iranian and Turkish Oscar entries named the year’s best films in Australian ceremony
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Tilda Swinton: In Praise of Inarticulacy and Budget Cuts
She’s completely out of the loop when it comes to Hollywood, but Tilda Swinton knows all about dark and difficult movies
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Palm Springs Fest Honors Michel Hazanavicius, Hypes His Oscar Candidacy
“The Artist” director wins Sonny Bono Visionary Award, and festival press release lobbies for his film as a Best Picture frontrunner
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Up Close With 2011’s Oscar Women: Glenn Close, Carey Mulligan, Tilda Swinton
Close “jumped off a cliff” to make “Albert Nobbs”; the nude scene Mulligan can’t watch; lots more
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Gems and Longshots in Oscar’s Foreign-Language Race
Our second batch of foreign reviews runs from the sublime (Hungary) to the ridiculous (Greece)
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Michelle Williams to Receive Palm Springs Honor for Playing Marilyn Monroe
“My Week With Marilyn” actress joins George Clooney and Glenn Close in receiving award at January gala