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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‘Descendants,’ ‘Hugo,’ ‘Midnight in Paris’ Nominated by Writers Guild
“Bridesmaids” continues its remarkable run of guild nominations, while “War Horse” and “Extremely Loud” are left out; “The Artist” isn’t eligible
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Apes, Wizards and Transformers Make the Cut in Oscar VFX Race
“Hugo” and “The Tree of Life” also advance to the Academy’s “bakeoff” round
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An Opinionated Guide to a Pretty Good Year for Oscar Songs
TheWrap’s Oscars expert rates all 39 eligible songs — and while it’s not a bad field, the Muppets come out on top
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Marshall Herskovitz, Ed Zwick Win WGA’s Top TV Honor; BAFTA to Honor Scorsese
Writer-director-producer team will receive Paddy Chayevsky Award; BAFTA votes Martin Scorsese its Academy Fellowship
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Art Directors Guild Likes the Look of ‘The Artist,’ ‘Hugo’ and ‘Harry Potter’
Guild nominates broad range of films in period, fantasy and contemporary categories
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Oscar Songs: Chris Cornell Channels Woody Guthrie for ‘The Keeper’
He may be best-known as the hard-rocker behind Soundgarden, but Cornell went acoustic for the “Machine Gun Preacher” song
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Producers Guild Nominates ‘The Artist,’ ‘War Horse’
“Bridesmaids” and “Dragon Tattoo” make the cut; “The Tree of Life” and “Extremely Loud” don’t
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Oscar Songs: Bret McKenzie Discovers the Secret of Muppet Music
“Flight of the Conchords” star wrote Muppet songs before heading back to Middle-earth for “The Hobbit”
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‘Tree of Life’ Tops Online Film Critics Awards
Acting awards go to Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Christopher Plummer and Jessica Chastain
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Oscar Songs: Zooey Deschanel Finds Music a (Pooh) Bear Necessity
Actress says that as her television schedule gets “weird and busy,” she needs to return to making music
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Academy Exercises Kodak Theater Escape Clause
Move will enable Board of Governors to consider alternate venues, but may also result in a return to the Kodak
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Steve Pond’s Hugely Divisive List of 2011’s Top Movies
TheWrap’s awards expert: “This year, I went with the movies that — when they worked — provided the most dazzling cinematic experiences of the year”
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Hey, SAG Members: Watch for Your Postcards!
For Screen Actors Guild members wishing to vote, a small card will soon arrive with vital information
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‘Hugo’s’ Ben Kingsley: ‘I Can’t Act in 3D’
The Oscar-winning star says Martin Scorsese’s 3D cameras forced him not to act — and he loved it