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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This Year’s AFI Fest: The Auteurs Came, Saw, Conquered
Kirsten and Clint and Leo walked the red carpets, but the real VIPs at the AFI Fest were Bela Tarr, the Dardennes, Wim Wenders
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‘Tintin’ Closes AFI Fest With a Little Charm, a Lot of Action
Steven Spielberg’s motion-capture extravaganza divides viewers, proves more exhausting than exhilarating
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How Do You Spell Relief, Oscars? B-I-L-L-Y
The eight-time host offers Oscar-night comfort food for those who couldn’t stomach Brett Ratner
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Oscars and Globes Look for Hosts, but Why the Panic?
Rumors swirl about Ricky Gervais’s return to the Golden Globes and Brian Grazer’s search for an Oscar host
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The Ratner Mess: It’s the End of an Oscar Era, But at What Cost?
Come on, Oscar — was that really the kind of guy you wanted to climb in bed with?
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Brian Grazer to Produce Oscar Telecast, Eddie Murphy Out (Update 2)
The veteran, spiky-haired producer will replace Brett Ratner on the awards show, currently without a host
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Pedro Almodovar on Revenge, Genitals and Those Oscar Snubs (Video)
Veteran Spanish director discusses his reunion with Antonio Banderas for "The Skin I Live In"
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Morgan Freeman Wins Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
Veteran actor to receive HFPA’s lifetime achievement award at January Globes ceremony
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Stan Lee Grabs Producers Guild’s Vanguard Award
Spider-Man creator will be honored not for comic-book work, but for new-media ventures
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Oliver Platt, Edie Falco to Host Gotham Awards
“Girlfriend,” “Being Elmo” among nominees for Gotham’s Audience Award
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Oscar Shocker! Brett Ratner Resigns as Producer of Telecast
Anti-gay slur and raunchy Howard Stern interview doom bad-boy director’s gig as producer of Academy’s big show
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Tense Silence as Oscar Execs Mull: Muzzle Brett Ratner, or Fire Him?
If producer is fired after gay slur and raunchy interview, will host Eddie Murphy go with him?
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Brett Ratner’s Raunch Draws Ire, Calls for Firing From Oscar Telecast (Update 2)
Gay slur and sexually explicit Howard Stern appearance draws fire from Academy members worried about tarnishing the brand — writers are now calling for his dismissal from show
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Bruce Vilanch Out?; Eddie Murphy’s Writing Team New to Oscar
When asked by TheWrap if he was going to work on the show this year, Vilanch replied, “Guess not”