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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‘The Descendants’ Takes Top Prize from Satellite Awards
Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis take home top acting awards
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Academy’s Animation Branch Disqualifies ‘The Smurfs’
Entries in the category drop from 18 to 17, but that’s still enough to have a full slate of five nominees
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SAG Ensemble Rule Rewards Stars, Shortchanges Key Actors
By tying ensemble nominations to the opening credits, SAG snubs a number of crucial actors, including Corey Stoll in “Midnight in Paris”
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Gary Oldman Finally Gets Some Love From Palm Springs Fest
Passed over by most awards voters so far, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” star will receive International Star Award
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Globes Nominees React: How Many Ways Can You Say ‘I’m Happy?’
Leonardo DiCaprio, Owen Wilson, Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron and others say they’re thrilled, grateful, excited …
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Globe Voters Give Ricky Gervais a Wealth of Great Material
Analysis: Four Clooney noms, a serious Angelina Jolie, a Kristen Wiig but no Vanessa Redgrave — yeah, that’s the HFPA for ya!
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Golden Globes Nominations Make It Clear: Clooney Is the King
“The Artist,” “The Help” and “The Descendants” lead all movies; “Downton Abbey” and “Mildred Pierce” top TV noms
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Critics’ Awards So Far: ‘The Artist’ Is on Top, but It’s No Runaway Leader
As critics’ groups continue to reveal their favorites, “The Artist” picks up more plaudits than “The Tree of Life” and “The Descendants’
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Spike Jones Jr. Is Back to Produce Writers Guild Awards
Producer has worked on four previous awards shows for WGA West, including the last two
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Terry George Makes Oscar Short-Film Shortlist
George’s short “The Shore” stars Ciaran Hinds and is set in Northern Ireland
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Slamdance Lineup: Disco, Porn & Hacking
Competition lineup of first-time directors drawn from nearly 5,000 submissions
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Brad Pitt Scores With Palm Springs Film Fest
“Moneyball” and “The Tree of Life” star to receive festival’s Desert Palm Achievement Award for Acting
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‘The Help’ Leads Surprising Group of SAG Nominees — With Some Notable Snubs
“The Artist” comes in second; Fassbender, Brooks, “Young Adult” among the long list of “missing”