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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‘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
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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