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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Oscar Doc Race: This Year, It’s a Free-for-All
Even Martin Scorsese is in the running in a very confusing year for Oscar documentaries
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With Ratner in Its Rearview Mirror, Academy Honors Oprah, James Earl Jones
Highlight of third Governors Awards might have been award to its least-famous honoree, makeup pioneer Dick Smith
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‘Into the Abyss’: Werner Herzog Plumbs Death, Life and Squirrels
The key to getting his gripping death-row doc, says the filmmaker, is knowing the heart of men
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Governors Awards: A Night for Honorary Winners, and Oscar Contenders
The Academy’s annual ceremony for honorary Oscars has become an irresistible stop on the campaign trail
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Kirsten Dunst on Lars von Trier — and That Nazi Joke
“He’ll say weird things to people or in conversation — and he’s nervous in front of press”
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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