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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Reviewing Oscar’s Foreign-Language Contenders: Sure Things & Longshots
Poland looks like a sure thing, Germany’s submission is brilliant, and Mexico and Brazil deal with violence and corruption
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Oscars Make Big Change, Pick New Talent Producer
Melissa Watkins Trueblood takes over from longtime talent exec Danette Herman, who will consult for next two years
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Don Mischer to Receive Producers Guild TV Award
Veteran becomes first live-television producer to win Norman Lear Achievement Award
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Polanski’s ‘Carnage’ Borrows Awards Strategy from ‘Modern Family’
Sony Classics says all four of the film’s actors belong in the Oscar supporting categories
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Doris Day Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from L.A. Film Critics
Veteran actress and singer lauded by L.A. Film Critics Association for being the template for “the girl next door”
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Drake Doremus’ 8 Rules for Making Indie Films
The director of “Douchebag” and the new “Like Crazy” says make it hurt, forget the dialogue and get the actors to stop acting
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Rhys Ifans on ‘Anonymous’: ‘A Relief to Be Fully Clothed, for Once’
He’s best known for being goofy, but Rhys Ifans finds the loneliness and pathos in an Elizabethan nobleman (and secret playwright)
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And the Oscar for Best Song Goes to … Glenn Close and Skype?! (Exclusive)
The “Albert Nobbs” star wrote the lyrics for the Sinead O’Connor song — but the recording process was a three-country nightmare
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‘The Artist’: The Hardest Part Was Finding the Money (Video)
Small movie, big buzz — director Michel Hazanavicius and star Berenice Bejo talk about their unexpected film-festival sensation
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IDA Awards Honor Les Blank, ‘How to Die in Oregon’
International Documentary Association nominations leave out many of the year’s best-known docs
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Spirit Awards Sticks With Saturday on the Beach
Show will take place on February 25, and will air that night on IFC
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Cinema Eye Honors Salute Top Docs — And Justin Bieber, Too
Teen pop idol’s concert film is a quirky addition to lineup of critically-acclaimed documentary nominees
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Mayan Filmmaker Offers Photo as Proof of Aliens, Says Hawking Agrees (Exclusive)
A giant carved head is proof that Mayans entertained visitors from outer space, say filmmakers
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SXSW’s 2012 Panels: Sex, Geeks, Douchebags and Jeffrey Tambor
Film festival reveals slate of 2012 panels and sessions, including conversation with film composer Cliff Martinez
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Carey Mulligan on Tattoos and the Nude Scene She Can’t Watch
The Oscar-nominated actress talks about singing and stripping in the daring and provocative “Shame”