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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Why Can’t the Academy’s Doc Branch Learn to Have Fun?
Uplifting titles like “Pina,” “Swell Season” and “Being Elmo” are around this year – but longshots for Oscars. Hey, it’s okay to have fun at the movies
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Michael Seligman to Supervise Oscar Show, Of Course
Veteran awards-show producer will be working on his 35th Academy Awards
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Oscar Buzz: Raves for ‘Tintin,’ Lights Out for ‘J. Edgar’
European critics loved Spielberg’s comic adventure, while Clint Eastwood’s biopic screened in Carmel to a blackout and tech troubles
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Academy Shortlists 8 Documentary Shorts
Several of the shortlisted filmmakers are previous Oscar nominees
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Academy’s Foreign-Language Field Set at 63
Lineup includes unusually large number of films from female directors
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Lawsuit Against ‘Hurt Locker’ Filmmakers Thrown Out (Updated)
Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver plans to appeal the ruling, which ordered him to pay court costs
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My Prediction: Only 7 Films Will Get Best Picture Nominations
Why the numbers don’t add up to 10 this Oscar season
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Czech Drama May Bump Oscar Animated-Feature Category to 5 Nominees
Producers of the foreign-language entry “Alois Nebel” also plan to enter animation race
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Michael Moore Gets Giddy Over Occupy Wall Street: ‘Finally!’ (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, he says, “I’m thrilled there’s finally a response”
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Tim Hetherington’s ‘Diary’ Named Finalist for Cinema Eye Award
Short from journalist killed in Libya makes list of 11 finalists for nonfiction short film award
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BAFTA Puts Cubby Broccoli’s Name on Britannia Award
Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment will be named for longtime James Bond producer
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Producers Guild’s Milestone Award Goes to Les Moonves
CBS president becomes rare executive to win PGA honor
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Paramount Launches Awards Streaming with ‘Super 8,’ ‘Rango’
Studio partners with Deluxe to set up digital platform for awards voters
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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ Forces Cinephiles to Love 3D
The consensus after a sneak screening of Scorsese’s work in progress: the director has made landmark use of the oft-derided format
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Directors Guild Taps Richard Belzer, Meryl Streep for DGA Honors Show
DGA books Belzer to host Thursday’s event in New York; Streep, Helen Mirren, Martin Scorsese among presenters