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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Emmys 2011: Snubs, Surprises — and Who’s on Track to Nab the Statuettes
ANALYSIS: Ed O’Neill finally gets his nomination, a top actress is MIA — and once again, it’s HBOnly
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How the Polish Brothers Are Raking It In With a Stealth, No Budget Movie
EXCLUSIVE: “For Lovers Only,” made for next to nothing by the indie filmmakers, has earned $200,000 and counting. And it’s tops on iTunes
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Helena Bonham Carter Nabs Britannia Award
Actress joins her “Harry Potter” director Peter Yates in winning top honor from BAFTA Los Angeles
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Out of the ‘Potter’ Kids’ Mouths: Then & Now
What the young stars had to say before the first “Harry Potter” movie hit theaters and what they are saying now
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The TMZ Tour: 2 Hours of Snark and Sleaze
Forget about Hollywood history: TMZ’s bus excursions go for the gossip and obsess over Lindsay, Paris and Kim
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From Afghanistan to Elmo: This Year’s DocuWeeks Lineup Revealed
Annual Oscar-qualifying showcase to screen in Los Angeles and New York in August and September
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Back to Camelot: History Accents Positive in ‘Kennedy Home Movies’
After bailing on a controversial Kennedy miniseries, the channel spotlights a collection of “lost home movies”
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Short Film Brings Out the Big Guns: Amy Pascal, Joe Roth, Sid Ganis …
Sony staff editor turns to executive suites for cameos in musical comedy “Not Your Time”
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Disgruntled Musicians Call for Grammy Boycott, Threaten Lawsuit
Latin jazz musicians call the consolidation of categories “racist,” call for boycott of CBS
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Bruce Davis Departs: Snapshots From a 30-Year Academy Run
On the retirement of the Academy’s top staffer, a look back at snafus, power plays and battles won and lost
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MoviePass Test Suspended After Theater Complaints
The subscription test is put on hold after AMC, Landmark and others vow to fight the all-you-can watch service
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NBC4 Leads L.A.-Area Emmy Nominations
Station received 28 nods; Fox Sports West, in the thick of the battle for the Dodgers, receives 15
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Surprise Monthly Movie Pass Angers Theater Chains, Studios (Updated)
AMC chain says it will not honor the passes in its theaters