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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‘Marwencol’ Wins Film Independent Grants
Acclaimed documentary takes $75,000 in grants; "Littlerock," "Meek's Cutoff" filmmakers also win
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Paul Mazursky: A 50-Year Independent Streak
Los Angeles Film Critics honoree says he could make 10 movies (five of 'em good) for the price of one recent flop
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‘Social Network’ Takes Top Critics’ Choice Award
Movie wins best picture, director, adapted screenplay and score. Colin Firth and Natalie Portman take top acting awards
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Best & Worst of Oscar’s Foreign Contenders, Part 2
Verdicts on this year’s entries from the two most-honored countries in Oscar history, and Israel goes for four in a row
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Best & Worst of Oscar’s Foreign Contenders, Part 1
A survey of more than 30 contenders begins with politics, neo-neorealism, silliness and a potential Oscar winner
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Good Morning Oscar, January 13: Lend Him Your Ears
Awards shows keep adding awards (including a new one for Quentin Tarantino), and Rotten Tomatoes officially crowns its own top dogs
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Can Oscar’s Foreign-Language Problems Ever Be Fixed?
No other category has taken such drastic steps to correct its deficiencies — but the complaints continue
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Michael Seligman to Supervise Oscars, Again
Veteran producer (and gift basket originator) to work on the Oscars for the 34th time
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DGA’s Doc Noms Honor ‘Inside Job,’ ‘Waiting for Superman’
“Restrepo,” “Client 9” and “Last Train Home” also receive directing nominations
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Just Call It ‘Tyler Perry’s Image Awards’ This Year
Writer/director/actor’s projects score 19 nominations, including almost entire Supporting Actress category for “For Colored Girls”
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Good Morning Oscar, January 12: The Fighters
A critics dinner gets ugly, and the Globes find unanimity
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Ryan Kavanaugh Loses Academy Appeal on ‘The Fighter’
Exclusive: Relativity chief runs afoul of Academy, Producers Guild rule limiting nominated producers to three
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‘Modern Family,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Top DGA’s TV Nominees
Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson among directors nominated for TV work