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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Neil LaBute, Adam Yauch on Sundance Shorts Lineup
Festival picks 81 shorts out of nearly 6,500 submissions
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Annie Awards Embrace – and Then Ignore – Defectors Disney and Pixar
“Toy Story 3” and “Tangled” get Best-Picture nods, but “How to Train Your Dragon” and DreamWorks dominate other categories
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Roman Polanski’s ‘Ghost Writer’ Tops European Film Awards
Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" was the big winner at Saturday's European Film Awards, where it won awards for Best European Film, Best European Director and Best European Actor (Ewan McGregor), as well as receiving honors for its screenplay, music and production design. Polanski's political thriller is considered a longshot in the Oscar race, but…
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It’s Garbage Time at IDA’s Doc Awards
“Waste Land,” film set in a massive Brazilian garbage dump, wins top feature award
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PGA Documentary Nominees a Serious Matter
Producers Guild nominates a lineup of issue-oriented documentaries, snubs “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
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Producers Guild Pulls Show from Century City Hyatt
As labor dispute at Hyatt hotel drags on, PGA follows DGA and moves its 2011 ceremony
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‘Meek’s Cutoff,’ ‘Incendies’ Added to Sundance Lineup
Out-of-competition entries include more high-profile films and big stars than competition films
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Chinese Oscar Entry ‘Aftershock’ Tops Asia Pacific Awards
Prizes also go to Korean film “Poetry,” Turkish Oscar entry “Bal”
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DGA Awards Move to Hollywood & Highland
Ongoing labor dispute at a Century City hotel causes the Directors Guild to move to Hollywood