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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Robert De Niro to Head Cannes Jury
Actor becomes third American in four years to serve as jury chair
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Kathryn Bigelow: ‘Winter’s Bone’ Is ‘Magnificent’
Oscar-winning director hosts private screenings to support indie drama
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YouTube Movie Gets 26 Filmmakers Sundance Invites
Global winners from “Life in a Day” project invited to festival premiere by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald
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Matt Damon Tapped for Critics Choice’s Joel Siegel Award
In other award news, “Modern Family’s” Ferguson and Stonestreet to host WGA West’s not-televised show
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Good Morning Oscar, January 5: Credit Checks
The guild makes things hard for producers, and movies that aren’t getting awards do get a little love
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Matt Damon, J-Lo, Robert Pattinson to Serve as Golden Globes Presenters
Presenters announced on Twitter include a star of the Globes’ biggest snub, “True Grit”
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Mo’Nique to Reveal Oscar Nominations
Last year’s Supporting Actress winner will join Academy president Tom Sherak for early-morning press conference
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Writers Guild Nominations for ‘Social Network,’ ‘True Grit,’ ‘The Town’
This being the WGA, they’ve also thrown a few curveballs, including “I Love You Phillip Morris” and “Please Give.” Here’s the full list
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Producers Guild & Writers Guild Nominees – ‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network,’ ‘Fighter’
Prelude to Oscar? PGA’s 10 nominations and WGA’s nods could point the way. Click here for full list of nominees