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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Kevin Spacey: Where Charm Meets Corruption
As disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Kevin Spacey gets a flashy, showy role — but with the death of George Hickenlooper, the experience is bittersweet
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Michelle Williams Sends a Raw, Risky ‘Valentine’
It wasn’t the NC-17 sex scenes that were tough for Michelle Williams — it was improvising all night, and fighting with Ryan Gosling for days
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Julianne Moore on Married, Middle-Aged Anxiety
Four-time Oscar nominee talks about sharing the screen with Annette Bening, and the precarious art of keeping an independent film alive
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Good Morning Oscar, November 24: Doc Talk
Documentaries get a boost from Sundance, and aim for a bigger boost from the Academy
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Wrap Video: ‘King’s Speech’ Director Tom Hooper
Oscar-contending director talks about subversion, history and the selfishness of a king
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Good Morning Hollywood, November 23: Weinstein Lives!
Spirit Awards jurors get some help, and you can’t keep the Weinsteins down
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Justin Bieber Cleans Up at AMAs
Bieber and other big sellers are the big winners, but the American Music Awards are all about flashy and sometimes baffling performances
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Good Morning Oscar, November 19: Selling Herzog Short
The doc shortlist is scrutinized, and so are Disney’s awards ambitions for “Toy Story 3”
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‘Gift Shop,’ ‘Inside Job’ Make Oscar Doc Shortlist
List of 15 films omits high-profile docs “Catfish,” “Babies” and “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work”
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Sally Hawkins Shoulders Responsibility, Embraces Insanity
Awards season isn’t easy when you’re also appearing on Broadway six days a week – but the star of “Made in Dagenham” tries to enjoy the madness