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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Good Morning Oscar, November 11: Oscar’s Anti-Climax
Are bloggers the bane of the Oscar race, or the main attraction?
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Women in Film Offers Grants to Films About Abuse, War and Soccer
Netflix-funded grants go to narrative features for the first time
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Laura Ziskin to Receive PGA Visionary Award
“Spider-Man” producer to be honored for co-founding and organizing Stand Up to Cancer initiative
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Good Morning Oscar, November 10: Slam Dunks & Scandals
The directors’ race gets crowded early, and the Golden Globes honor yet another white man
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‘Get Low’s’ Robert Duvall: ‘It’s Hard Not Being Brad Pitt ‘
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Kevin Spacey Salutes Hickenlooper at ‘Casino Jack’ Screening
Actor uses emotional AFI fest premiere to commemorate director George Hickenlooper, who died less than two weeks ago
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Robert DeNiro Lands Golden Globes’ DeMille Award
“Raging Bull” star will be honored at next January’s ceremony
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The Hunt for Oscar’s Host: Hugh Jackman’s Out, Who’s In?
Justin Timberlake? Robert Downey Jr.? The guessing games have begun over who’ll host the next Academy Awards
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‘Ghost Writer,’ ‘Pink Saris’ Top European Nominations, Doc Awards
Polanski film tops European Film Awards nominations, while Indian documentary wins at Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Relaunched Gold Derby Plays the Numbers
Tom O’Neil’s long-running awards site, rebooted after five years at the L.A. Times, turns art into racetrack odds
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Boyle & Franco: How We Made ‘127 Hours’ Tolerable
The film’s director and star talk the rhythm method, acting in a chasm and failing to help Leonardo DiCaprio