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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‘Rabbit Hole’ Actors Embrace Grief and Loss
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Brian Grazer, Walter Murch Honored by Sound Editors
MPSE sets honorary winners for 58th Golden Reel Awards
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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
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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