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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Emmy Spotlight: Peter Morgan’s Tony Blair Chronicles
Emmy- and Oscar-nominated writer talks about Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, and why he’ll never write about George W. Bush
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Christopher Nolan, Michael Sheen to Receive BAFTA/LA Honors
“Inception” director and “Special Relationship” actor named as Britannia Award recipients
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Norman Brokaw, Ad Council Voted TV Governors Awards
Groundbreaking agent, PSA producers will receive honors at Creative Arts Emmys
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Toronto Welcomes Werner Herzog, Springsteen Docs
Festival announces strong lineup of 25 documentaries
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Mark Ruffalo’s All Right With ‘Kids’ (and the Hulk)
The veteran indie actor is getting recognized for his latest role … but just wait until his next one
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 4: Who’s Worth It?
It’s judgment day for highly-paid actresses, 3D movies, and talking animals
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Tom Sherak Re-Elected Academy President; Sid Ganis First VP
Sherak gets a second one-year term; James L. Brooks, Phil Robinson also take VP slots
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No ‘Avatar’ in 3D’s Next Wave
The format needs another blockbuster, but the newest batch of releases aren’t likely to help
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 3: 3D Teen Dream
Chick flicks are dissected, Miramax is remembered, and Bieber goes biopic
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Harry Nilsson Doc Lands Distributor
Lorber Films picks up film about ’60s and ’70s hitmaker and hellraiser
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Cinematographers Honor ‘Emerging’ Stars
Winning short films to screen at September ceremony
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Lost John Ford Movie Coming to Academy
Long-lost silent film found in New Zealand, restored for AMPAS screening
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Oscilloscope Appeals ‘R’ Rating for Holocaust Doc
“I understand that the MPAA wants to protect children’s eyes from things that are too overwhelming, but they’ve really gone too far this time”
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 2: The Festival Dance
“The Tempest” books another fest, and 3D takes to the dance floor
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DocuWeeks Addresses Hot Topics: Religion, Abortion …
Oscar-qualifying showcase kicks off in Hollywood, New York
