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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After a Weekend of ‘War Horse’ Screenings, Will Voters Say Yea or Neigh?
Robust and sentimental, Steven Spielberg’s drama will need to bring out the old-fashioned side of Oscar voters
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‘A Separation,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’ Win Top Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Iranian and Turkish Oscar entries named the year’s best films in Australian ceremony
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Tilda Swinton: In Praise of Inarticulacy and Budget Cuts
She’s completely out of the loop when it comes to Hollywood, but Tilda Swinton knows all about dark and difficult movies
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Palm Springs Fest Honors Michel Hazanavicius, Hypes His Oscar Candidacy
“The Artist” director wins Sonny Bono Visionary Award, and festival press release lobbies for his film as a Best Picture frontrunner
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Up Close With 2011’s Oscar Women: Glenn Close, Carey Mulligan, Tilda Swinton
Close “jumped off a cliff” to make “Albert Nobbs”; the nude scene Mulligan can’t watch; lots more
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Gems and Longshots in Oscar’s Foreign-Language Race
Our second batch of foreign reviews runs from the sublime (Hungary) to the ridiculous (Greece)
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Michelle Williams to Receive Palm Springs Honor for Playing Marilyn Monroe
“My Week With Marilyn” actress joins George Clooney and Glenn Close in receiving award at January gala
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This Year’s Oscar Season: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
Awards contenders are hiring armies of publicists — is it savvy campaigning, or desperation?
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Oscar Voters Like ‘The Descendants,’ But Do They Love It?
Official voters’ screening of the Best Picture frontrunner draws strong reaction — but nobody calls it the year’s best film
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‘Hoop Dreams’ Director Is Snubbed Again by Academy
Steve James’s “The Interrupters” doesn’t make the documentary shortlist; Werner Herzog also snubbed
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Demian Bechir: I Wanted to Be a ‘Twilight’ Vampire (Video)
Actor first met director Chris Weitz auditioning for "New Moon," but wound up starring in the far more down-to-earth "A Better Life"
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George Clooney Gets More Love, This Time From Palm Springs Fest
Actor/writer/director named recipient of the festival’s Chairman’s Award
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Oscar Winner (and Show Rookie) John Myhre Named Oscars Production Designer
Designer has won Oscars for “Chicago” and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” but has never worked on the Oscar show
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‘Senna,’ ‘Il Castello’ and ‘Better This World’ Win New IDA Doc Awards
Documentary organization also announces that awards show will be hosted by Josh Fox, Tiffany Shlain and Eddie Schmidt
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Celebs Back to Jury Duty as Economy Kills Special Treatment (Exclusive)
New York’s Juror Appreciation Day, during which celebs extol jury duty as they’re being dismissed from it, falls prey to budget cutbacks