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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SXSW Chooses ‘Natural Selection’
Robbie Pickering film picks up seven awards; skateboard movie “Dragonslayer” named best doc
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Good Morning Austin, March 15: SXSW’s Double ‘Dragon’
It’s “Dragonslayer” times two at SXSW … but where’s Mel?
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Good Morning Austin, March 14: SXSW Gears Up
SXSW kicks off with sci-fi, horror, a superhero sendup and some nods to Hitchcock
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Good Morning Oscar, March 2: Winding Down
“The King’s Speech” comes out okay in a ranking of Best-Pic winners; Franco and Hathaway don’t fare as well in a worst-host poll
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Annie Awards Promise ‘New Era’ After ‘Dragon’ Sweep
Animation organization announces changes to process that had caused Disney/Pixar to withdraw
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Good Morning Oscars, March 1: A No-Win Situation
You can’t please everyone, but the Academy must sometimes wonder if it can please anyone
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James Franco Dazed at the Oscars? You Shoulda Seen Rehearsals
Co-host’s genial daze was even more pronounced in rehearsals, says a crew member
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‘King’s Speech’ Gets Post-Oscar Boxoffice Bump
Best Picture winner sells double the tickets it did last week; “The Fighter” and “Black Swan” don’t see sales increase
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Good Morning After, Oscar: February 28
From reviews to tweets, most of the notices didn’t look too kindly on the James Franco/Anne Hathaway Oscars
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Forget the Critics; Here’s Why Oscar’s Voters Liked ‘King’s Speech’ Best
Analysis: Oscar season is long, the road is uneven but Tom Hooper’s royal drama came out on top — even after losing eight of the first nine categories in which it was nominated