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.
Experience:
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Los Angeles
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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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James Franco in Drag: The Oscar Number That Could Have Been
Franco, Cher, a fabulous gown and a very bad vocal — it could have been an Oscar moment to remember
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Good Morning Oscar, February 24: Explanations & Preparations
The sights of Oscar prep … and the sight you won’t see on the Oscar show
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Dave Karger Takes Army Archerd’s Old Red-Carpet Oscar Post
Red carpet is laid, and gets a younger official greeter
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Good Morning Oscar, February 23: Words, Art & Sex
An Oscar cornucopia: word puzzles, odd statistics, gay porn and the Banksy watch
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Costume Designers Salute ‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Black Swan’
“Alice in Wonderland” also wins award; “Glee” and “Boardwalk Empire” among TV honorees
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Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner Join Indie Spirit Presenters
Ewan McGregor and Eva Mendes also join roster of presenters for Film Independent Spirit Awards
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Good Morning Oscar, February 22: It Takes Two
A pair of new presenters step up, and pair of first-time hosts strut their stuff
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Oscar Ballots Due Tuesday: Stop Campaigning, Start Counting
The deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday … and then a feverish awards season turns into a waiting game
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Good Morning Oscar, February 21: Counting to 10
The Oscar producers have big plans…and shaky math skills
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Sound Editors Honor ‘Inception,’ ‘Social Network’
“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Country Strong” also win MPSE’s Golden Reel Awards; “The Pacific” takes top TV honors
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Oscar Shorts: Get the Scoop on Those Tiebreaker Categories
You don’t need to guess blindly in the Oscar pool anymore — here’s TheWrap’s guide to all three shorts categories
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Oscar Doc Shorts: Mostly Grim & Serious — But Those Don’t Win
The nominated documentary shorts all deal with dark, heavy issues — but when you’re picking a winner, look for the rays of hope