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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Good Morning Oscar, December 31: Counting Down
Wishlists, big guns, critics polls, big audiences … Happy New Year
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‘Buried’ Oscar Campaign Violation a ‘Stupid Mistake’
Screenwriter Chris Sparling sends a letter breaking several AMPAS campaigning rules, but his P.R. company calls it an honest goof
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Oscar Ballots
From the color-coding to a special message to the actors, here’s what’s inside those envelopes that were mailed this week
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Oscar by the Numbers: How Many Votes Does It Take to Get Nominated?
If you’re in the right category, you get a nomination with only 18 votes — here are all the figures
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Good Morning Oscar, December 30: Theories & Cookies
Everybody’s got a theory, but not everybody’s theory makes sense
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At 77, Original Score Is Oscar’s Smallest Field
Randy Newman opts not to submit “Toy Story 3,” adding to list of disqualified scores
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Lesley Manville Follows ‘Another Year’ to Another World: Hollywood
British actress says Hollywood has finally taken note of her improvisation-based work with Mike Leigh
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‘Winter’s Bone,’ ‘King’s Speech’ Ineligible for WGA Awards
Acclaimed scripts for “Toy Story 3,” “Another Year” and “Blue Valentine” also ruled ineligible by Writers Guild
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It’s Ballot-Mailing Week for Oscars, Others
Oscars, SAG Awards, Golden Globes mail ballots this week (includes complete AMPAS branch breakdown)
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Palm Springs Fest to Honor Michael Douglas
PSIFF’s Icon Award will be handed out at screening of “Solitary Man”