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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Oscar’s Animated Shorts: Kids’ Books vs. 3D
A guide to this year’s crop of animated nominees: what’s good, what’s not, and what will win
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore Bring Songs Back to the Oscar Show
After a year in which the songs weren’t performed, producers opt to put original artists onstage at the Kodak
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Short Spotlight: Pixar’s ‘Day & Night’
Ingenious blend of 3D and 2D looks to halt Pixar’s losing streak in the Animated Short category
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BAFTA to Honor ‘Harry Potter’ Films
Shut out at the Oscars, long-running series will receive award for contributions to British cinema
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The Missing Categories: What’s NOT on the Oscar Ballot
In some of the categories that contain the year’s best movies, Oscar voters may number in the hundreds, not the thousands
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SXSW 2011 Line-Up: Werner Herzog, Mel Gibson, 60 World Premieres
Austin-based fest lands films featuring stars Ewan McGregor, Ellen Page and Paul Giamatti and directors Catherine Hardwicke, Morgan Spurlock
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‘Inception,’ ‘Dragon’ Top VES Awards
Visual Effects Society gives film honors to “Inception” and “Hereafter,” television kudos to “The Pacific” and “Boardwalk Empire”
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Julia Roberts, Kathryn Bigelow Join Awards Picture
Roundup: Roberts gets ASC honor, Bigelow joins WGA presenters, and the Academy debuts interactive red carpet
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French Film Awards Salute Roman Polanski
Fugitive director gets career tribute at Henri Langlois Awards in Vincennes
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Good Morning Oscar, February 1: Insufferable Fallout
Finally, Oscar month is here. Thank goodness it’s the shortest month of the year