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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‘King’s Speech’ Tops With 12 Oscar Nominations
‘True Grit’ second with 10 noms; ‘Social Network,’ ‘Inception’ each get 8; Christopher Nolan locked out
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Good Morning Oscar, January 25: Who Knew?
A roundup of pre-nomination predictions, to see who got it right and who didn’t
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Oscar Nom Predictions: ‘King’s Speech,’ But Don’t Forget Javier Bardem
Our nomination forecast refuses to acknowledge that Oscar voters won’t recognize the “Biutiful” lead — or “Winter’s Bone,” for that matter.
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How Oscar Comes Up With Its Nominees: a Demonstration
With nominations about to be revealed Tuesday morning, here’s how the accountants deal with all that paper
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Razzies: ‘Last Airbender,’ ‘Twilight’ the Worst of the Worst
Nominations for tongue-in-cheek salute to bad films goes after easy targets: M. Night Shyamalan, “Sex and the City 2”
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Good Morning Oscar, January 24: The Royal Shock
Theories and musings on what the surprise Producers Guild win for “The King’s Speech” really means
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Hey, We’ve Got Ourselves an Oscar Race
Harvey’s beaming and Scott’s sweating as the “King’s Speech” victory at the Producers Guild shakes up the Oscar race
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Oscar Race Twist! Producers Guild Goes For ‘The King’s Speech’
Reliable Oscar precursor uses Academy’s preferential system to count Best Picture ballots; “Mad Men” and “Modern Family” win top TV prizes.
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Here’s Who Put ‘Dogtooth’ on the Oscar Shortlist
We have the full list of the Academy committee responsible for a decisive break from years of timid foreign-language selections
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Good Afternoon, Sundance: Lights, Crowds, Action
Buyers and riff raff are back, “Margin Call” causes a crush, and Robert Redford admits he’s going to die one day
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SAG’s Online-Only Voting Could Disenfranchise Thousands
Exclusive: Screen Actors Guild says its green initiative is widely publicized, but some voters remain confused and still without their ballots
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‘Black Swan,’ ‘Inception’ Tops with Sound Editors
Darren Aronofsky and Chris Nolan films receive three nominations; “The Social Network,” “True Grit” and “Tron” among films with two
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Good Morning Oscar, January 21: Predicting for Profit
There’s $100K in it for you if you can predict all the Oscar winners
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‘Of Gods and Men’ Tops France’s Cesar Nominations
Xavier Beauvois’ religious drama picks up 11 nominations after being left off Oscar foreign-language shortlist
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Oscars Book Return Engagement for Danette Herman
Coordinating Producer has history with the show dating back more than 30 years
