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, January 4: Child Support
Is Hailee Steinfeld good enough to pass herself off as a supporting actress, or is category fraud about to misfire big time?
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Mark Your Awards Calendar – TheWrap’s Guide to a Very Busy Month
The holidays are over, which means it’s time for nominations, parties and awards shows — and Oscar noms coming on Jan. 25
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Online Film Critics Go for ‘Social Network’
Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Hailee Steinfeld win acting awards
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Good Morning Oscar, January 3: KC Gets ‘Social’-ized
“The Social Network” takes Kansas City, and Meryl Streep will win an Oscar … in two years
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Quentin Tarantino’s Best of 2010: ‘Toy Story 3’
Three animated films end up on a list where “Robin Hood” and “Kick Ass” make the cut but “Inception” and “Black Swan” don’t
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2010: Top 10 Movies — On An Oscar Ballot
If I had an Academy vote, it’d be a “Biutiful” year, but “Black Swan,” “Toy Story 3” and “The KIng’s Speech” wouldn’t do bad either
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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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Oscar Screenplay Lists: Everything in its Place
Academy’s reminder lists contain 241 films, including all the celebrated scripts ineligible for WGA Awards
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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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Good Morning Oscar, December 29: The Boys Club
The year winds down with real men, pregnant ladies, wooly villains and lots of screeners
