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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The Hunt for Oscar’s Host: Hugh Jackman’s Out, Who’s In?
Justin Timberlake? Robert Downey Jr.? The guessing games have begun over who’ll host the next Academy Awards
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‘Ghost Writer,’ ‘Pink Saris’ Top European Nominations, Doc Awards
Polanski film tops European Film Awards nominations, while Indian documentary wins at Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Relaunched Gold Derby Plays the Numbers
Tom O’Neil’s long-running awards site, rebooted after five years at the L.A. Times, turns art into racetrack odds
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Boyle & Franco: How We Made ‘127 Hours’ Tolerable
The film’s director and star talk the rhythm method, acting in a chasm and failing to help Leonardo DiCaprio
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Good Morning Oscar, November 5: Money, Misery, Too Many Men
The Academy hands out something besides statuettes
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Cinema Eye Honors Docs ‘Last Train Home,’ ‘Armadillo,’ ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’
Fourth year of documentary awards also nominates “The Oath” and “Marwencol,” but bypasses “Waiting for ‘Superman’” in juried categories
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Danny Boyle on ‘127 Hours’ Faintings: It’s Distressing, but ‘Jackass’ Is Worse
As tales of medical episodes mount, the director realizes that not all publicity is good publicity
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Good Morning Hollywood, November 4: New Hollywood Reporter Tackles Awards Season
Today’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes has been hijacked by the appearance of the first weekly print edition of the Hollywood Reporter, which squeezes in some awards coverage in between its full-page advertisements for Ferragamo and Moet & Chandon. (This installment will be lighter on links than usual, because much of the content can…
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Oscar Promo Is for the Birds … in a Good Way
When an envelope containing two feathers arrives in the mail, it takes some thought to figure out what’s being promoted
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Can Tyler Perry Give Janet Jackson a Ride to the Oscars?
The pop star’s chances for her second Oscar nomination rest on the ballad she’s written for “Why Did I Get Married Too?”
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Good Morning Oscar, November 3: Watch Your Language, Your Majesty
A new festival books the new Peter Weir, while the MPAA gets unhinged over some royal cursing
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‘Toy Story 3′ Filmmakers: This Is Not Kids’ Stuff
Director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson stand up for animation, praise conflict — and tell how Woody will live on