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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Documentary Shorts: Serious Issues, Plus Rabbits
The documentary branch opted for a slate of serious, issue-oriented shorts … plus one real change-of-pace
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James Cameron Chats for the Environment, Tarantino Sells Posters for Haiti
In the final days of awards season, two contenders add charity events into the mix
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 19: Newbie Tips
An Oscar vet gives advice to newcomers, and the Academy complicates the job of transporting those statuettes
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Snubbed ‘Up in the Air’ Novelist Needs to Relax
Walter Kirn is upset he hasn’t been invited to the Oscars, but the controversy is silly
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Short Spotlight: ‘The Door’
A Russian-language film shot by an Irish director with a Spanish name, the live-action nominee is graceful and heartbreaking
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Oscar’s Live-Action Shorts: From Black Comedy to Heartbreak
In a tough category to predict, the standouts are a dark, audacious comedy and a heartbreaker set in Russia
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 18: Ingloury Days
Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino have the Best Picture race in an uproar
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Short Spotlight: “Logorama”
The Oscar-nominated animated film is an unhinged, profane romp through corporate culture
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Oscars’ Mechanic Defends Axing Best-Song Performances
Dancers will be showcased in two big numbers, one of them said to be unlike any previous Oscars dance number ever
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Academy Unveils ‘Fabulous Bling’ of Oscar Set
Idea of modernist set is to immerse viewers in the movies, says designer
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Oscar’s Animated Shorts: A Cornucopia of Death
A guide to a category where four of the five nominees are pretty morbid, but awfully funny
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 17: Honky-Tonk Oscars
Jeff Bridges headlines a high-class “Crazy Heart” juke joint, and the British are coming
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The Oscars: Is It Really a Two-Horse Race?
It’s “Hurt Locker” vs. “Avatar,” but who’s going to win — and has “Inglourious Basterds” muscled into the race, too?
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Oscar-Nominated Song Performers Told to Take a Seat
The move to eliminate performances should save time … but the last time the songs weren’t performed was a disaster