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 Poster Opts for Playful, Silly
Official Academy Awards posters usually aim for an air of pomp and circumstance; this year’s tries to sell the show’s hosts
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Oscar Hopefuls Flock to Santa Barbara
The first weekend of the film festival hosted James Cameron, Sandra Bullock, Quentin Tarantino and many others
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 8: Considering Actresses
Carey Mulligan isn’t the new anybody, and Meryl Streep needs exploding helicopters
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‘Up’ Named Best Picture, Director at Annies
Pete Docter’s Pixar film wins the top two awards, but “Coraline” and “The Princess and the Frog” win three each
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‘Up in the Air’ Wins Scripter Award
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner take home top USC honor with novelist Walter Kirn
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Academy Screenings Make for Odd Couples
AMPAS members screenings mix big and small, docs and foreign films, creating strange double and triple features
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 5: One Long Month
Oscar contenders head north, and the Academy says “The Hurt Locker” is extraordinary
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Academy Flexible for Big Sponsor Hyundai
The automaker can run its ads during the Oscar show, though they may technically violate AMPAS guidelines
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Oscar Vet Margolis to Produce Pre-Show
Jeff Margolis, who directed the Oscars from 1989 to 1996, returns to executive produce “Countdown to the Oscars 2010”
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 4: Mapping Oscar World
A guide to Oscar around the world, the cutest reaction video, and the show’s green conundrum
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Oscar Attention Crucial for Doc Nominees
It’s not just a matter of increasing the boxoffice — elated documentary nominees say they’re trying to change the world
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‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Hurt Locker’ – Who’s Got the Upper Hand?
If it boils down to a two-film race for Best Picture, the Academy left a few hints as to who’s got the support
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‘Invictus’ Writer Wins WGA Award
Anthony Peckham named recipient of Writers Guild honor for work that “embodies spirit of civil liberties”
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TheWrap’s Oscar Nominee Roundup
Links to the nominees who’ve spoken to us over the past several months
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 3: Oscars Blind-Sided
Dissecting the Oscar snubs and surprises, while the studios prepare to cash in