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 Tidbits: More Presenters, Moving Stairs
During Oscar rehearsals, the show begins to take shape
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Good Morning Oscar, March 5: Who Cares?
Chartier parties and Thompson wonders if the Oscars matter to anybody
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Shankman and Mechanic on Oscar Eve: ‘We Were Stifled by Academy Dictums’
Still, the telecast co-producers tell TheWrap they’ve “gone further than anybody has ever gone in stretching the boundaries.”
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Bridges, Bullock, Mulligan, Tarantino Added to Oscar Lineup
Matt Damon and Anna Kendrick are also nominees who’ll be presenting
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Good Morning Oscar, March 4: Fun & Games
Party tips, quizzes and pools, stats about the “Oscar bump” … and yeah, more “Hurt Locker” stuff
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How Badly Will the Assault Hurt ‘Locker’?
With most ballots in, the effect is limited -– but in a tight race, even slight swings can be crucial
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New Complaint: ‘Hurt Locker’ Is Too Factual
An Army bomb tech says he’s the model for Jeremy Renner’s character, but the record isn’t persuasive
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Good Morning Oscar, March 2: The Big Hurt
Everybody’s still slagging, defending, sniping, supporting and talking about “The Hurt Locker”
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Eddie Izzard: A Wild Card at the Spirit Awards
The British comic, who’s never hosted an awards show, still isn’t sure how the Friday gig will work
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What Does an Oscar Ballot Look Like?
After seeing a scan of the Best Picture section, a reader wonders about the rest of the ballot
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‘Hurt Locker’ Producer Barred From Oscarcast
Nicolas Chartier escapes harsher penalties for email campaign
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What Happens to the Oscar Ballots Now?
With all ballots in at PricewaterhouseCoopers, we follow the paper trail
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Good Morning Oscar, March 2: Have Faith
The Academy staffs its preshow, and a pair of groups salute the best spiritual movies
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Keanu Reeves, Gerard Butler, Bradley Cooper to Present Oscars
Tom Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Worthington also named