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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Short Spotlight: ‘The Last Truck’
Documentary short turns closing of GM plant into an essential document of the economic crisis
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Meet the Oscars, Tyler Perry
The writer-director becomes the latest booking designed to attract a younger, broader audience
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 25: It’s All Politics
The Oscar producers try to get along and it’s open season on “The Hurt Locker”
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‘Hurt Locker’ Producer Nicked for ‘Avatar’ Slam
AMPAS confirms email breaks campaign rules; Oscar newbie apologizes
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Sandy Powell Dresses for Oscar, Again
The “Young Victoria” nominee on creating costumes … and what should have been nominated
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Takes Two to Tango for ‘Hurt Locker’ Composers
Nominees Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders on teaming up for an untraditional score
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 24: AMPAS Gears Up
The Academy offers a slew of events and contests to interest the public in their little shindig
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How Carey Mulligan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Awards Season
The Best Actress nominee talks about coming to terms with the scary side of the Oscar circus
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 23: Awards Fatigue
The Academy parties, the Coen Brothers want to sell you a used car, and awards season drags on
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Oscar Welcomes Taylor, Zac, Miley, Kristen
In a (desperate?) attempt to get those younger viewers, AMPAS books a bunch of teen idols
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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 22: Getting It Right
“Locker” rolls on, “Basterds” keeps campaigning, and the Academy gets kudos for making some good choices
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Bigelow: My Film Does Take a Stand — Against Futility of Iraq War
“Hurt Locker” director on war, taking a stance — and the “battle of the exes”
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Oscar Lock: Does ‘Hurt Locker’ Hold All the Keys?
With “The Hurt Locker” dominating all precursor awards, the Oscar may be a foregone conclusion
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‘Hurt Locker,’ Bigelow, Firth and Mulligan Top BAFTA Awards
British Academy hands out multiple honors to Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar favorite
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Tech Talk, Nerd Jokes at the Sci-Tech Awards
Elizabeth Banks hosts Academy show devoted to the scientific side of the movies