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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Globes Tap Big Box-Office Winners ‘Avatar’ & Cameron, Downey, Bullock
‘Avatar’ wins best drama, with Cameron as director; ‘Hangover,’ Downey, Bullock also winners
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Globes: ‘Avatar’ Burnishes Oscar Hopes With Best Drama, Director
Wins for Cameron’s 3D epic instantly deepen the Oscar-race intrigue
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 17, Pre-Globes
Everybody’s predicting the Globes, and Jason Reitman takes a hit
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‘Hurt Locker’ Takes Top Critics Choice Honor
Jeff Bridges, Mery Streep, Sandra Bullock win top acting honors
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Movie of the Week: Oh Hell, It’s ‘Anvil’
It’s nuts to say the rock doc has a shot at a best picture nomination – but everything about the movie is nuts
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Critics Choice Awards Kick Off Big Weekend
The first event on a crowded Hollywood weekend could honor tougher films than the Golden Globes
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Golden Globes Tidbits: Lavish Green Room, Difficult Location
A lavish new green room complicates the production, plus other details from the upcoming show
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 15
Taylor Lautner goes to war as the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards loom
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Golden Globes: Unpredictable, Unimportant
The loosest awards show doesn’t mean much in the long run, but at least it’s a good party
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The Oscars Want Dancers
To nobody’s surprise, the Academy makes it official and sets dates for dance auditions
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WGA Names Videogame Nominees
New ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Uncharted’ games make the list, with ‘Wet’ and ‘X-Men Origins’
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Danette Herman Named Oscar Coordinating Producer
Veteran of 30-plus years at the Oscars books, coordinates and supervises talent
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 14
The Oscar show gets musical, and the animated-feature race may or may not be competitive
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Getting the Message with ‘The Cove’
Director Louie Psihoyos on changing the world, and on the “frightful” importance of the Oscars
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A Video Chat with James Cameron and Zoe Saldana
The ‘Avatar’ director and star on his ‘Rambo’ filmmaking and her “well of ferocity”