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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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”
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 13
It’s time to give an award to the person who does the best job of accepting awards
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Oscar Song Process Out of Tune
When AMPAS the music branch meets to view the eligible songs, they’ll be continuing a broken system
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Academy Music Branch Disqualifies ‘Princess & Frog’
Randy Newman’s Disney musical will still be eligible in the song category, but it’s no longer eligible for best original score
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DGA Doc Nominations: ‘Anvil,’ ‘Cove,’ ‘Food Inc.’
Michael Moore left off list that also includes “Garbage Dreams,” “The English Surgeon” and “The Beaches of Agnes”
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Editors Nominate ‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Hurt Locker,’ 3 Sci-Fi Films
“Avatar,” “District 9” and “Star Trek” join the dramatic feature lineup at the ACE Eddie Awards