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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WGA Awards: Here’s Who’s Eligible
After all the news about films that didn’t qualify, we have the list of which ones did
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DGA Nominates Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino, Reitman, Daniels
No surprises in the Directors Guild list of top film nominees
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‘An Education’ Leads BAFTA ‘Longlists’
Lone Scherfig drama leads with 17 mentions on lists from which voters will choose
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DGA Open to Non-Members, But Not Animators
Directors Guild voters can nominate non-DGA productions, but animated films are off-limits
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Sean Penn: ‘Hurt Locker’ Most Significant Film in Years
The Oscar-winning actor says Bigelow film is one of three best war movies ever
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Palm Springs Gala: Kudos, Gaffes & Spliffs
Beyond Mariah Carey’s trainwreck of a speech, the Palm Springs Film Festival Gala showcased awards contenders and rising stars
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‘Avatar,’ ‘District 9’ Make Oscar VFX Shortlist
Seven films remain in contention for the visual effects award
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Online Film Critics Honor ‘Hurt Locker’
Kathryn Bigelow’s film and “Inglourious Basterds” each win four awards
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Three Weinstein Films Ineligible for WGA Awards
Why isn’t Harvey Weinstein sending WGA screeners? Because it wouldn’t help
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Scripter Nominations Go to ‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘District 9’
“Crazy Heart” and “An Education” also make the cut in the USC awards honoring film adaptations of literary works
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 5
Moms love Sandra Bullock, but Pedro Almodovar doesn’t always love the Oscars
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‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Avatar,’ ‘Basterds’ Among Top PGA Nominees
Left out of the Top 10: Rob Marshall’s “Nine” and the Coens’ “A Serious Man”
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Playing Oscar’s Numbers Game
We’ve got the figures on eligible films in each category, and how animators have the best odds