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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Good Morning Oscar, Feb. 1: Bigelow Mania
Kathryn Bigelow takes the lead, and Carey Mulligan has great toes
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Kathryn Bigelow Wins Top DGA Award
“The Hurt Locker” beats her ex’s “Avatar”; Louis Psihoyos gets documentary prize for “The Cove”
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Cameron, Bigelow Face Off at DGA
The former spouses, with two dramatically different films, are frontrunners for the top Directors Guild award
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Michael Giacchino Leads Film Score Nominations
Composer of “Up” and “Star Trek” wins a record nine noms from Film Music Critics
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The ‘I Don’t Deserve This’ Speech: Will It Backfire?
What if Oscar voters believe them when Globes, SAG winners say they don’t deserve their awards?
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Oscar Shorts Nominees Heading to Theaters
For the fifth year, nominees in the live-action and animated shorts categories will be exhibited theatrically in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
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Good Morning Oscar, Jan. 29: Mourning Miramax
It’s a day for planning the Oscars, predicting the nominees and saluting Miramax Films
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Farewell, Miramax: Oscar Will Never Be the Same
Over the past 25 years, no other company has dominated the Academy Awards the way Miramax has … for better and for worse
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Good Morning Oscar, Jan. 28: Sundancing to Oscar
Sundance loves (and feeds) the Oscars, and “Avatar” promised to boost ratings
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Are Hyundai and Oscar on a Collision Course?
The auto maker confirms plans to run nine ads on the Oscar show, which may be tricky given AMPAS rules
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Oscar’s Ad Rules Impact Big Sponsor
Last year’s top sponsor was Hyundai, whose ad campaign uses Jeff Bridges, who’ll be a nominee – and that makes things complicated
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Seth MacFarlane to Host WGA’s West Coast Awards
“Family Guy” creator and voiceover artist signs on for February 20 Writers Guild ceremony
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Academy Pursues College Audience
“Oscar Watch Party Contest” is the latest AMPAS push to secure the interest of a younger group of viewers
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Good Morning Oscar, Jan. 27: Poor Little ‘Avatar’
Top Oscar contenders get a speech coach, and “Avatar” insists that it’s the $2 billion underdog
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Costume Designers Salute ‘Avatar,’ ‘Crazy Heart,’ ‘Nine’
Guild nominations honor 13 films, overlook “Bright Star” and “A Single Man”