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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Oscars: 10 Lessons Learned from the Guilds’ Noms
They have delivered a message with their nominations: James Cameron will like it, but Clint Eastwood won’t
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Oscar Makeup Shortlist Includes ‘District 9,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Young Victoria’
“Imaginarium,” “Night at the Museum 2,” “The Road,” “Il Divo” also on list of seven contenders
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Cinematographers Nominate ‘Avatar,’ ‘Locker,’ ‘Basterds’
“Nine” and “The White Ribbon” also honored by American Society of Cinematographers
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Writers Guild Honors ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hurt Locker’
With far fewer eligible films than the Oscar screenplay categories, the WGA opts for favorites and a few surprises
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Saying Hello to ‘In the Loop’
The star and director of the year’s funniest film find that everybody loves them … for now
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 11
“Avatar” remains the talk of the town – but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be the big winner on Oscar night
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Movie of the Week: ‘District 9’
It’s not a frontrunner, but the sleeper sci-fi hit made big strides toward a best-pic nomination
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Art Directors Nominate ‘Avatar,’ ‘Basterds,’ ‘Hurt Locker’
With 15 feature film nominations in three categories, the Art Directors Guild spreads the wealth
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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