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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Academy Rules ‘Bright Star’ Adapted, Not Original
Although Apparition has campaigned for an original-screenplay nod for Jane Campion’s script, AMPAS puts it in the more competitive adapted category
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Eno, Karen O, Burnett Not Eligible in Oscar Score Category
“Where the Wild Things Are” disqualified, “The Lovely Bones” and “Crazy Heart” not submitted
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 4
More critics awards lead to an uncomfortable history lesson for “The Hurt Locker”
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‘Hurt Locker’ Wins National Society of Film Critics Prize
Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq-themed film takes home best picture and director honors from the normally highbrow group
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Academy Picks a Different Top 10
While we’re waiting for those 10 nominees, here are the top 2009 videos from AMPAS
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 31
The Library of Congress doesn’t exactly see eye-to-eye with Oscar voters
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 30
“Up In the Air” gets a big cover, and Judd Apatow has delusions of Oscar
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‘Avatar’s’ Effects Whiz Talks Shop
Oscar-winner Joe Letteri on creating new worlds from scratch, and dealing with James Cameron
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 29
Globe presenters, vulnerable best-picture candidates, and another “Avatar” controversy
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Revealed: How Oscar Nominee Ballots Are Counted
Inside secrets of the Academy’s little-understood tallying process