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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Oscar Ballots in the Mail
More than 9,000 Oscar ballots, color-coded by category, are on their way to voters
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 28
Test your Oscar knowledge while both Timeses examine those “Avatar” 3-D glasses.
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Producer Hints about Dance-Heavy Oscars
On Twitter, co-producer Adam Shankman has been writing about dance auditions, John Hughes tributes and more
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 27
Will “Avatar” usher in the end of storytelling, or the rebirth of capitalism?
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Good Morning, Oscar: Christmas Day
Two Oscar-winning holiday songs, and another that wasn’t in contention but is fabulous anyway
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Awards Screenings Move to the Slopes, the Islands
Just because you’ve left town doesn’t mean you have to stop going to screenings of awards contenders
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 24
Peter Jackson and James Cameron decide that movie technology is sort of beside the point
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Henry Selick on the Pressures of ‘Coraline’
The acclaimed stop-motion director explains why he has to be more creative than Michael Bay
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‘Hurt Locker’ OK with OK Critics
Oklahoma critics group adds another notch in Kathryn Bigelow’s belt
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 23
“The Hurt Locker” just keeps on winning, and James Cameron tries to coin a catchphrase
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An Opinionated Guide to All 63 Oscar Songs
We’ve heard every one of the Oscar-eligible songs, from the great (“Crazy Heart”) to the awful (“Invictus”)
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More Critics Kudos for ‘Basterds,’ ‘Locker’
Three more critics groups chime in, honoring Quentin Tarantino and Kathryn Bigelow
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 22
“Avatar” moves up, “Nine” moves down, and Tilda Swinton might be moving in
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‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Nine’ Win Top Satellite Awards
Acting awards go to Streep, Aghdashloo, Renner, Stuhlbarg, Mo’Nique, Waltz
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‘Avatar’ Wows ‘Em at Academy
In its most crucial screening yet, James Cameron’s film brought down a packed house of Oscar voters