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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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”
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Hathaway, Sherak to Announce Oscar Noms
The Oscar-nominated actress joins Academy president for the pre-dawn announcement on February 2
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Good Morning Oscar, Jan. 26: Talking ‘Basterds’
“Inglourious Basterds” takes center stage, and “The Cove” strategizes
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‘Up in the Air’ Holds a Damage-Control Screening
In response to a minor Internet flap, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner clarify their unusual collaboration
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Carl Reiner to Host DGA Awards, Again
Directors Guild also names slate of presenters, including Jodie Foster, Gabourey Sidibe, Sam Worthington
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Producers Guild: Football Updates, Bad Seats and a Big Surprise
Inside the PGA Awards with Kathryn Bigelow, Christoph Waltz, Will Smith and more
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Eddie Izzard to Host Spirit Awards
Film Independent taps British comic-actor to emcee awards show in its move to Friday night
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Good Morning Oscar, Jan. 25: the Race Is On
Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Locker’ puts a hurtin’ on “Avatar”
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Did Preferential System Hurt ‘Avatar’ at PGAs?
The same system that’ll be used in final Oscar balloting could have damaged James Cameron’s Producers Guild chances
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‘The Hurt Locker’ Wins Top PGA Honor
Bigelow’s Iraq war film takes the reliable Oscar predictor