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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A Video Chat with James Cameron and Zoe Saldana
The ‘Avatar’ director and star on his ‘Rambo’ filmmaking and her “well of ferocity”
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 13
It’s time to give an award to the person who does the best job of accepting awards
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Oscar Song Process Out of Tune
When AMPAS the music branch meets to view the eligible songs, they’ll be continuing a broken system
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Academy Music Branch Disqualifies ‘Princess & Frog’
Randy Newman’s Disney musical will still be eligible in the song category, but it’s no longer eligible for best original score
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DGA Doc Nominations: ‘Anvil,’ ‘Cove,’ ‘Food Inc.’
Michael Moore left off list that also includes “Garbage Dreams,” “The English Surgeon” and “The Beaches of Agnes”
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Good Morning, Oscar: January 12
BAFTA salutes some up ‘n’ comers, and everybody ponders the guilds
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Editors Nominate ‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Hurt Locker,’ 3 Sci-Fi Films
“Avatar,” “District 9” and “Star Trek” join the dramatic feature lineup at the ACE Eddie Awards
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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