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 Announces 63 Song Contenders
U2 and Paul McCartney are listed, but Mary J. Blige’s “Precious” song is disqualified
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‘Basterds,’ ‘Hurt Locker’ Get More Critic Love
San Diego group honors Quentin Tarantino, while Austin critics go for Kathryn Bigelow
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 16
Campaigning turns ugly, Globe snubs dissected, and Jason Reitman finds inspiration in the strangest places
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Globes Reactions: Day-Lewis ‘Delighted,’ Nancy Meyers Snoozed
And just about everyone else — from Julianne Moore to Kathryn Bigelow — is “thrilled”
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Globes’ Surprises Are in the Snubs
They left out Clint’s “Invictus,” the Coens and “Precious’” Daniels but saluted heavy-campaigner Maguire
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‘Up in the Air’ Leads Globes with 6 Nominations
Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon get two nominations each
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 15
More critics awards, because we know you haven’t had enough of them yet
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Rained-Out Academy Screenings Rescheduled
“Invictus” and “Nine,” their AMPAS screenings canceled by a rain-induced blackout, get new dates
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Southeastern Critics Salute ‘Up in the Air’
The usual suspects dominate critics awards: Bigelow, Clooney, Streep, Waltz, Mo’Nique
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‘Hurt Locker’ Tops NY Film Critics Circle Awards
The New York Film Critics Circle gives Best Picture honors to Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker”
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St. Louis Critics Go for Patton Oswalt, Maya Rudolph
Nominations include some of the usual suspects, but also a few awards-season newcomers
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 14
The Oscar producer hires some dancers, and Roger Ebert surveys the critics’ awards.
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‘Inglourious Basterds,’ ‘Nine’ Lead Critics Choice Nominations
Two films win a record 10 noms from the Broadcast Film Critics Association; “Avatar” scores nine