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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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
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Jeff Bridges on the Pitfalls of Music Movies
“Crazy Heart’s” Golden Globes best-actor nominee grilled
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Women Film Journalists Add Another ‘Hurt Locker’ Victory
EDA Awards salute “Hurt Locker,” Kathryn Bigelow, “Up”
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NY Online Critics Salute ‘Avatar’
James Cameron’s sci-fi epic wins best picture, but his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow edges him for best director
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AFI List: ‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Hangover’ — No ‘Avatar’
Cameron’s epic doesn’t make the list, but “Up,” “Up in the Air” do
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‘Hurt Locker’ Wins Top L.A. Film Critics Award
Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq-themed film takes home best picture and director honors
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Boston Critics Honor ‘The Hurt Locker’
Kathryn Bigelow’s gritty film wins five top awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics
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L.A. Critics Honor Mo’Nique, Christoph Waltz
Oscar frontrunners take supporting prizes in L.A Film Critics Association awards first round
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‘White Ribbon’ Tops European Film Awards
German and French Oscar entries win more acclaim at Munich ceremony
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‘Samson & Delilah’ Wins Big at Australian Film Awards
Aboriginal drama wins multiple awards, including best picture and best director
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Rough Seas Ahead for Oscar VFX Contenders
15 films have been shortlisted, but they still face a committee, a “bakeoff” and a colossus called “Avatar”