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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Tarantino, Huston, Demme and Douglas to Present Honorary Oscars
Quartet of Oscar winners named as presenters at upcoming Governors Awards ceremony honoring Bacall, Calley, Corman and Willis.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 29
Anjelica Huston touts a masterpiece, and pundits agree on Clint Eastwood and “Precious.”
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Pete Docter: Pixar Movies Are Lousy … at First
The director of “Up” talks about how Pixar’s messy process makes movies that look easy.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 28
An ingénue takes on a legend, Ricky Gervais plans to get drunk, and Clint Eastwood unveils a bit of “Invictus.”
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‘This Is It’ for Best Makeup?
Liz Taylor wants Michael Jackson’s movie nominated in every conceivable category. But how many are conceivable?
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Abbie Cornish: Lingering Sensations, No Touching
The Australian actress talks about riding an elevator with Quentin Tarantino and protecting Keats from Jane Campion.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 27
Debates about new Globes host Ricky Gervais, and debates about the commercial and awards prospects for “Precious.”
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‘Amelia’ Flies Straight to Oscar Oblivion
Once thought to be an Oscar contender, the film is savaged by critics and underwhelming at the Academy.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 26
Quizzes, predictions, nominations, controversies and a question: does the Oscar show have too much Jack?
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U2 at the Rose Bowl: Bigger, but Better?
Once discomfited by the glitz of the Kodak Theater, the Oscar nominees build their own big, shiny cathedral.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 25, the Pundits – on Saving the Show
Pundits offer advice on how to wage an Oscar campaign and how to save the show.
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Two Producers Usually a Crowd for Oscar
On the rare occasions when the Academy uses a pair of producers, the result can be a neat division of labor … or big confusion.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 23
It’s not a good day for honorary Oscar winners: one cancels a show, while another gets branded an untalented pothead.
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No Money on the Horizon for U2
3 million tickets sold, $300 million in grosses — and they still haven’t broken even on their current tour.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 22
Quentin Tarantino flips for a chick flick, and Oscarologists examine the Oprah Factor.