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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Oscar Lessons Learned at the Filmfests
Telluride, Venice and Toronto cleared up the awards picture in some ways – and muddied it in others.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 22
A woman’s place is in the director’s chair, Oprah steps up, Sony Classics backs two more Oscar horses.
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Raise Your Hopeful Voice – the Enduring Delights of ‘Once’
The Oscar-winning writers and singer of “Falling Slowly” are still making wonderful music.
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Producers Guild Follows the Academy, Expands Best-Picture Slate to 10
The Producers Guild of America, a usually reliable Oscar predictor, has doubled the number of nominees for its top prize.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 21
Toronto picks a “Precious” winner, and more countries enter Oscar’s foreign-language race.
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Winning an Emmy at the Oscars
Chris Rock joked about it, but Hugh Jackman did it … or at least the writers of his song did.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 19
Totonto post-mortems: Serious Men, Single Men, Men Who Stare at Goats…
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Oscars Accountant Discusses the Voting Changes
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Rick Rosas on the logistics, dynamics and intricacies of the new best-picture rules.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 18
The Coen Brothers win plaudits without hurting Jews, and the trades face tough times, even in awards season.
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Academy Documentary Series Looks for Connections
At AMPAS, it makes programming easier when documentary filmmakers return to the same subjects over and over.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 17
Toronto winds down, more countries go for the gold, and will it be Annette Bening v. Hilary Swank again?
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Countries Jockey for Position in Oscar’s Foreign-Language Category
The first entries in an always controversial category range from immigrant sagas to political dramas to romantic comedies.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 16
As Harvey Weinstein juggles his Oscar contenders, the best-actor race gets crowded.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 15
Michael Moore is ready for primetime, awards shows are dead … and dolphins are dying, again.
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Meet the New Oscar Recipients: Gordon Willis
The cinematographer once dubbed “the prince of darkness” gets his moment in the Oscar spotlight.