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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New Producers: Views From the Trenches
Crew members weigh in on a production team that’s new to live television.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 21
The new Oscar producers get scrutinized, and an anti-Oprah backlash just might be hurting “Precious.”
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Mechanic, Shankman — What’s Next for Oscar?
The big question now is whether the choice of host will fall toward the Shankman side of the scale.
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Wartime With ‘Hurt Locker’ Writer Mark Boal
The journalist-turned-screenwriter talks about borrowing from ‘Taxi Driver’ and staying sane in awards season.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 20
Other awards shows chime in, “Nine” rehearses and “Wild Things” get a presidential review.
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The Oscar Verdict on ‘Wild Things,’ ‘Mr. Fox’
A pair of grown-up directors tackle a pair of children’s classics, with mixed results.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 19
More observers weigh in on the hunt for an Oscar producer, and the trades argue about “Amelia.”
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 17
Oscar pundits defend their jobs, and Fox’s junket results in a rave … for the in-flight movie.
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Gordon Willis Finally Gets His Oscar
The groundbreaking cinematographer talks about his odd relationship with the Oscars, and why he scares actresses.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 16
Critics love at least one of Spike Jonze’s Sendak movies, and the animated-feature numbers game goes on and on.
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Oscar Foreign-Language Entries Unveiled
65 films make the cut in what is always a contentious, controversial Oscar category.
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Spirit Awards Move Inland, Go to Late Night
It’s no longer a day at the beach for the Independent Spirit Awards, which will celebrate their 25th anniversary in downtown Los Angeles.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 15
One contender drops out, “Amelia” goes on the offensive, and Jason Reitman makes a pie chart.
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A Stormy Premiere Week for the Fantastically Controversial ‘Mr. Fox’
A lavish London junket comes on the heels of charges that director Wes Anderson is sociopath who directs via email.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 14
Oscar’s potential double-dippers revealed, more awards dispensed, and what not to ask Jason Reitman.