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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Good Morning, Oscar: October 2
At last, conclusive proof that it’s better to be nominated for an Oscar than to win a Golden Globe.
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Time’s Up in the Oscar Foreign-Language Race
From Albania to Vietnam, it’s deadline day for countries competing in the Academy’s consistently controversial foreign-language category.
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Good Morning, Oscar: October 1
Ingmar Bergman goes on the auction block, “Transformers” wins a prize, and the best-actress category needs a babysitter.
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Deadline Approaches for Oscar’s Shorts Categories
From Pixar to student filmmakers, contenders line up in the perennial Oscar-pool tiebreaker categories.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 30
Leo Tolstoy jumps into the Oscar fray … but where are all the supporting actor candidates?
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Italy, Spain, Australia Enter the Foreign-Film Race
As the deadline approaches, some major players make controversial choices for the Oscars’ foreign-language catetory.
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Catching Up with the Fall’s Oscar Contenders
A roundup of awards contenders, from “An Education” to “Capitalism: A Love Story” to “A Serious Man.”
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 29
Meryl Streep gets snubbed by Julia Child, and Roman Polanski gets dissed by L.A. Times readers.
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The Night Roman Polanski Saved the Oscars
By not showing up to accept his best-director award in 2003, the exiled director brought the show in on time.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 28
Michael Moore gets mixed reviews, while a rabbi weighs in on the Coen Brothers.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 27
China gets political with its Oscar submission, and Robert Duvall’s Oscar chances are put on hold.
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More Countries Enter Oscar’s Foreign-Language Race
The latest batch of foreign contenders runs from gangster films to lowbrow comedies to, yes, the Holocaust.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 25
Charles Darwin survives, Mr. Fox gets a fantastic slot and the foreign-film race gets crowded.
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Oscar Show Looks for a Producer
Producing the Academy Awards show is a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it – soon.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 24
Oliver Stone gets reasonable, new festivals give awards contenders a boost, and similar titles cause a serious confusion.