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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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.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 14
A Toronto roundup of brilliant movies, fried actors, famous producers and sexy directors.
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Meet the New Oscar Recipients: Roger Corman
The legendary low-budget filmmaker wins an honorary Oscar less for the films he’s made than the people he’s helped.
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Meet the New Oscar Recipients: John Calley
The Irving Thalberg winner is a producer who’s spent lots of time as a studio exec … just like Irving Thalberg.
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Meet the New Oscar Recipients: Lauren Bacall
Honorary Oscar winner Lauren Ball thinks her career was “lousy,” but she likes those stuffed penguins.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 11
Matt Damon sounds off, Robert DeNiro comes back, and Toronto’s movies divide first-day viewers.
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Academy Votes Honorary Awards to Lauren Bacall, John Calley, Roger Corman, Gordon Willis
Board of Governors gives producer Calley the Thalberg Award, and honorary Oscars for actress Bacall, producer Corman and cinematographer Willis.
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Honorary Oscar Recipients to be Chosen Today
AMPAS board of governors will select the largest slate of honorary winners in years.
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Oscar Bleacher Seats Up for Grabs Next Week
The Academy has invited the public to apply for the 700 seats that will line the red carpet at next year’s Oscar show.
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Good Morning, Oscar: September 10
Intriguing subplots, festival fatigue, buzz-worthy movies and bad wifi in Toronto.
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An Oscar Voter Sounds Off on Art Films and ‘Big-Budget Muck’
Thinks the “sheer weight of numbers” will make the Best Picture nominees more varied, but takes issue with Hollywood’s usual fare.
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