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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NY Online Critics Salute ‘Avatar’
James Cameron’s sci-fi epic wins best picture, but his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow edges him for best director
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AFI List: ‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Hangover’ — No ‘Avatar’
Cameron’s epic doesn’t make the list, but “Up,” “Up in the Air” do
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‘Hurt Locker’ Wins Top L.A. Film Critics Award
Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq-themed film takes home best picture and director honors
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Boston Critics Honor ‘The Hurt Locker’
Kathryn Bigelow’s gritty film wins five top awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics
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L.A. Critics Honor Mo’Nique, Christoph Waltz
Oscar frontrunners take supporting prizes in L.A Film Critics Association awards first round
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‘White Ribbon’ Tops European Film Awards
German and French Oscar entries win more acclaim at Munich ceremony
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‘Samson & Delilah’ Wins Big at Australian Film Awards
Aboriginal drama wins multiple awards, including best picture and best director
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Rough Seas Ahead for Oscar VFX Contenders
15 films have been shortlisted, but they still face a committee, a “bakeoff” and a colossus called “Avatar”
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Movie of the Week: ‘Avatar’
It only took one day of screenings to turn James Cameron’s expensive sci-fi epic into a game-changer
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 11
“Invictus” wins key raves, Daniel Day-Lewis reluctantly talks acting … and, oh yeah, “Avatar” screens
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Tom Ford: “Our Society Is a Bit Twisted”
The fashion designer and first-time director talks about “A Single Man,” censorship and his split personality
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‘A Single Man’s’ Tom Ford: Grilled
“You can turn on HBO and see full-frontal male nudity — but for some reason, things are more restrictive in cinema”
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T Bone Burnett on the Crazy Journey of ‘Crazy Heart’
The singer, songwriter, producer and raconteur sets the stage for Jeff Bridges’ moving performance
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Good Morning, Oscar: December 10
Honors come in, readers weigh in, and Carey Mulligan’s stock rises … because of “The Wizard of Oz”
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The Weird Brilliance of ‘Mary and Max’
A longshot at the Oscars, the Australian animated entry is one of the year’s strangest, funniest films