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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Student Academy Awards Winners List: International Schools Dominate
Nine of the 12 winning films were made by students from schools outside the U.S.
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries on Elon Musk, Megan Rapinoe and Darlene Love
The TIFF Docs program will include nonfiction films from Alex Gibney, Barbara Kopple, Barry Avrich, Sophie Deraspe and Rebeca Huntt
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Record Number of Animated Films
The festival also books a restored version of Ken Russell’s controversial “The Devils” for its TIFF Classics section
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Penélope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert to Receive 2026 Tribute Awards at Toronto Film Festival
Lee Chang-dong, Rosalind Eleazar and Siân Heder will also be honored at TIFF’s annual awards ceremony
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HFPA Sues Penske Over ‘Fraudulent’ Golden Globes Takeover, Shaking Up Awards Landscape
The lawsuit alleges that Penske Media manipulated the sale and deceived Globes voters, bringing a major award into open conflict with its own voters
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Toronto Film Festival Embraces Horror With New ‘Carrie,’ ‘Friday the 13th’ Shows
The festival’s Primetime section will spotlight “Carrie,” “Crystal Lake,” “Below” and a new season of “Slow Horses”
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Venice Film Festival Lineup to Include Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog – and a 4-Hour Elon Musk Documentary
Florian Zeller, Casey Affleck and Paul Schrader will also have films in the festival, which takes place from Sept. 2-12
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Musicals, Period Pieces and Body Horror Join Discovery Section at Toronto Film Festival
Films in the section devoted to up-and-coming filmmakers include “Stuffed,” “Head to Head,” “Bedford Park” and “Voices”
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TIFF Adds 12 Films to Compete for Oscars’ International Spot
For the first time, the winner of the jury prize in the Platform section automatically qualifies for the Academy Awards
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TIFF 2026 Lineup: ‘I Play Rocky,’ Films by Chris Rock and Rebel Wilson Set Premieres
With more than 60 titles, the Toronto International Film Festival slate also includes movies from Courteney Cox, Wayne Wang and Tim Blake Nelson
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BAFTA Student Awards Won by Schools from Spain, France, China, the UK and the US
“Rage” wins the top award from a jury that includes Joel Kim Booster, Laura Karpman and Smriti Mundhra
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Cate Blanchett, Riley Keough, Chris Pine, Margaret Qualley Films Headed to Toronto Film Festival
“Alpha Gang,” “Glaxo,” “The Housewife,” “Love of Your Life” and “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” have been added to the festival lineup
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‘Beyond the Gates,’ ‘The Young and the Restless’ Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations
Other nominations go to Drew Barrymore, Kelly Clarkson, Giada de Laurentiis and “The View”
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Scattered Choices, and a Few Academy Faves: Making Sense of the Emmy Noms
In drama, it’s “The Pitt” vs. “Pluribus,” while comedy is “Hacks” vs. “Widow’s Bay”
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Siân Heder’s ‘Being Heumann’ to Open 2026 Toronto Film Festival
The “CODA” director’s film is joined at TIFF by Susanna White’s “Prima Facie” and Hur Jin-ho’s “The Assassin(s)”
