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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‘Diamond’ Review: Andy Garcia Puts a Little Heart and Humor in Film Noir
Cannes 2026: Brendan Fraser, Bill Murray, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dustin Hoffman and Vicky Krieps appear in Garcia’s slight but touching take on noir
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‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar Gives Himself a Hard Time, and It’s Thrilling
Cannes 2026: Almodóvar’s film about two fictional directors ends up brutally interrogating the Spanish auteur’s own work
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‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Review: Mexican Coming-of-Age Story Puts a Teasing Spin on Reality
Cannes 2026: The twists keep coming in this film based on an incident in Bruno Santamaria Razo’s life
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‘Strawberries’ Review: Moroccan Drama Exposes Bleak Lives of Migrant Workers
Cannes 2026: A huge farm in Spain is the setting for modern-day slavery and sexual exploitation in Laila Marrakchi’s film
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Cannes So Far: Maybe This Festival Really Does Need Some Hollywood Movies
Cannes 2026: There haven’t been many movies to galvanize the Cannes audience, but you can’t blame that just on the lack of potential blockbusters
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‘Avedon’ Review: Ron Howard Exposes the Man Behind the Photos
Cannes 2026: Howard’s documentary about the photographer Richard Avedon is organized around artistry rather than biography
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‘Paper Tiger’ Review: James Gray Delivers a Thriller Bursting with Danger … and Heart
Cannes 2026: Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star as family members who get tangled up with Russian gangsters
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‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Review: Steven Soderbergh Says All You Need Is Love… and AI
Cannes 2026: Soderbergh illustrates an intimate radio interview with the dizzying use of still photos, archival footage and a little help from his Meta friends
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‘All of a Sudden’ Review: Forget the Title, This Ryusuke Hamaguchi Movie Takes Its Time
Cannes 2026: The director of “Drive My Car” defaults to moody resonance over explanation at every turn in his talky drama
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‘Fatherland’ Director Pawel Pawlikowski Says He Made a Period Movie Because ‘I Am Lost Today’
Cannes 2026: The film’s star, Sandra Hüller, says she feels guilt “every day” when playing a Nazi-era German
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‘Fatherland’ Review: Sandra Hüller Is Quietly Dazzling in Pawel Pawlikowski’s Latest Trip Through Postwar Europe
Cannes 2026: The Polish director follows “Ida” and “Cold War” with an elegant chamber piece about writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika
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‘A Woman’s Life’ Review: Character Study of Middle-Aged Doctor Embraces Complication
Cannes 2026: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s film doesn’t let the driven 55-year-old surgeon off the hook for her faults
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Enough With Those Absurd Standing Ovations at Cannes
Marathon clapping has become de rigueur at the festival, but it’s largely meaningless — and leaves filmmakers feeling awkward
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‘Ashes’ Review: Diego Luna Returns to Directing With an Unsettling Character Study
Cannes 2026: Anna Diaz and Adriana Paz star in a quiet film about grief and compassion
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From the Oscars to the Croisette: Renate Reinsve Heads to Her 4th Cannes With ‘Fjord’
The Academy Award-nominated actress returns to the festival that launched her career five years ago — and this time, she says, “I have less imposter syndrome”
