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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‘The Night Of’ Star Riz Ahmed Was Just as Surprised About Show’s Twists
EmmyWrap magazine: “I didn’t know that Naz would go on the kind of transformative journey that he did,” actor tells TheWrap
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‘Black Mirror’ Star Bryce Dallas Howard on Why She Gained 30 Pounds for the Role
EmmyWrap magazine: “Society puts all this scrutiny on women’s bodies, which in a way serves to make us go insane,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Ricky Gervais on How Much It Hurt to Play His ‘Office’ Character Again
EmmyWrap magazine: “Just standing like Brent ached after a while,” actor tells TheWrap about “David Brent: Life on the Road”
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Last Flag Flying’ to Open New York Film Festival
The film stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne and is based on a novel that was a sequel to “The Last Detail”
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Whoopi Goldberg, Geena Davis Make the Cut in Oscars’ Election, But Ted Sarandos Doesn’t
Four members from each branch will now move to a second round of voting for the AMPAS Board of Governors
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‘I, Daniel Blake’ Review: Ken Loach’s Touching Character Study Is Fueled by Righteous Indignation
Standout performances highlight Loach’s occasionally heavy-handed but moving study of working-class struggles
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‘The Square’ Wins Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Sofia Coppola named best director for “The Beguiled”; Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Kruger win acting awards, while Nicole Kidman receives special prize
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More Cannes Awards Go to ‘120 Beats Per Minute,’ ‘Visages, Villages’ – and a Poodle
Awards include FIPRESCI, the Golden Eye Documentary Prizes, the Ecumenical Jury awards and the Palme Dog
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Cannes Winds Down: Who’s Going to Win the Palme d’Or?
The decision is now in the hands of Pedro Almodovar’s jury, with contenders including “Loveless,” “120 Beats Per Minute” and “Good Time”
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Cannes: ‘Lerd’ Wins Top Award in Un Certain Regard Section
Taylor Sheridan, the only American director in the UCR competition, wins the section’s best director prize for “Wind River”
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Cannes: ‘The Rider,’ ‘A Ciambra’ Win Top Prizes in Directors’ Fortnight
“Bright Sunshine” and “Lover for a Day” tie for the Directors’ Fortnight award for the best French film in competition
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‘Rodin’ Cannes Review: It’s Got Art and Sex, But Where’s the Passion?
Jacques Doillon’s old-fashioned biopic of the French artist is honorable and handsome, but it has none of the freshness of the best Cannes titles
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’24 Frames’ Cannes Review: Abbas Kiarostami’s Final Film Is a Wry, Touching Farewell
A series of short vignettes based on his still photographs, “24 Frames” shows the late director’s wry humor and extraordinary eye
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Cannes Film Festival Sets Moment of Silence for Manchester ‘Horror’
“This is yet another attack on culture, youth and joyfulness, on our freedom, generosity and tolerance,” said festival in a press release
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‘The Florida Project’ Cannes Review: Unruly Kids Steal the Show in Heartbreaking Drama
Director Sean Baker says he focused on children in a cheap Orlando motel to show the plight of the “hidden homeless”
