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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LA Film Festival Beats Low Expectations With East LA Drama ‘Lowriders’
The festival lineup, long on diversity and short on big names, doesn’t have much buzz, but its opening film was a pleasant surprise
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Books Competition Lineup of Dramas, Thrillers and Documentaries
Central European festival will also include English-language films “We’re Still Together,” “LoveTrue” and “Tower”
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Emmy Contender: ‘American Idol’ Stage Manager Debbie Williams on Carrie Underwood, Other Secrets
Longtime crew member tells TheWrap Emmy Magazine how one singer was “a deer in the headlights”
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Emmy Contender Patrick Stewart Laughs It Up as Cop-Stomping Newsman on ‘Blunt Talk’ (Video)
Actor tells TheWrap Emmy Magazine that working on his Starz show is so hilariously fun, “I’ll live longer as a result”
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Emmy Contender Fred Armisen Gets Workaholic ‘High’ Mocking Docs on ‘Documentary Now!’ (Video)
“Portlandia” star talks about turning the world’s greatest docs into the funniest — even if you never saw ‘Grey Gardens’ or ‘Nanook of the North.’
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Emmy Contender: ‘Baskets’ Star Martha Kelly on Stage Fright and Zach Galifianakis’ Advice
“At first I thought, ‘There’s no way I can do this,’” standup comic Martha Kelly tells TheWrap Magazine
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Emmy Contender: ‘Mr. Robot’ Star Rami Malek Talks Keeping Secrets for Twisty Series
“I had to keep my mouth shut for a while,” star of USA series tells TheWrap Magazine
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Cannes Shiva Stoner Comedy ‘One Week and a Day’ U.S. Rights Go to Oscilloscope
First-time director Asaph Polonsky’s comedy won raves in the Critics’ Week section
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Chelsea Handler, Rami Malek and Bob Newhart Join Television Academy’s Salute to Broadcast Networks
Jon Cryer, Allison Janney, Regina King and Garry Marshall will also help induct ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC into Academy’s Hall of Fame
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Cannes Recap: Can Any of This Year’s Movies Crash the Oscar Race?
Cannes movies won nine Academy Awards in February, but the next crop looks a lot thinner
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Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
In an awards ceremony filled with upsets, top acting prizes go to Jaclyn Jose for “Ma’ Rosa” and Shahab Hosseini for “The Salesman”
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Cannes Report, Day 11: For a Change, Women Dominate the Palme d’Or Race
Two women are among the frontrunners, and most standout films featured vibrant, unforgettable female characters
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Cannes: ‘The Happiest Day in the Life’ Wins Un Certain Regard Award
Director Matt Ross is singled out for “Captain Fantastic”
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Cannes: ‘Toni Erdmann,’ ‘Dogs,’ ‘Mimosas’ Win FIPRESCI, Critics’ Week Awards
Also, Adam Driver’s pet bulldog from “Paterson” wins the Palme Dog
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‘Risk’ Director Laura Poitras on WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and US Election: ‘It’s Pretty Bleak’
Cannes 2016: Oscar-winning documentarian ends her new film with a tape recording of an FBI agent calling her “anti-U.S.”
