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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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”
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‘In Waves’ Review: Animated Surfing + Teen Tragedy Makes for a Stylish Tearjerker
Cannes 2026: Phuong Mai Nguyen adapts graphic novelist AJ Dungo’s tribute to a girlfriend who was diagnosed with cancer
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‘The Electric Kiss’ Review: Cannes Film Festival Opens With an Uneasy Rom-Com About Grief
Cannes 2026: A carnival sideshow performer runs a scam that leads to love in Pierre Salvadori’s meandering film
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Cannes Directors Portfolio 2026: Ron Howard, Diego Luna and More | Exclusive Photos
From James Gray to Pedro Almodóvar via Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Marie Kreutzer, here is our celebration of the auteurs at the heart of this year’s festival
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Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao and Stellan Skarsgård Join Cannes Film Festival Jury
Other members of Park Chan-wook’s jury will include Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel and Paul Laverty
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Oscars Rule Changes Ban AI Actors and Overhaul International Submission Process
Sorry, Tilly Norwood: You’re not receiving an Academy Award nomination anytime soon
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Jane Fonda Salutes Robert Redford, Slams Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘We’re Going to Lose What Bob Was Trying to Do’
At the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, the actress says her longtime co-star’s quest for diversity, complexity and nuance is at risk in today’s Hollywood
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Cannes Film Festival Adds 16 More Films to Its Lineup
Additions include movies directed by Diego Luna and Judith Godrèche, while James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” will fill out the main competition
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival to Celebrate 80th Anniversary With Art, Historic Films
The Czech festival will screen film classics including “Kes” and “A Matter of Life and Death”
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Critics Choice Awards Set Date for 2027 Ceremony
The Critics Choice Association also signs a two-year renewal with E! for its annual ceremony
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Films From Kantemir Balagov, Radu Jude Headed to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
The sidebar section also adds an animated film from Quentin Dupieux, his second movie at this year’s festivsl
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Cannes Critics Week Reveals International Lineup, No U.S. Films
The sidebar devoted to first- and second-time directors will run from May 13-21
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Pedro Almodovar, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard Films Headed to 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Stars with films at the festival include Javier Bardem, Renate Reinsve, Michael Fassbender, Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart
