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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‘Grandma’ Star Lily Tomlin on Feminism, Gay Rights, Stardom at 75 … and Donald Trump
Enjoying her first lead movie role in 27 years, comedy icon tells TheWrap: “It might be good to have a guy like that in the White House. I mean, it couldn’t be any worse than some of the others who wanna get in there.”
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Toronto Film Festival Enlists Bill Hader, Stephen Frears, Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Industry Conference
Seven-day conference will run during the film festival and explore issues of finance, digital frontiers and gender bias
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Emmys Host Andy Samberg Reveals 11 Secrets to His Comedy Success
“The fear is that you do it and everyone hates it,” says “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star in TheWrap Magazine’s Emmy cover story
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp Films
New additions to the TIFF lineup include “Truth,” “London Fields,” “I Saw the Light” and the closing-night film, “Mr. Right”
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Toronto Film Festival to Showcase Movies With Tom Hiddleston, Elisabeth Moss, Norman Reedus in New Competitive Section
New juried program will award $25,000 to one of 12 films from international directors
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‘American Crime’ Star Regina King Praises Emmys’ Embrace of Minorities, Teases Shocking Season 2 Story (Video)
Actress spoke out in the past about Television Academy’s failure to nominate people of color
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Jane Fonda to Receive Excellence in Film Award from Santa Barbara Film Festival
The two-time Oscar winner co-stars with Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel in the upcoming “Youth”
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Music and Mayhem With Documentaries, Midnight Movies
Docs will feature Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, while other films will include James Franco and Patrick Stewart
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ShortList 2015: How ‘Symphony No. 42’ Built a Narrative a Few Seconds at a Time
Réka Bucsi’s experimental animated short consists of almost four dozen vignettes, most about animals
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Golden Globes Change Rules, Aiming for Clarity and Credibility
The HFPA’s new rules also tackle the streaming vs. theatrical conflicts by defining simultaneous releases as films, not TV
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Todd Haynes to Receive Director Tribute at 2015 Gotham Awards
The New York-based awards will also add a new category, Best Screenplay
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ShortList 2015: Animated ‘Bear Story’ Tells Dark, Personal, Political Tale
In Gabriel Osorio’s short, a bear is a stand-in for his grandfather during the bloody Pinochet regime in Chile
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ShortList 2015: How Cheap Weekend Project ‘Russian Roulette’ Turned Into a Sensation
Nobody was more surprised than director Ben Aston when his film, made in two weekends for 50 pounds, became a festival hit
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ShortList 2015: ‘One-Year Lease’ Turns Awful Landlord Into Unknowing Movie Star
Voicemail messages from a nosy landlady formed the basis for Brian Bolster’s short documentary
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Toronto Film Festival’s Canadian Program Includes Ethan Hawke, Ellen Page Films
Canadian directors Philippe Falardeau, Bruce McDonald and Guy Maddin have been added to the Sept. 10-20 festival
