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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Film Festival Scramble: Telluride Loses Its Surprises as Toronto Gets Tough
The Toronto schedule reveals what will probably screen in Telluride (“The Imitation Game,” “Rosewater”) and what won’t (lots of things)
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Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Chastain Films Headed to Toronto Film Festival
The Fall’s biggest festival will premiere new movies from Jason Reitman, Jon Stewart, Noah Baumbach, Barry Levinson and Antoine Fuqua
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‘Birdman’ to Close New York Film Fest
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu film will join “Gone Girl” and “Inherent Vice” at September/October fest
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‘Drunktown’s Finest,’ ‘The Circle’ Win Top Outfest Awards
Audience awards go to “The Way He Looks” and “Back on Board: Greg Louganis”
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Albert Berger, Mark Mangini, Daniel Fellman Elected to Academy Board of Governors
Number of women on the board falls by one, from 15 to 14
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Writers Guild Sets Awards for Feb. 14
Nominations will be announced on Dec. 4 for television and Jan. 7 for film
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David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ to Open New York Film Festival
Director also premiered his Oscar nominee “The Social Network” at NYFF in 2010
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Dolby Contributes $12 Million to Academy Museum
Rooftop terrace will be named in honor of the family
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Hollywood Foreign Press, Dick Clark Productions Settle Golden Globes Lawsuit
Bitter legal battle has drawn on for years, but the two companies are now “partners at the table,” HFPA president tells TheWrap
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Tommy Ramone, Drummer for Iconic Punk Band the Ramones, Dead at 65
The Hungarian-born Tommy Erdelyi was an original member of the band that helped invent punk rock
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Grammy-Winning Jazz Bassist Charlie Haden Dead at 77
Haden revolutionized jazz alongside Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett, but also played many other genres
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Elvis Mitchell Named Film Independent Programming Chief
David Ansen steps down as LA Film Festival director as restructuring gives Mitchell year-round responsibilities
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Surprise Emmy Nominee Fred Armisen: ‘I Can’t Believe I Get to Do Comedy’
The “Portlandia” star is stunned by his show’s six nominations
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Billy Bob Thornton Hopes Emmy Nod Will Help Him Get a Job
The lead-actor nominee and “Fargo” star tells TheWrap he’s been sitting at home watching baseball since his FX series wrapped
