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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With screenings, concerts and conversations at a new home at downtown’s Ace Hotel the film fest hopes to connect with a wider audience
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected Academy President
First African-American and third woman in the job will serve a second one-year term
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Tony Hale, Sophia Loren, Zach Braff Films Join HollyShorts’ Opening Night
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Golden Globes Set Key Dates, Change Animation and Foreign-Language Rules
Under the new rules, last year’s foreign-language nominee “The Wind Rises” would have been shifted to the animation category
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Critics Love ‘Boyhood,’ but Can It Actually Win Best Picture?
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Casting Director Marion Dougherty to Receive Posthumous Emmy
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‘Veep’ Star Tony Hale on Why Julia Louis-Dreyfus Tries to Mess Him Up (Video)
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Jessica Lange to Receive Kirk Douglas Award From Santa Barbara Fest
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Toronto Lineup’s New Crop of Directors Includes Ethan Hawke, Kevin Smith and Jean-Luc Godard
Film festival books lineup of international documentaries, midnight movies and Cannes winners
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NBC4, KTLA5, KMEX Named Best News Programs at LA Area Emmys
NBC4, CBS2, KCET and KMEX are among the stations with multiple wins
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Robert Downey Jr. Drama ‘The Judge’ to Open Toronto Film Festival
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