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.
Experience:
Resides In:
Los Angeles
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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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Tribeca Docs on Government Spying: ‘What Was Illegal Under Nixon Is Legal Under Obama’
“Silenced” and “1971” deal with 43 years of surveillance and retaliation against whistleblowers
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Tribeca: Patrick Stewart and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Steal the Show on Night 3
“Match” and “Alex of Venice” debut strongly, while Stewart is upstaged by co-star Matthew Lillard during a post-screening Q&A
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Cannes Lineup Includes Ryan Gosling, Tommy Lee Jones, Bennett Miller Films
49 selected films include “Foxcatcher,” “The Homesman” and “Eleanor Rigby,” with 15 female directors and five first-timers
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Tribeca at 13: Film Festival Is Growing Up, but Still Hard to Pin Down
Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore talks with TheWrap about the festival’s multiple agendas
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Cannes Unveils Poster Featuring Marcello Mastroianni, Fellini Film
An image from “8 1/2” has been chosen to represent the 67th edition of Cannes
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‘Game of Thrones’ Kills the Right Guy, for a Change
This season’s motto may be “All Men Must Die,” but some deaths are different
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HFPA President Philip Berk Takes Leave, Faces Uncertain Future
In the aftermath of a memoir that angered members, the former HFPA president agrees to leave for six months — but he may face further action
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French Film ‘Party Girl’ to Open Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Drama from three first-time feature directors deals with a 60-year-old nightclub hostess
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NAB: ‘Gravity’s’ Emmanuel Lubezki on the New World of Filmmaking – ‘Same Job, Different Tools’
“The danger now is that a director could choose not to have a cinematographer,” the Oscar-winner tells TheWrap
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Tribeca Film Fest Juries Draft Jeff Goldblum, Whoopi Goldberg, Lake Bell and Catherine Hardwicke
Toni Collette, Heather Graham are also among jurors who will give out $150,000 in prizes
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Remembering Kurt Cobain: 5 Iconic Nirvana Performances – From ‘Teen Spirit’ to ‘Unplugged’ (Video)
A David Bowie cover ranks among Steve Pond’s favorite songs along with “Love Buzz” and “Lithium”
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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ Gets a Premiere – As a Live Reading (Updated)
Film Independent changes venue, bumps the staged reading up to April 19
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‘Snowpiercer’ to Open L.A. Film Festival
Bong Joon-ho’s futuristic thriller makes its North American debut June 11 in downtown Los Angeles
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Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett To Receive Women in Film Awards
Crystal + Lucy honors also go to Eva Longoria, Rose Byrne and Jennifer Lee
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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Walter Mitty’ Win Location Manager Awards
Honorary award goes to Alexander Payne, who named his last movie (“Nebraska”) after a location
