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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Good Morning, Cannes: Will the Boo Birds Be Out for ‘The Great Gatsby?’
Catcalls will put Baz Luhrmann's film in good company — but the opening-night film is really just the aperitif before the sumptuous meal of cinema (and scandal) that is Cannes
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USC, Ringling, School of Visual Arts Top Student Academy Award Winners
Former Student Oscar winner Bob Saget will host the June 8 ceremony
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Producers Guild’s ProShow Competition Picks 11 Finalists (Exclusive)
Five feature, three reality-TV and three online projects will compete for development deals at Fox International, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Maker Studios
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15 Must-See Movies at Cannes Film Festival
Steven Soderbergh, the Coen Brothers, Alexander Payne, Roman Polanski — heavy hitters and international auteurs go for the Palme at Cannes
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‘2016: Obama’s America’ Docu Producer Misses Mark With Oscar Beef
In letter to Academy, Gerald Molen blamed Michael Moore for his film's not getting an Oscar nomination
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Czech Films Hit the Road for Moveable Fest
Czech That Film Festival's stop in Los Angeles is only part of an 11-city U.S. tour
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10 Emerging Cinematographers Get a Hollywood Showcase
International Cinematographers Guild to salute winners of its Emerging Cinematographer Awards with screening and discussion at the Egyptian Theater
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5 WTF Moments from Baz Luhrmann (Even Before ‘Great Gatsby’)
From Hugh Jackman's shower scene to Nirvana and Elton John in 1899 Paris, the Australian director started raising eyebrows long before the excesses of his "Gatsby"
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‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Monsters University’ Added to L.A. Film Fest Lineup
Two likely blockbusters join previously announced lineup of indie films; Spike Jonze, costume design programs also added
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Longtime Cannes President Gilles Jacob to Step Down in 2015
Jacob tells French paper that he promised his wife he'll leave the job after 36 years at Cannes
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Academy Celebrates Heavy Voter Turnout, But Most Members Still Chose Paper Ballots
Voting figures released by AMPAS reveal that two-thirds of the voters opted not to use the new online voting
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Testy Foreign Language-Exchange Mars Academy Love-Fest
Academy wins praise for its first all-members meeting, but tensions flare during foreign-language discussion
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Academy Changes Rules, Will Let Everyone Vote in Foreign-Language Category
Announcement of new rules also includes the unprecedented revelation that 90 percent of the Academy voted for this year's Oscars
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Lottery Winner Turns ‘Mini-Mogul’ With String of Little Movies
Cynthia Stafford's movies are low-profile, but the lotto winner insists she's enjoying her new life as a producer and financier
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How Deepa Mehta Overcame Protests to Film Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’
"My father said, 'There are two things in life that you never know. One is when you are going to die, and the other is how a film is going to do at the box office'"
