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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Student Academy Awards Go to USC, Ringling, Occidental and U of Texas
At a ceremony hosted by former Student Oscar winner Bob Saget, top foreign award goes to film from the UK
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Emmys 2013: ‘Modern Family’s’ Funniest Acceptance Speeches
"When you get up there," says series co-creator Steve Levitan, "you'd better make them laugh or they’ll go, ‘You know, he’s not that funny’”
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Sex & Bling in the Rain: Summing Up the Cannes Film Festival in 5 Words
It was a sprawling, soggy, sexy 12-day extravaganza, and here are the keys
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Cannes: Lesbian Drama ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Wins Palme d’Or
"Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Like Father, Like Son" win second and third-place awards; Bruce Dern and Berenice Bejo take acting honors
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Good Morning, Cannes: Have You Reached a Verdict, Mr. Spielberg?
The Palme d'Or race hasn't been this murky in years, but you can probably count out the new Roman Polanski and Jim Jarmusch films
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Cannes: ‘The Missing Picture’ Tops With Un Certain Regard Jury
"Omar," "Stranger by the Lake," "La Jaula de Oro" and "Fruitvale Station" also win jury awards
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Cannes: Lesbian Coming-of-Age Story ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Wins Fipresci Prize
Three-hour drama, which received attention for its graphic sex scenes, was named the fest's best film by international film critics' organization
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Good Morning, Cannes: From Bloody Fun to Bloody Schlock
Jim Jarmusch's vampire movie "Only Lovers Left Alive" wins over the critics, but can it possibly be as entertaining as the marketplace title "FDR American Badass?"
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Cannes: Critics All Over the Map on James Gray’s ‘Immigrant’ but Love Marion Cotillard
The period drama is either a wrenching masterpiece or a gloomy melodrama, depending on who you ask
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Cannes: French Comedy ‘Me Myself and Mum’ Tops Directors’ Fortnight
Clio Barnard's "The Selfish Giant" also wins prize in independent section at Cannes
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Cannes: Student Films From Chicago, Belgium Win Cinefondation Prizes
Top award in student film competition goes to "Needle"; Jane Campion's jury also chooses shorts from Romania and the Czech Republic
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Good Morning, Cannes: Father Figures, Funny Men and Teen Lesbians
Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" Jerry Lewis likes his comics male and "Blue Is the Warmest Color" gets the critics all hot and bothered
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15 Little Movies You Shouldn’t Miss This Summer (Photos)
From docs to dramas, Emma Watson to Louis C.K., the summer's indies have some big appeal
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Indies Fight for a Foothold in Season of Caped, Masked Superheroes
"There's a smart audience out there that wants more than superheroes and alien invasions," Sony Classics' Tom Bernard tells TheWrap
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‘Before Midnight’s’ Director, Stars Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke Celebrate ‘the Lowest-Grossing Trilogy Ever’
"The three stages tell you the film industry of the last 19 years," Richard Linklater tells TheWrap
