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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How Netflix’s ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘House of Cards’ Are Crashing the Emmys
With the internet, mobile apps and Netflix joining the ranks of Primetime Emmy contenders, it can be hard to keep track of exactly what's eligible
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Hitman Drama ‘Salvo’ Wins Critics’ Week Prize at Cannes
Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza film is chosen tops in a field of seven features from first- and second-time directors
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Viggo Mortensen to Receive Dennis Hopper Award at AMFM Fest (Exclusive)
Coachella Valley film, art and music festival will honor Mortensen for range of artistic activities, from acting to poetry to photography
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Good Morning, Cannes: Robert Redford’s All Wet, and So Is the Fest
As the rain starts up again, Redford gets a lengthy ovation for J.C. Chandor's wordless lost-at-sea drama
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Steven Soderbergh to Present New Godfrey Reggio/Philip Glass Film at Toronto Fest
Live orchestra will accompany premiere of "Visitors," the fourth collaboration from the team who made "Koyaanisqatsi"
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Good Morning, Cannes: Liberace Lights Up the Homestretch
As the festival moves into its final five days, Steven Soderbergh's HBO movie joins the Coen brothers and Asghar Farhadi as the best in show
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‘Modern Family’s’ Sofia Vergara: ‘I Don’t Know Why People Think Stereotypes Are So Terrible’
The actress has embraced her boisterous sitcom character — and seized business opportunities
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The Wit & Wisdom of ‘Modern Family’s Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
The best of Sofia Vergara on the ABC comedy series: “I’m Colombian. I know a fake crime scene when I see one.”
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Good Morning, Cannes: The Festival Has Female Troubles, Again
There's only one film directed by a woman in the main competition – and the critics weren’t kind to that film, “A Castle in Italy”
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Academy to Give More Oscars for Animated Feature
Both the producer and director will now receive Oscar statuettes
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VH1 Sets Theatrical Release for Napster Doc ‘Downloaded’
Music documentary from Alex Winter will receive theatrical and VOD rollout starting June 21, followed by likely VH1 airings in 2014
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Good Morning, Cannes: The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
With a few good movies (and the new Uggie!) behind them, festivalgoers look forward to a jammed week with Soderbergh, Payne, Refn, Jarmusch, Polanski…
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Good Morning, Cannes: The Coen Brothers Make People Forget About Their Wet Socks
Before it even had its official Cannes premiere, "Inside Llewyn Davis" became the most acclaimed film at the festival
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Good Morning, Cannes: Much Ado About Absolutely Everything
Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past” is the hot title for now, but elsewhere Cannes embraces excess and exaggeration
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Cannes: Gunfire Interrupts TV Broadcast, Man Firing Blanks Taken Into Custody
Jurors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil are hustled off the set of "Le Grand Journal" when chaos briefly erupts
