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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Exclusive: French-Algerian director with three Oscar-nominated films under her belt, lines up Forest Whitaker, Sienna Miller for a slate of English-language films with Arab sensibilities
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Toronto Film Fest Unveils Canadian Slate
Lineup of more than two dozen features and 43 shorts includes drag musical, hockey comedy and look at Fellini
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Movieclips.com Brings Clip Library to YouTube
Partnership with Google will bring 20,000 searchable clips to YouTube VOD platform and Movieclips YouTube channel
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Andy Serkis: Can’t a Guy With an Ape’s Face Get Some Oscar Respect?
The “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” renews awards talk for the performance-capture pioneer — but will voters agree?
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‘Harry Potter’ Tops ‘Twilight’ at Teen Choice Awards
Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, The Vampire Diaries and Taylor Swift also win multiple awards
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NBC4 Big Winner at Los Angeles Area Emmys
Local NBC station wins 13 awards, more than double the total for its closest competitor
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Lady Gaga Is No Lady on Her New Single
Artwork to the singer’s new “You and I” depicts her as male alter ego Joe Calderone
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‘Bellflower’ Is the Indie-est of Them All
Evan Glodell’s rough-hewn $17,000 fever dream was made on the sly — and did we mention the real flamethrower?
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New Oscar Producer Brett Ratner: ‘Comedy Is the Key’
Director Ratner will co-produce Oscars with award-show vet Don Mischer
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‘My Week With Marilyn’ to Premiere at NY Film Fest
Film stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe; restored “Ben-Hur,” Nicholas Ray film also added to NYFF slate
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Sarah Palin Documentary, Werner Herzog Film Join Toronto Lineup
Festival also announces midnight movies, vanguard cinema selections and family programming
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Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones to Receive Academy’s Governors Awards
Makeup artist Dick Smith will also be honored at dinner ceremony on November 12
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Tom Sherak Re-Elected Academy President
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Academy to Choose Honorary Oscar Winners
A Tuesday evening meeting will select this year’s crop of Governors Award winners — who’s got the inside track?
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Directors Guild Sets Awards for January 28
Major Oscar precursor returns to Hollywood & Highland for its 2012 awards dinner