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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Pearl Jam, Cameron Crowe: A Drunken Debacle Changed Our Career
Seattle band makes a rare media appearance with film director Crowe and remembers his embarrassing “Singles” premiere party
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TIFF, Day 2: Hot Parties and Dark Movies
The Toronto nightlife heats up with George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein, but filmmakers explore the abyss
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U2’s Bono and the Edge on the Problem with Rock Bands (Video)
At the Toronto Film Festival, U2 members analyze the trouble with bands — turns out it's a male thing
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Clooney Talks Politics, Charms Crowd at Toronto Fest
The talk of Telluride is promoting “The Ides of March,” and “The Descendants” at the Canadian fest
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Producer Joel Gallen on the 9/11 Telethon: ‘It Was Wall-to-Wall Emotion’
The producer of the moving 9/11 telethon revisits the pressures and pleasures of putting together a worldwide special in one week (Videos)
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TIFF, Day 1: Raves, Rants and the Brad Pitt/George Clooney Charisma Competition
The first day of Toronto screenings brings looks at two awards contenders, “Moneyball” and “The Ides of March”
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U2 Rocks Toronto, Launches Film Fest
Toronto kicks off festival with its first opening-night documentary
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TIFF Gets Ready for the Stars — and the Lines
Toronto’s giant film festival — an 11-day haven for cinema fans — slowly comes to life
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Springsteen to Alan Jackson: Top 10 Tunes About 9/11
The tragedy produced more bad songs than good ones — here are the ones that rose to the challenge
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Halberstam to Graphic Novels: Top 10 Books About 9/11
The best reads run the gamut from sobering fact to daring fiction to poetry
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And the Next Oscar for Best Picture Will Go to …
We’ve picked the Best Picture winner early for the last two years, but this year offers a confounding crop of contenders
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’ to Open AFI Fest
J. Edgar Hoover biopic is one of the presumed Oscar contenders missing at Venice, Telluride and Toronto
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Academy Makes It Official: Eddie Murphy to Host Oscars
Selection marks return to old-style Oscar-host resume: an actor with standup comic experience
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Weekend in Venice: Nudity, Kitsch and Espionage
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” “Shame” and “Contagion” among the movies debuting at Venice Film Festival
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Eddie Murphy Top Choice to Host the Oscars?
Producer Brett Ratner reported to be pushing for his co-star from “Tower Heist”