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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Cannes, Day 11: Eyes on the Prize
Students, filmmakers and a chef win Cannes awards — but the big prizes are still to come
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Cannes: After all the Controversy, Who’ll Win the Palme d’Or?
With no real frontrunner, the field is wide open for Cannes’ top prize
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Cannes: ‘Atmen’ and ‘The Giants’ Win Directors Fortnight Prizes
Austrian film will receive special promotion from Europa Cinemas chain
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Cannes, Day 10: Can We Move Past That Von Trier Mess?
That loudmouth Danish director has hijacked the festival, but some people are still paying attention to movies
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Cannes: ‘Take Shelter’ Wins Critics Week Prize
Jeff Nichols’ psychological thriller was only American film in competition
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Lars Von Trier Responds: ‘I’m Not Mel Gibson’
During Cannes interview, banned director says furor was fanned by French history of “being cruel to the Jews”
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Cannes: Sundance Selects Keeps Buying, Adds ‘Kid With a Bike’
Dardenne brothers’ film is third Cannes competition title to be picked up by distributor
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Cannes, Day 9: Kiss That Palme d’Or Goodbye, Lars
As the festival winds down, Cannes-watchers begin summing up — when they’re not appalled by Lars von Trier’s antics
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Cannes Blasts Lars von Trier For Joking About Nazis; Filmmaker Apologizes
Festival condemns “Melancholia” director’s flippant comments about Hitler, Nazis; von Trier says he’s not anti-Semitic
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Stanford University Tops Student Oscar Winners
Northern California school lands two winners; perennial champs NYU and USC are shut out
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Cannes, Day 8: Robert De Niro’s Jury Duty
An insider offers info on Robert De Niro’s jury … but what films from the marketplace will win the biggest financial prizes?
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Cannes Reviews: In ‘Le Havre’ and ‘The Beaver,’ It’s a Family Affair
“Le Havre” is one of the true delights of Cannes 2011 – and a stark reminder of how differently American filmmakers approach family problems
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Cannes, Day 7: It’s Not All Malick, You Know
“Tree of Life” may have dominated the last 24 hours, but at the halfway point there’s also a competition going on
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Cannes: Tom Hooper Joins BFI Board, Tom Hanks Film to Close Singapore Fest
British Film Institute and ScreenSingapore take advantage of Cannes spotlight to announce new board member, closing-night film
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Outside of Cannes, ‘Tree of Life’ Remains Magnificent and Maddening
The view from Stateside: the talk of Cannes is a rapturous reverie that’ll likely be too weird for a mainstream audience