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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Sarah Palin Documentary, Werner Herzog Film Join Toronto Lineup
Festival also announces midnight movies, vanguard cinema selections and family programming
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Makeup artist Dick Smith will also be honored at dinner ceremony on November 12
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Tom Sherak Re-Elected Academy President
Executive to serve third one-year term; Annette Bening, John Lasseter, Hawk Koch also elected to AMPAS offices
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Academy to Choose Honorary Oscar Winners
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Directors Guild Sets Awards for January 28
Major Oscar precursor returns to Hollywood & Highland for its 2012 awards dinner
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Academy Names Christina Kounelias Chief Marketing Officer
Appointment of longtime New Line marketing exec continues revamping of AMPAS’ executive structure
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Mark Burnett Picks MTV, People’s Choice Vets for Emmy Production Team
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Roman Polanski, Steven Soderbergh Tapped for Venice Film Fest
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Sundance Institute Aggressively Expands Streaming Deals
Expanded initiative with iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Instant Video covers all Sundance films
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Madonna Coming to Toronto Film Fest
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As digital cinema takes over, historic rivals in the film-processing business are forced to collaborate
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Broadcast Film Critics to Honor Top Blu-Rays
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Meet the 25 New Faces of Indie Film (Videos)
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