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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Tribeca Roundup: De Niro Talks and ‘Mr. Stache’
Robert De Niro makes life difficult for Brian Williams, docs rule and Santa goes on a rampage at Tribeca
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BAFTA Follows AMPAS, Sets Feb. 12 Awards Date
British Academy will hold film awards two weeks prior to the just-announced Oscar date
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Next Year’s Oscars Set for Feb. 26
Although Academy has considered moving the awards into January, they’ll remain in their usual late-February slot for at least another year
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Lady Gaga’s Easter Marketing Plan for ‘Judas’: Tweets, Leaks, Sacrilege
Releasing a single called “Judas” just in time for Easter, the erstwhile Stefania Germanotta once again proves she’s the model for the new way to roll out an album — communicate with fans and cause a fuss
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Clock Is Ticking on Emmys TV Contract
Heading into its awards season, Television Academy has yet to make a deal for this year’s broadcast rights
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Bollywood Extravaganza Coming to Cannes
“That’s Entertainment”-style compilation created specifically for festival by Shekhar Kapoor
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Mel Gibson Talks About Quitting, Cozies Up to HFPA
Controversial star plays the victim in one interview, schedules session with the always-friendly Hollywood Foreign Press
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‘Tree of Life’ Photo Confirms It: Penn, Pitt … and Dinosaurs
The year's most tantalizing movie offers new stills, including a glimpse of prehistoric life
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Tim Hetherington Was Killed in a Notoriously Perilous Zone
The area where the Oscar-winning “Restrepo” director and photographer were killed Wednesday had already claimed the lives to two other journalists, while scores of others had been hurt or apprehended there
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Tim Hetherington: ‘He Wasn’t in It for the Adrenaline Rush’
“Restrepo” director killed in Libya believed his job was simple: “We tell stories”
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Muppets and Music Take Lower Manhattan for Tribeca 2011
Tenth installment of Robert De Niro’s and Jane Rosenthal’s film festival showcases Cameron Crowe, Ed Burns, lots of docs
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Tribeca’s Opening Night Rain Plans: You’ll Get Wet, But Elton Won’t
With the forecast calling for thunderstorms, festival’s opening-night plan moves Elton John indoors but keeps fans in the rain
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Red Flag Releasing Acquires AIDS Doc ‘We Were Here’
David Weissman documentary about early days of AIDS epidemic will receive theatrical, DVD, VOD, digital and television release
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So, How Does Film Independent Survive Without Dawn Hudson?
"I don't know how they replace her — her skill set seems like it was invaluable to them"