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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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
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Cannes: Weinstein Closing in on ‘Wettest County’
Report: distributor edges out several other bidders for John Hillcoat’s Depression-era bootlegging drama
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Cannes, Day 6: Big Bucks and Trash-Talking
The race for the Palme d’Or nears its midpoint, while attention turns to lots of deals and some bad-mouthing at the Cannes marketplace
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Cannes: Sundance Selects Picks Up ‘Sleeping Beauty’
Provocative and unsettling erotic drama drew both raves and pans after screening in competition
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Cannes: Dimension, Miramax Team for New ‘Amityville Horror’
Project is first collaboration in a Weinstein Company/Miramax agreement for sequels to Miramax properties
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Cannes: FilmDistrict to Release Angelina Jolie’s Bosnian Drama
Jolie wrote and directed film set during Bosnian War; December 23 set for U.S. release
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Cannes, Day 5: Yo-Ho Yo-Ho, A Pirate’s Life for Cannes
The heart of Cannes may lie in challenging arthouse cinema, but Saturday was a day to bask in the glow of mega-stardom
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Cannes, Day 4: Thieves, Hijackers and ‘Pirates’
Duran Duran rocks and Lynne Ramsay talks, while a Princess Diana doc and a big pirate movie threaten to hijack the festival
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Cannes: Lee Daniels to Direct Steamy Thriller ‘The Paperboy’
Southern-set erotic drama will feature Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, Sofia Vergara and Zac Efron
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Cannes: Sony Classics Buys Israeli Drama ‘Footnote’
SPC's first purchase at Cannes is Joseph Cedar drama about father-son rivalry