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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Honorary Oscars for Coppola, Wallach, Brownlow, Godard
The Board of Governors votes Thalberg to Coppola, and honors to actor, director and film preservationist
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 25: Test Michael’s Ceran-ness
Movies go bad in an instant, and Michael Cera repeats himself … or does he?
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Academy Heads Behind Closed Doors to Choose Honorary Oscars
Board of Governors will secretly pick Thalberg, Hersholt recipients that could range from Doris Day to Brian Grazer to James Cameron
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Woody Allen Doesn’t ♥ New York Anymore
Brooklyn-born director says he can’t afford to shoot in NYC, and that American films lack the creative spirit
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David Lynch Named AFI Fest’s First-Ever Guest Artistic Director
Director will program films, create artwork for November festival in Hollywood
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Bill Gates, Bruce Springsteen, 100 Films Added to Toronto
Festival announces additions to lineup, posts full schedule
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 24: Grisly Man
Hollywood slumps, marketing changes, and Werner Herzog sounds off
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Education Documentary Draws 40,000 Pledges
“Waiting for ‘Superman’” pledges trigger donation of school supplies from OfficeMax
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Creative Arts Emmys: Betty White & John Lithgow Win, HBO Rules Again
Neil Patrick Harris wins two, while HBO and “The Pacific” lead all winners at Creative Arts Emmys
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Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards Name 15 Contenders
Possible award-winners include ILM, Weta, DreamWorks, Pixar and Sony
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 20: Making a List
Indie filmmakers get a checklist, teenage moviegoers get judged, and Malick’s still a puzzle
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Awards-Show Chaos: Too Many Categories = Hurt Feelings
The Emmy category squeeze has already caused a few brouhahas — and don’t even mention the Grammys …
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Emmy Presenter Announcements: If It’s Thursday, This Must Be Jon Hamm
Whether they’re printed, mocked or ignored, those press releases keep on coming