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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Good Morning Hollywood, August 13: The Producer Strikes Back
Han Solo escapes death, and evil ex-boyfriends line up
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‘Tillman Story’ Loses Appeal Over ‘R’ Rating
One week after a Holocaust doc loses, Afghanistan-set film suffers the same fate
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Born in the DVD, Bruce Springsteen Doc Now Heads for Toronto, HBO
It started life as a deluxe-edition bonus disc; instead, “The Promise” is getting a full-fledged gala release
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Jane Lynch, Christina Hendricks to Creative Arts Emmys
Show will pair actors with showrunners Ryan Murphy, Matthew Weiner, Clyde Phillips
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 12: When 3D Was Fun
3D goes old school, and Scarlett O’Hara needs 30 grand worth of tailoring
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‘Tillman Story’ Documentary to Appeal ‘R’ Rating
Story of Tillman’s death in Afghanistan becomes second documentary in a week to appeal its rating.
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Activist Foundation Auctioning Oliver Stone, Vanessa Williams
In current bidding, Vanessa Williams beats Oliver Stone as in-demand lunch companion
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Oops! Neil Patrick Harris a Last-Minute Emmy Nominee
TV Academy corrects an oversight, adding Tonys host in category where he should have been nominated
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 11: The Balcony Is Closed
Julia sells books, and “At the Movies” comes to an end after 35 years
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Toronto Adds Slate of Canadian Films
Harvey Keitel, Jay Baruchel, Zach Braff among the stars of 32 new Canadian films
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 10: Why So Serious?
Will Ferrell gets instructional, and Kevin Kline sure can enunciate
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3D Summit Forgives, Books M. Knight Shyamalan
Director of the widely-derided “The Last Airbender” named as keynote speaker at 3D conference
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World Soundtrack Awards Nominate Zimmer, Desplat
“The Weary Kind” gets song nomination in international competition
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 9: Meathead Cries Bonehead
Rob Reiner has a well-received movie, and a bone to pick with the studio that released it
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Teen Choice Awards Love the Undead
Once again, it doesn’t suck to be a vampire at the Teen Choice Awards