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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Producers Guild to Honor James Cameron
A year after losing to “The Hurt Locker,” Cameron will return to receive the PGA’s top award
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Good Morning Hollywood, September 21: Awards & Questions
Helena Bonham Carter wins a prize, and the Guardian asks a lot of questions
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TIFF: National Geographic Promotes ‘First Grader’
Crowd-pleasing film about 84-year-old student gets U.S. release
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Good Morning Hollywood, September 20: Malick Goes Home
Roger Ebert scores the “I’m Still Here” critics, and Terrence Malick is (in) OK
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10 Key Moments From the Toronto Film Festival
“The King’s Speech” is up, but a non-TIFF film may steal its thunder … and other lessons from the fall’s biggest festival
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TIFF: Focus Ends Fest with ‘Beginners’
Christopher Plummer/Ewan McGregor drama becomes company’s first TIFF acquisition
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TIFF: Dark Santa Comedy ‘Rare Exports’ Sells to Oscilloscope
11th-hour deal will give Finnish movie about Santa Claus a December release
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‘The King’s Speech’ Wins Toronto Audience Award
Tom Hooper drama about King George VI takes home top prize at 35th TIFF
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TIFF’s Day 10: Trends & Faves
No more industry screenings … but lots of roundups and post-mortems
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TIFF: IFC Acquires ‘Peep World’
Black comedy about dysfunctional family is IFC’s fourth festival-related deal
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TIFF’s Day 9: Let’s Make a Deal
With the closing-night attracting looming, a last-minute flurry of deals sparks the fest
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TIFF: ‘Everything’ Goes to Lionsgate/Roadside
Companies team up to make seven-figure deal for bittersweet drama “Everything Must Go”