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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The ‘Fake Joaquin Phoenix’ Flap — It’s a Fraud, Too
A PR company claims an impersonator has crashed and disrupted red carpets at the festival — except there haven’t been any yet
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Good Morning Toronto, September 9: Showtime Up North
Everybody’s reading the tea leaves, running the numbers and getting ready for Thursday night’s festival kickoff
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Toronto Film Fest: 5 Burning Questions Answered
Who will get the biggest buzz, the biggest deal — and who will take the worst hit — at North America’s key fall festival, which opens Thursday
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Good Morning Hollywood, September 8: Drugs and Lies
Joaquin Phoenix leaves ‘em guessing while George Clooney tries some misdirection
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Good Morning Hollywood, September 7: Winners & Losers
Even the biggest movie stars can’t measure up to a bunch of animators
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Awards Hopefuls’ Moment of Truth Arrives at Telluride
Cheers for Danny Boyle and Peter Weir as fall festival season kicks off
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Godard Won’t Show Up to Get His Oscar
Director’s partner says legendary filmmaker is “getting old for that kind of thing”
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The Emmys Telecast: What It Really Needed Was Jack Kevorkian
The three-hour show never followed up on the promise of Jimmy Fallon’s star-studded “Born to Run” open
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Emmy Analysis: A Few Newcomers Crash the Party
The Television Academy made a few strides toward recognizing newcomers — and on this show, that’s about all you can expect
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Emmys Could Bring New Blood, Old Faces, Revenge
A few factors threaten to change the complexion of the most predictable of awards shows
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What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing at a Film Festival Like This?
Submit a good pick-up line, win a trip to the Toronto Festival
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New Orleans Film Fest Picks ‘Rileys,’ ‘Valentine’s Day’
Fest to open with New Orleans-set “Welcome to the Rileys,” also includes “Black Swan” and “127 Hours”
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Good Morning Hollywood, August 27: Waiting for Godard
Jean-Luc Godard dominates the Oscar conversation by keeping quiet
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New Oscar Honoree Godard Missing … and Cranky
The new honorary Oscar winner isn’t easy to reach, and doesn’t care much for Hollywood