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, June 22: Leaky Boat
“Pirates” and “The Cove” might have good news, but nobody’s going to the movies in England
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Why Cohen, Mischer Passed the ‘Audition’ to Oversee Oscars
AMPAS breaks with tradition by choosing producers early and looking outside the film world
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10 Ways Michael Jackson Changed Music … for Better & Worse
First of a series: From MTV to mega-tours, Jackson transformed the entertainment business — but the effects weren’t always positive
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It’s a ‘Twilight’ Campout
Two days before the LAFF premiere of “Eclipse,” Twi-hards have turned L.A. Live into a campground
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Festival Opens Amid Laker Madness
The Lakers championship brought energy and unpredictability to LAFF’s opening night
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 18: Pixar Double-Dips
Two festivals kick off, and the company with the highest batting average in Hollywood goes for sequels
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Night 1, Game 7: Look Out
The film festival kicks off across the street from the deciding Lakers/Celtics game, and the LAPD is ready
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 17: Forever Young
Norman Bates has an anniversary and CAA’s Young Turks aren’t young any more
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13 Reasons to Head Downtown for the L.A. Film Fest
From elephants to “Knight Rider” to Levon Helm — and, of course, there’s always “Twilight: Eclipse”
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Saudi Government Wants to Destroy Film on Arabian Horses
The key issues are female riders and foreign workers, says the film’s director
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 16: ‘Dumb & Shallow’
Originality might be coming back in style, but piracy stays hot
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LAFF Retreats Out of L.A.
Festival heads to Northern California’s Skywalker Ranch for “restorative” pre-festival filmmakers retreat
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It’s Over for 2D Cinema, Says ‘Father of 3D’
3D pioneer Lenny Lipton says business, not art, is driving the inevitable move