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 Clique’ Heading for Digital Series
Lisi Harrison’s young-adult novels will become live-action series from Justine Bateman and Jill Kushner
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 15: The Replacements
“Inception” is defiantly 2D, and Best Buy wants you to pull out your cellphone during the movie
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Oscar Nominees, ‘Spider-Man’ Co-stars at Palm Springs Shorts Fest
Long-running festival to screen 314 films, award $90,000 in prizes
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The Word at 3D Summit: SLOW DOWN!
“’Clash of the Titans’ made the industry realize that you cannot do substandard 3D and charge full pricing”
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 14: Alien Nation
Reports come in from China, Venezuela, New Zealand and outer space
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Seattle Film Festival Honors ‘The Reverse,’ ‘Marwencol’
Country’s largest film festival gives jury, audience awards
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‘Red,’ ‘Memphis’ Win Top Tony Awards
Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Catherine Zeta-Jones among acting winners
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L.A. Film Festival’s Home-Court Disadvantage
It’s not easy programming a festival in the movie industry’s back yard, but LAFF organizers are clear about what they want
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Oops! Jeremy Renner’s Academy Invite Slips Out
At Student Oscars, AMPAS prez Tom Sherak jumps the gun on the traditional announcement
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Top Student Oscars Go to NYU, UT, Parsons, Ringling
UK film school produces Honorary Foreign Film winner
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Lakers, LAFF on a Collision Course?
The deciding NBA game could take place a block away from the film fest’s opening night
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‘Wheeler Boys’ LAFF Debut Comes With Free Netflix Stream
Concurrent with the film’s festival debut, Netflix will offer free 48-hour stream
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LAFF Offers Free Tickets to Academy Members
First-time program lets AMPAS voters choose from dramatic, documentary and international films
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 11: Black Marketing
Movie marketing goes under the microscope, while “Red Dawn” isn’t ready to come up quite yet
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 10: Leading Ladies
Say hello to this summer’s It Girls: Jennifer Lawrence … and Joan Rivers