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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Movie Shot, Edited on iPhone Debuts
Short film used iPhone 4 during entire 48-hour production process
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 30: Total ‘Eclipse’
“Tron” jumps the gun, “Eclipse” counts to nine, and we’ll always have Detroit
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New SAG Center Honors ‘Voice of God’
SAG Foundation establishes voice-over lab for late VO legend Don LaFontaine
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Trailer Fest: Pipe Dreams or Paths to Glory?
Odd assortment of film, TV, web creators pitch Hollywood via the Trailer Festival
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Zachary Quinto, Dick Van Dyke Added to HollyShorts Fest
“HOSTAGE: A Love Story” and “The Caretaker 3D” join David Arquette short at Hollywood festival
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Sony Names Theater After Ray Harryhausen
On his 90th birthday, special effects pioneer honored with Sony’s effects, animation theater
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 29: The Blame Game
Woody Allen says he’s mediocre, Ray Harryhausen’s creatures find a home, and an exec says don’t blame Tom Cruise
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LAFF: So, Did Downtown Work?
Caught between the Lakers and the Twi-hards, the festival staked out a new home in downtown Los Angeles
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‘Gold Mine’ Tops Palm Springs ShortFest
Largest North American short-film fest qualifies winners for Oscar consideration
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 28: Change of Hobbit
Peter Jackson (anonymously?) talks “Hobbit,” and a filmmaker (fairly?) makes use of Phil Spector’s music
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Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj Win BET Awards
10th annual awards include performances by Chris Brown, Kanye West
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LAFF Audience Awards to ‘Four Lions,’ ‘Thunder Soul’
Mexican film “Presumed Guilty” wins international award
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Los Angeles Film Festival: What’s Up? Docs
“I think we put together an amazing group of documentaries this year”
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‘A Family,’ ‘Make Believe’ Win LAFF Jury Prizes
Cast of “Hello Lonesome” wins ensemble acting award
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Date With Oscar: Ch-ch-anges vs. Rumors
The Academy makes news less for what it does than what it talks about