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 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
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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