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.
Experience:
Resides In:
Los Angeles
Education:
Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 7: Prizes & Politics
The awards just keep on coming, while a political Iranian filmmaker goes missing
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MTV’s Gathering of Funny Stars Interrupted by Awards
Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock are the night’s winners in the true spirit of the MTV Movie Awards
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Mark Cuban to Studios: Buy Theater Chains
Outspoken mogul lobbies for vertical integration at Produced By Conference
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H’wood Indifferent to Opera’s Lord of the Rings
All of L.A.’s arts are involved in a festival celebrating L.A.’s long-awaited Ring Cycle — except the film industry
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Dolby Unveils New Format for ‘Toy Story’
250 theaters currently equipped for Dolby 7.1 rollout
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Cinematographers’ Clubhouse Reopens
Historic Hollywood building reopens after two-year renovation
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 4: Everybody Hurts
A lawsuit makes everybody look bad, and the umpire who goofed might be ready for his closeup
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Gravitas Launches YouTube Film Channel
Company streams independent films, but faces obstacles
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 3: ‘Toy’ Shopping
May was bad, celebs take on BP, and there’s an app for “Toy Story 3″
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Tribeca, Gucci Honor 7 Documentaries
Fund provides finishing grants to slate of international docs on social issues
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Filmmakers Dig in Heels on Skipping Theaters
While streaming and VOD can get small films to lots of people, the money-losing theatrical release exerts a powerful lure
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 2: In Dreams
“Inception” gets coy, and Ashton Kutcher turns piracy into a marketing scam
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 1: Summertime Blues
Peter Jackson opens the door to “The Hobbit,” and Memorial Day means bad movies
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 31: Directionless ‘Hobbit’
“The Hobbit” needs a director, Woody gets a statue and Pixar nods to Chuck Jones
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Maui Film Fest Loves Zac Efron
“High School Musical” star gets Shining Star Award from Hawaiian festival
