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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AFI Fest Sets Dates, Brings Back Free Tickets
Hollywood festival creates new prize for films submitted by the public
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‘Man Beyond the Bridge’ Wins at Indian Film Festival
Los Angeles-based fest honors nine features and shorts
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Good Morning Hollywood, April 27: CBS Stumbles
An expensive festival gets an encore, while CBS Films is scrutinized after a pair of lackluster movies
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Good Morning Hollywood, April 26: The Empty Chair
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Kim Cattrall on Looking Bad and ‘Letting It Hang’
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Good Morning Hollywood, April 23: Northern Exposure
Buzz and Woody head north, while TCM sets up shop in Hollywood
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J.Lo’s ‘Back-Up Plan’ Parties Like It’s 1999
Haven’t these guys seen “(500) Days of Summer” or “Greenberg”?
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Good Morning Hollywood, April 22: Indie Summer
“Sex and the City” lines up the sponsors, but summer’s not just for blockbusters
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Good Morning Hollywood, April 21: Bad Nights at the Museum?
Bond takes a break and the LACMA film program falls back on hard times
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Shrek, Spitzer, Zhivago Ready for Tribeca Kick-Off
Downtown New York film festival to present 85 films, strong online presence
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First-Timers Dominate Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight
11 of the 24 international selections come from new filmmakers
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SAG Chooses Nominating Committees, Sets Dates
2,100 anonymous members will make decisions for the 125,000-member guild
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