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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Luc Besson Invites Public to Produce Movie
“La Femme Nikita” director says he’s combating piracy by giving web users input into his next film
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 28: Killers’ Kiss-Off
Lionsgate hides “Killers,” a hedge fund shops “Terminator,” and DreamWorks stock might be a good buy after all
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Producers Guild in New York State of Mind
PGA East hosts Jonathan Demme, Denis Leary in “Night of the Producer” event
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Oliver Stone, Davis Guggenheim Slated for Silverdocs Fest
Washington, DC documentary festival to screen “South of the Border,” “Freakonomics,” “Restrepo”
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TV’s Grand Finales: Who Delivered, Who Fizzled?
Assessing the Emmy chances of ‘Lost,’ ’24’ and ‘Law & Order’ in the wake of their series finales
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 27: Bad Sex
“Alice” reaches a milestone, while Carrie and Samantha and crew prompt a whole lot of critical scorn
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‘American Idol’ Climax Arrives Without Enough Foreplay
Tuesday’s show came down to two competitors who don’t really fit in the land of the Big Note
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Zanuck, Daniels Among Mentors at ‘Produced By’
Producers Guild event announces two dozen participants in Mentoring Roundtables
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Jeremy Renner to Present Student Oscars
“Hurt Locker” acting nominee set for June 12 ceremony
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 26: ‘Shrek’ Check
Focus makes money, Harry Potter ages, and the opening weekend of “Shrek” might or might not mean something
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Oscar-Winning Director Sees a Place for the Avant Garde
Chuck Workman: “There’s always been an audience for experimental film, and it’s still there”
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Jailed Iranian Director Released on Bail
After two-month imprisonment and week-long hunger strike, Jafar Panahi posts $200,000 bail
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 25: ‘SNL’ Movie Is DOA
The “Saturday Night Live” curse strikes again, and Bob Dylan’s movie moments are celebrated
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Pay $10, Watch a Movie … Get Made
Sul Set technology designed to raise money, attract attention and educate film students
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Cannes, the Day After: Uncle Who?
Everybody tries to make sense of this year’s fest, and of the unusual Palme d’Or winner