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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Cannes, Day 9: Day of the Jackal
Raves for a five-hour filim about terrorist Carlos the Jackal
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Cannes Midweek: Sex, Drugs, Mick … and Lindsay
Jagger talks, Lohan falls — are we having fun yet?
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‘Heartbeats,’ ‘Prey’ Among Latest Cannes Deals
A roundup of recent acquisitions at a slow festival for deals
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Cannes, Day 8: Tear-Jerkers and Head-Scratchers
Roger Ebert has his heart warmed and “Blue Valentine” stirs Oscar talk
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Sony Classics Grabs ‘Another Year’
Mike Leigh drama becomes first major Cannes acquisition
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Roman-Supporting French Director Sports ‘Polanski’ T-Shirt
Xavier Beauvois shows his support in the face of charges he calls “ridiculous”
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‘Biutiful’ Whips Up Cannes Controversy
Alejando Gonzalez Inarritu film sharply divides critics, buyers
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Cannes, Day 7: Godard Leaves ‘Em Guessing
Critics grade the fest, and a legend leaves ‘em guessing
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Did ‘Survivor’ Cheat? and Other Questions
On the heels of the “Heroes vs. Villains” finale, five burning queries
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Student Academy Awards Winners Announced
With two awards, NYU is only multiple winner
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Roger Corman, Ben Affleck, Sylvester Stallone Join LA Film Fest
Special conversations and artists-in-residence to include Quincy Jones, Paul Reubens, John Lithgow
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Cannes, Day 6: In the Bubble
Festivalgoers develop skewed priorities, and Mike Leigh wins best of the fest so far
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ContentFilm Acquires Rights to Ethan Hawke Thriller
“The Numbers Station” to be directed by Danish filmmaker Kasper Barfoed
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Walter Hill to Direct ‘St. Vincent’ in July
Crime thriller will star Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello
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Cannes, Day 5: Two Old Men
Elderly gent gripes about aging; another becomes a new celebrity
