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 Preview: Big Movies, Big Names, Small Impact
Box office successes are rare — Oscar winners more so — at the world’s biggest film festival
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 10: The Death of Docs?
Documentaries are under attack, and critics bust the “Robin Hood” embargo.
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Digital Hollywood: Buzzwords, Forecasts, Confusion
From 3D to iPads and beyond, panelists try to figure out what they learned at four-day conference
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SAG, Redford Team for Acting Workshop
New Mexico event designed to help Native American and Hispanic actors
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Does ‘Twilight’ Belong at L.A. Film Fest?
LAFF defends booking of studio film, a typical move for indie festivals
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 7: Quentin’s Jury Duty
Quentin Tarantino embraces some Cinema Italiano, while directors’ secrets don’t stay secret
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Student Academy Awards Finalists Named
USC, NYU, CalArts, Savannah College score multiple entries
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 6: Selling Incompetence
Jerry Bruckheimer ruins Hollywood, but maybe awful isn’t so bad
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Gen Art Felled by Recession
The film, fashion, music and arts organization shuts down after 16 years
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Feds Obstructed Abramoff Doc, Ethics Group Charges
CREW files Freedom of Information Act request for documents relating to “Casino Jack and the United States of Money”
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DreamWorks Uses ‘Dragon’ to Boost Company Name
Recent television ads replace the animated movie’s full title with a shortened moniker that includes the studio name
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Good Morning Hollywood, May 5: Too Smart for Summer?
“Inception” drops a few hints, and one writer swears that some summer movies are actually pretty good
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Soundtrack Awards Sets All-Star Concert
Five Oscar winners among the 11 film composers confirmed for October event in Belgium
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From iPads to 3D at Digital Hollywood
The technology conference opens with discussions about adapting to a tough, disruptive new enviroment