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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‘The New Boy’ Review: Cate Blanchett Drama Delivers an Unsettling Blend of Religion and Magic
Cannes 2023: Director Warwick Thornton, with help from Blanchett as actor and producer, tells a mystical story that ties into shameful Australian history
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Sean Penn Slams Movie Producers, Calls Healthcare System a Racket in Cannes Press Conference
Cannes 2023: Penn’s “Black Flies” costar Tye Sheridan also shared that he let the veteran actor give him an IV in preparation for the brutal paramedic drama
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Harrison Ford Gets Emotional Talking About an Indiana Jones ‘With the Weight of Life on Him’
Cannes 2023: The 80-year-old actor adds “I love what (the character) has brought into my life” at the film’s press conference
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‘Black Flies’ Review: Saving Lives Is Hell in Brutal Sean Penn Drama
Cannes 2023: Penn and Tye Sheridan play paramedics in Jean-Stephane Sauvaire’s unrelentingly ugly film
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Review: It Might Be Silly, But It’s Indy
Cannes 2023: Director James Mangold whips up an exuberant action flick that relies on the charm and charisma of Harrison Ford
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‘Youth’ Review: Look Inside Chinese Sweatshops Is Long, Sobering – and Occasionally Fun
Cannes 2023: Wang Bing’s documentary drops us into clothing factories where teenagers and young adults both work and live
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Johnny Depp in Cannes: ‘What You’ve Been Reading About Me Is Fantastically, Horrifically Written Fiction’
Cannes 2023: “I don’t have much further need for Hollywood, myself,” the actor also said at a press conference
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‘Jeanne du Barry’ Film Review: Cannes Fuss Over Johnny Depp Overwhelms an Inert Period Piece
Cannes 2023: The drama from writer-director-actress Maïwenn has lots of style but precious little energy
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival to Honor Russell Crowe – And Let Him Play Some Rock ‘n’ Roll, Too
The Czech festival has also enlisted Johnny Depp to star in its new trailer
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Paul Dano, Brie Larson Get Jury Duty at the Cannes Film Festival
Larson and Dano join Ruben Ostlund’s Main Competition jury, alongside Julia Ducournau, Maryam Touzani and others
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Oscars Clarify Campaign Rules, Finally Adopt Best Picture Inclusion Standards
For this year, the Academy doesn’t go after Netflix with new qualifying rules
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Cannes Film Festival Lineup Includes New Films From Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Jonathan Glazer
The Main Competition includes six films directed by women, a new record for Cannes
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Oscars Academy Adds Production and Technology Branch
The new branch, the first to be added in a decade, brings the number of AMPAS branches to 18
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‘Everything’ Almost Everywhere: 10 Moments That Defined an Awards Season
From the unexpected returns of Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan to the unlikely appearance of Andrea Riseborough, here are the times to remember
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Oscars Analysis: How ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Became the Poster Child for the New Academy
The freewheeling, chaotic movie didn’t feel anything like a usual Best Picture winner, but it rolled through the ceremony, bowling over all rivals
