Joe McGovern is an awards reporter at TheWrap, writing about actors, directors, craftspeople and trends in the annual Oscar race. He also moderates conversations with filmmakers for TheWrap’s Screening Series. Before joining TheWrap in 2020, he was a correspondent at Entertainment Weekly. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Experience:
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Oscars Will Broadcast Only 2 Best Original Song Nominees’ Live Performances
In a letter, the show’s producers cited time constraints and structural changes as reasons for the reduction
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Makes History With 10 Nominations for France’s César Awards
The French-language Netflix film scores the most nominations ever for an American production
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Stellan Skarsgård Reacts to Historic Oscar Nomination With Wife and Son Nearby: ‘My Wife’s a Little Teary’
“It’s such a small chance that this kind of thing happens,” the “Sentimental Value” actor tells TheWrap
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‘Sentimental Value’ Team Celebrates 9 Oscar Nominations With Spilled Champagne and Tears | Video
Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and many others gather in Oslo to tune in nominations morning
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Oscars 2026 Milestones: Amy Madigan, Wagner Moura and More Make History
Other notable nominations included Steven Spielberg, Stellan Skarsgård and the sound team of “Sirāt”
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10 Biggest Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Delroy Lindo, No Love for ‘Wicked’ and More
Paul Mescal, Chase Infiniti and Miley Cyrus were also expected to be named as 2026 Oscar nominees
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Oscars: International Films Break Into All 4 Acting Categories for the First Time
History was also made by Brazilian Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”) and Norwegian Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”)
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Kristen Bell to Host 2026 Actor Awards
The “Nobody Wants This” and “Veronica Mars” actress will return to emcee the ceremony formerly known as the SAG Awards
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads Nominations for Visual Effects Society Awards
James Cameron’s otherworldly epic scored 10 noms, followed by “The Lost Bus” and “Superman” with four
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Emmys Address AI in Slate of New Rule Changes for 2026 Awards
“The core of our recognition remains centered on human storytelling, regardless of the tools used to bring it to life,” says the Television Academy
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BAFTA Awards 2026: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead Longlists
“Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein” and “Bugonia” also advance to the next round in the film nominations, to be announced Jan. 27
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‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Receive Nominations from American Society of Cinematographers
“One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme” were also nominated for the 40th annual ASC celebration
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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Receive Directors Guild Nominations
“Marty Supreme” and “Frankenstein” were also nominated for the 78th annual awards
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‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘SNL’ Lead Directors Guild TV Nominations
In the documentary feature category, nominees included Oscar winners Laura Poitras (“Cover-Up”) and Mstyslav Chernov (“2000 Meters to Andriivka”)
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‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture and Director at 2026 Critics Choice Awards
Acting winners included Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Timothée Chalamet (‘Marty Supreme’), Amy Madigan (“Weapons”) and Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”)
