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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‘Severance’ Star John Turturro on His Character’s Search for the ‘Essential and Eternal Thing’
TheWrap magazine: The veteran actor talks about Irving’s longing for “deep human connection” — and the near murder of Britt Lower’s Helly
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Ken Burns Travels Back to the Renaissance in New Doc About Leonardo da Vinci
TheWrap magazine: “There’s a way in which Leonardo reminds me of the ‘Millennium Falcon’ going to light speed — that energy and that cutting-edge excitement and creativity,” the Emmy winner says
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‘Severance’ Star John Turturro Unpacks Irving’s Train Station Send-Off: ‘Maybe It’s Not the End’
The actor tells TheWrap about his poignant, possibly final moment with Christopher Walken and what the future holds
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‘Anora’ Best Picture Oscar Win Makes Sean Baker and Samantha Quan the 4th Married Couple to Take Top Prize
Baker and Quan follow last year’s Best Picture-winning couple, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”
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‘Anora’ Director Sean Baker Is First Person to Win 4 Oscars in One Night Since Walt Disney
Baker won the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing
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Adrien Brody Is First Person to Win 2 Best Actor Oscars on First 2 Nominations
With his wins for “The Pianist” and “The Brutalist,” Brody is also the 11th lead actor with 2 Oscars
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Zoe Saldaña Now Shares a Little-Known Piece of Oscar History With Roberto Benigni
The “Emilia Pérez” star won Best Supporting Actress and joined a small club of winners from non-English-language films
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Jane Fonda Urges Hollywood to Fight Trump With Empathy in Searing SAG Speech: ‘Woke Just Means You Give a Damn About Other People’ | Video
The 87-year-old Oscar winner and activist was awarded the Lifetime Achievement prize
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‘A Complete Unknown’ Wins Top Prize From Cinema Audio Society
Television awards went to “Shōgun,” “The Bear” and “Masters of the Air”
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Samuel L. Jackson, Ayo Edebiri, Taraji P. Henson Among Winners on First Night of NAACP Image Awards
The first round of winners were announced ahead of the 56th annual awards telecast on Feb. 22
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How Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘Porcelain War’ Uses Art to Show Ukraine’s Fighting Spirit
TheWrap Screening Series: The makers of the acclaimed feature discuss the fragility of life during wartime — and the strength of resistance
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‘Conclave’ Editor Explains How Longer Shots Built Calm and Optimism in Film’s Surprise Ending
“There’s no need to cut when you’re watching these great faces delivering wonderful performances,” Oscar nominated film editor Nick Emerson tells TheWrap
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‘Anora’ Wins Critics Choice Award for Best Picture, ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Hacks’ Score TV Trophies
Actors Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin continued their winning ways at the 30th annual awards ceremony
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‘A Different Man’: Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artist Explains the Link Between Storytelling and Prosthetics
TheWrap magazine: Mike Marino, who also worked on HBO’s “The Penguin,” earned his third Oscar nom for the Sebastian Stan film about self-acceptance
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How Angelina Jolie’s ‘Poetic Understanding of Film Acting’ Helped ‘Maria’ DP Land an Oscar Nom
TheWrap magazine: Legendary cinematographer Ed Lachman tells TheWrap about working with the storied actress on the Netflix biopic
