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.
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Oscars: Delroy Lindo, Nicole Kidman, Sigourney Weaver Among 2026 Presenters
Nominees Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and previous Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel will also appear on the March 15 telecast
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Oscars: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Sinners’ Music Talent to Perform Live on Telecast
Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq will sing “I Lied to You,” and “Golden” will be performed by HUNTR/X
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Writers Guild Awards: ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Win Screenplay Awards
“The Pitt” is the big TV winner, with three awards including drama series
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The Family Trust: Unpacking Meta Narratives in ‘Sentimental Value’
Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas lay Joachim Trier’s masterpiece bare
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Oscars: Demi Moore, Javier Bardem, Chase Infiniti Among 2026 Presenters
The Academy also announced that Chris Evans, Kumail Nanjiani and Maya Rudolph will appear on the March 15 telecast
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‘Sinners,’ ‘Straw’ and ‘Gracie’s Corner’ Among Winners on Night 3 of NAACP Image Awards
Autumn Durald Arkapaw scored the Best Cinematography award for “Sinners,” while Glynn Turman and Teyana Taylor took TV acting prizes for “Straw”
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Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts Filmmakers Talk Values in Storytelling: ‘We Will Always Crave Love’ | Video
TheWrap Screening Series: The makers of all five of this year’s nominees discuss comedy, satire, social commentary and more
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Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin to Present at 2026 Oscars
The four acting winners from 2025 will take the stage at the 98th Academy Awards
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Oscar Nominee Stellan Skarsgård Has Always Loved Ensemble Acting: ‘I Don’t Do Solos’
TheWrap magazine: The star of “Sentimental Value” talks about his performance as a rascal dad, the latest in his lifetime of stand-out supporting roles
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How the All-Female ‘Sirāt’ Sound Team Built a Scary, Oscar-Nominated Sonic World
TheWrap magazine: “There’s a suggestion in the audio of something unknown and magical,” says sound designer Laia Casanovas
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‘Sinners’ Oscar-Nominated Makeup Designer on How Vampire Effects Are ‘Rooted In Reality’
TheWrap magazine: Mike Fontaine explains how he used nocturnal animals and dog attacks as reference points
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‘Train Dreams’ Triumphs at Independent Spirit Awards
The poetic drama won three awards including Best Feature, while Rose Byrne scored an acting prize for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
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‘Sentimental Value’ Editor on Crafting Bittersweet Moments in Joachim Trier’s Oscar Contender
Olivier Bugge Coutté talks about his 30-year friendship with the Oscar-nominated director: “We’re like brothers. He knows my two ex-wives and all the girlfriends in between”
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International Feature Oscar Nominees Celebrate the Power of Movies: ‘Cinema Can Create Empathy’ | Video
TheWrap Screening Series: “I’m so happy to be part of this bunch of radical filmmakers,” “Sirāt” director Oliver Laxe said during a panel with fellow nominees
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Donna Langley to Receive BAFTA Fellowship at 2026 British Academy Film Awards
The chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment will be honored on Feb. 22
