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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Nicole Kidman AFI Life Achievement Award Rescheduled for 2024
The event, postponed from this year due to the strikes, will now take place April 27
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Why ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Director Left Some Mystery in the Film’s Ending – and What It All Means
“Who knows the real truth,” Justine Triet tells TheWrap about sewing doubt into her acclaimed courtroom mystery’s finale
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Director Justine Triet Says Her Courtroom Drama Has One Thing in Common With Steven Spielberg’s ‘ET’
The French filmmaker tells TheWrap about finding the right young boy to play Sandra Hüller’s onscreen son
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How the Sexy, Modern Clothes in ‘Passages’ Evoke Strength and Vulnerability
French costume designer Khadija Zeggaï talks to TheWrap about her imaginative work on Ira Sachs’ drama
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American Cinematheque Postpones November Awards Ceremony Due to Actors’ Strike
Helen Mirren was previously announced as the recipient of this year’s career award at the annual fundraising gala
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How a 50 Cent Cover Song Became the Anthem for French Thriller ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
“This song is very special,” director Justine Triet tells TheWrap about the crucial role that 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P” plays in her film
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Why Docuseries ‘Stolen Youth’ Aimed to Shift Responsibility Away From the Victims: ‘We Were Trying to Fight the Idea’
TheWrap magazine: Directed by Zachary Heinzerling, the Hulu project explores how Larry Ray snared Sarah Lawrence students into a sex trafficking cult
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Ken Burns Draws Parallels Between WWII and Today in ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
TheWrap magazine: “We wanted to remind people of the fragility of the institutions that we take for granted,” the documentarian told TheWrap
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Ethan Hawke Says Richard Linklater Advised Making ‘The Last Movie Stars’ 6 Hours Long: ‘It’s Too Short!’
TheWrap magazine: Hawke says his Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward docuseries was originally meant to be a two-hour feature
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Ke Huy Quan Spoke to His ‘Goonies’ Costars Before Oscar Win: ‘We’re Family Together’
The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star shouted an immortal “Goonies” line to the media backstage after his Supporting Actor win
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Had the Earliest Release Date of All Best Picture Winners in 31 Years
No movie since 1991’s “The Silence of the Lambs” has played for as long in movie theaters before its Oscar win
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Is the First Comedy to Win Best Film Editing Since ‘Roger Rabbit’
The Oscar category most favors war films, action epics and musical biopics
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Indie Spirit Awards: Host Hasan Minhaj Rips Deadline as ‘Dog S— Clickbait Journalism’ in Love-Hate Monologue
“The Daily Show” comedian also took aim at the award show’s former partner, IFC Channel
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Why ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Director Decided to End the Film With a ‘Strong Human Dilemma’
TheWrap magazine: “People ask me what happens in the last scene,” says Ruben Östlund, “but I have not decided. I really don’t know”
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‘Elvis’ Cinematographer Mandy Walker Poised to Break Through Oscars’ 95-Year-Old Glass Ceiling
TheWrap Screening Series: The Australian gives a lion’s share of the credit to her longtime collaborator, director Baz Luhrmann
