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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How ‘The Fabelmans’ Pieced Together Steven Spielberg’s Childhood With Editors Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar
TheWrap magazine: The longtime Spielberg collaborators recall the filmmaker telling them to cut one scene “really poorly” for novice authenticity
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From ‘The Whale’ to ‘Babylon,’ How Production Designers Created Power and Emotion Using Single Locations
Four renowned production designers talk about the challenge of building memorable sets, including a movie theater, hotel room and castle party
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‘The Batman’ and ‘Wakanda Forever’ Land Oscars Shortlists for Makeup, Visual Effects and Sound
The Academy also unveiled semifinalists in the documentary, international film, and shorts categories
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Can You Spot the Fake Horses? ‘RRR’ Visual Effects Team Breaks Down How Hundreds of Animals Were Created
“You can challenge anyone to pick out the live horses from the digital horses,” VFX supervisor Pete Draper tells TheWrap
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Watch How ‘Babylon’ Production Designer Florencia Martin Re-Created Old Hollywood in the Desert (Exclusive Video)
Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) admits that he put Martin through an “insane challenge” for his latest feature
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‘Retrograde’ Director Describes the ‘Sheer Scope of Desperation’ as Afghanistan Fell to the Taliban
TheWrap magazine: “I had to keep wiping my tears off my camera lens,” says Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land,” “A Private War”)
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‘War Sailor’ Director on How Conversation With His Daughter Inspired the World War II Film
TheWrap magazine: Gunnar Vikene’s drama about one man’s unrelenting experience at sea is the most expensive film ever made by Norway
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‘All That Breathes’ Director Shaunak Sen on Breaking Nature Doc Clichés While Filming Hospitalized Birds
TheWrap magazine: “Birds popping up in every nook and cranny is so inherently cinematic,” the Delhi-based filmmaker says
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Why ‘Good Night Oppy’ Is Inspiring a Future Generation of Astronauts: ‘That Is Just a Whole Other Level of Amazingness’
TheWrap Screening Series: Two NASA engineers join director Ryan White and producer Jessica Hargrave reflect on their Mars rover film’s impact
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How ‘Fire of Love’ Doc Captured the Larger-Than-Life Spirit of Famed Volcanologists
TheWrap magazine: “The more we learned, and the more imagery we saw, we were just blown away — forgive the pun,” says director Sara Dosa
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‘Women Talking’ Director Sarah Polley Describes the ‘Power of Community’ in Her Ensemble Cast
TheWrap magazine: The Canadian actor-turned-director was joined by Judith Ivey and Sheila McCartney for a conversation about the acclaimed new film
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Why ‘Thirteen Lives’ Stars Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen Had to Hold the Camera to Film Themselves Underwater
Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom explains how he faced the challenge of underwater photography for Ron Howard’s true-life film
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‘Close’ Director Lukas Dhont Describes How a Fateful Train Ride Led to His Film’s Success
TheWrap magazine: The 31-year-old Belgian director talks about how he portrays friendship and tenderness in his moving new film
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‘Nostalgia’ Filmmakers on Exploring the ‘Interior Labyrinth’ of One Man’s Past (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: Italian director Mario Martone joined with his writing partner Ippolita Di Majo to discuss Italy’s Oscar submission
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‘Till’ Crafts Team Recalls Intense Emotions: ‘To See a Grown Man Cry on Set — I’ve Never Experienced Anything Like That’
TheWrap Screening Series: Department heads in makeup, hair, cinematography and more discussed working on the film about Emmett Till’s mother Mamie
