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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‘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
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Juliette Binoche Named 2025 Cannes Film Festival Jury President
The Oscar-winning French actress has been a presence at the festival for 40 years
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Oscars Set Choreographer, Writing Team for 2025 Ceremony
The crew also includes longtime collaborators of Conan O’Brien, who is hosting for the first time
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David Lynch to Posthumously Receive Writers Guild West’s Screenwriting Achievement Award
“Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet” actor Kyle MacLachlan will present the honor at the annual WGA Awards on Feb. 15.
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‘Naked Burn Gel’ Among Achievements to Receive Scientific and Technical Oscars
An Oscar statuette will also be presented to honor the developers of captioning at the April 29th awards ceremony
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How ‘I’m Still Here’ Scored a Best Picture Oscar Nom: ‘We Knew If Academy Members Saw It, We Had a Shot’
Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker tells TheWrap about the efforts to ensure voters screened the “high-quality” Brazilian film
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10 Biggest Oscar Snubs and Surprises: From Sebastian Stan to ‘Challengers’ to ‘I’m Still Here’
Other unexpected turns: Daniel Craig, Margaret Qualley and Edward Berger were frozen out
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2025 Oscar Milestones: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Breaks All-Time Record, Musicals Score Big
Other notable nominations included director Coralie Fargeat, actor Yura Borisov and actress Fernanda Torres
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Isabella Rossellini Pays Tribute to Her Parents and David Lynch After Oscar Nomination for ‘Conclave’ | Video
The Italian-American star is a Best Supporting Actress nominee, 50 years after her mother Ingrid Bergman’s third Oscar win
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‘Queer’: Why Fashion Designer Jonathan Anderson Was Consulted About Casting Drew Starkey
Director Luca Guadagnino has called Anderson “a master of the silhouette,” a crucial quality for casting the “Outer Banks” actor
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India-Set Murder Mystery ‘Santosh’ Is More Than Just a Crime Procedural
British director Sandhya Suri’s noir drama has been shortlisted for the Best International Feature Oscar
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‘Challengers’: How Fashion Icon Jonathan Anderson Built ‘Power and Swagger’ Into Tennis Costumes
The outfits worn by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist “are like armor,” the creative director of Loewe and JW Anderson tells TheWrap
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Why ‘The Brutalist’ Star Guy Pearce Imagined a Big Game Hunter to Prepare for His Tycoon Role
TheWrap magazine: Brady Corbet’s epic drama has placed the journeyman Australian actor in a year-end awards conversation for the first time ever
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More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” “Mean Girls” and Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” are among the titles excluded from competition for the top award
