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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‘Hamnet’ Stars Noah and Jacobi Jupe on the ‘Synchronicity’ of Playing Hamlet and His Inspiration
The British actors appear as Shakespeare’s son and the playwright’s most famous character in Chloé Zhao’s lauded new drama
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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Critics Choice Film Awards Nominees (Full List)
“Adolescence” and “Nobody Wants This” lead TV nominees
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AFI Names ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ to Annual Top 10 List
The roll call of 2025’s best films also includes “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Bugonia,” “Frankenstein,” “Jay Kelly,” “Sinners,” “Train Dreams” and “Wicked: For Good”
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‘No Other Choice’ Director Park Chan-wook on Finding Humor and Irony in Very Dark Places
TheWrap magazine: The Korean filmmaker’s acclaimed new comedy about unemployment could be his Oscar breakthrough
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‘Bugonia’ Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on Filming Bees, Basements and Emma Stone’s Bald Head
TheWrap magazine: The Oscar-nominated Irish DP takes us inside his latest fantastical journey with director Yorgos Lanthimos
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How ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Sound Engineer Used Hidden Mics to Capture Bruce’s Isolated Voice
TheWrap magazine: “We were trying to find that exact feeling that makes Bruce’s work so powerful,” says six-time Oscar nominee Tod A. Maitland (“A Complete Unknown”)
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How ‘One Battle After Another’ Production Designer Found the Perfect Tree Trunk Outhouse for Leonardo DiCaprio
TheWrap magazine: Oscar nominee Florencia Martin scouted locations in deserts, forests and cities for Paul Thomas Anderson’s modern epic
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These Are All the Movies Eligible for Best Animated, International and Documentary Film at the 2026 Oscars
There are 35 animated films, 86 international films and 201 documentaries competing in this year’s Academy Awards
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Oscars 2025 Shorts Showcase Tackles Mermaids, Whales and #MeToo | Video
TheWrap Screening Series: Our latest lineup of eligible animated and live-action short films hail from Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and the Netherlands
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Mara Brock Akil to Receive Producers Guild’s 2026 Norman Lear Award for Television
The veteran TV writer-producer’s credits include “Girlfriends,” “Moesha” and “Forever”
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Amy Madigan on the ‘Little Earthquake’ of Her Punk, Pop Art Performance in ‘Weapons’
TheWrap magazine: The respected actress could make Oscar history with a nomination for Zach Cregger’s hit horror film
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Stellan Skarsgård to Receive Santa Barbara International Film Fest’s Montecito Award
The famed Swedish actor is an Oscar contender for his role as a reclusive filmmaker in “Sentimental Value”
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Sarah Jessica Parker to Receive Carol Burnett Award for 2026 Golden Globes
The six-time Globe winner and iconic “Sex and the City” star recently wrapped her run on “And Just Like That”
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Michael B. Jordan to Receive 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Icon Award
The 38-year-old “Sinners” star will be honored for his dual performance as twin brothers in Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed horror film
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Adam Sandler to Receive Chairman’s Award for ‘Jay Kelly’ at 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival
The actor will be honored for his dramatic performance as the manager and friend of George Clooney’s title character
