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 Complete Unknown’ Wins Top Prize From Cinema Audio Society
Television awards went to “Shōgun,” “The Bear” and “Masters of the Air”
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Samuel L. Jackson, Ayo Edebiri, Taraji P. Henson Among Winners on First Night of NAACP Image Awards
The first round of winners were announced ahead of the 56th annual awards telecast on Feb. 22
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How Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘Porcelain War’ Uses Art to Show Ukraine’s Fighting Spirit
TheWrap Screening Series: The makers of the acclaimed feature discuss the fragility of life during wartime — and the strength of resistance
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‘Conclave’ Editor Explains How Longer Shots Built Calm and Optimism in Film’s Surprise Ending
“There’s no need to cut when you’re watching these great faces delivering wonderful performances,” Oscar nominated film editor Nick Emerson tells TheWrap
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‘Anora’ Wins Critics Choice Award for Best Picture, ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Hacks’ Score TV Trophies
Actors Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin continued their winning ways at the 30th annual awards ceremony
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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
