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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‘Sentimental Value’ Editor on Crafting Bittersweet Moments in Joachim Trier’s Oscar Contender
Olivier Bugge Coutté talks about his 30-year friendship with the Oscar-nominated director: “We’re like brothers. He knows my two ex-wives and all the girlfriends in between”
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International Feature Oscar Nominees Celebrate the Power of Movies: ‘Cinema Can Create Empathy’ | Video
TheWrap Screening Series: “I’m so happy to be part of this bunch of radical filmmakers,” “Sirāt” director Oliver Laxe said during a panel with fellow nominees
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Donna Langley to Receive BAFTA Fellowship at 2026 British Academy Film Awards
The chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment will be honored on Feb. 22
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Noah Wyle to Receive Television Showperson of the Year Honor at Publicists Awards
“The Pitt” star has also won an Emmy and Golden Globe in recent months for his lead role on the medical drama
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‘Sinners’ Composer Ludwig Göransson Scores 2 Wins at Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
Honors from the SCL also went to “KPop Demon Hunters” “Train Dreams,” “The White Lotus” and “Severance”
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Oscars Will Broadcast Only 2 Best Original Song Nominees’ Live Performances
In a letter, the show’s producers cited time constraints and structural changes as reasons for the reduction
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Makes History With 10 Nominations for France’s César Awards
The French-language Netflix film scores the most nominations ever for an American director’s production
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Stellan Skarsgård Reacts to Historic Oscar Nomination With Wife and Son Nearby: ‘My Wife’s a Little Teary’
“It’s such a small chance that this kind of thing happens,” the “Sentimental Value” actor tells TheWrap
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‘Sentimental Value’ Team Celebrates 9 Oscar Nominations With Spilled Champagne and Tears | Video
Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and many others gather in Oslo to tune in nominations morning
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Oscars 2026 Milestones: Amy Madigan, Wagner Moura and More Make History
Other notable nominations included Steven Spielberg, Stellan Skarsgård and the sound team of “Sirāt”
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10 Biggest Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Delroy Lindo, No Love for ‘Wicked’ and More
Paul Mescal, Chase Infiniti and Miley Cyrus were also expected to be named as 2026 Oscar nominees
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Oscars: International Films Break Into All 4 Acting Categories for the First Time
History was also made by Brazilian Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”) and Norwegian Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”)
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Kristen Bell to Host 2026 Actor Awards
The “Nobody Wants This” and “Veronica Mars” actress will return to emcee the ceremony formerly known as the SAG Awards
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads Nominations for Visual Effects Society Awards
James Cameron’s otherworldly epic scored 10 noms, followed by “The Lost Bus” and “Superman” with four
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Emmys Address AI in Slate of New Rule Changes for 2026 Awards
“The core of our recognition remains centered on human storytelling, regardless of the tools used to bring it to life,” says the Television Academy
