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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Miley Cyrus to Receive Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
The Grammy winner will be honored for her song “Dream as One,” featured in “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
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‘It Was Just an Accident’ Film Editor on Crafting the Pace and Tension of a Political Thriller
Iranian editor Amir Etminan worked closely with director Jafar Panahi on the secret filming of the 2025 awards favorite
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Harrison Ford to Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
The legendary actor will be honored at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) on March 1, 2026
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ Director on the Superstition at the Center of Her Oscar-Shortlisted Drama
TheWrap magazine: The new family drama by Shih-Ching Tsou was co-written and edited by “Anora” Oscar champ Sean Baker
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‘Sentimental Value’ Actresses Describe Feeling ‘Limitless’ While Filming Acclaimed Family Drama
TheWrap magazine: Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning discuss the warm, spontaneous production of Joachim Trier’s movie
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival’s Spotlight Actor of the Year Award
The two-time Oscar nominee is the star of Josh Safdie’s sports biopic “Marty Supreme” this awards season
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Sees James Cameron Rewriting Performance Capture, VFX Supervisor Says
TheWrap magazine: Five-time Oscar winner Joe Letteri discusses the new technology applied to Oona Chaplin’s villainous Na’vi character
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‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Costume Designer Explains How Jennifer Lopez’s Outfit Glows in the Dark
TheWrap magazine: Four-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood takes us through the threads of her costumes for the Broadway adaptation
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‘My Mom Jayne,’ ‘Close-Up’ Among Nominees for Producers Guild Documentary Feature Award
The PGA also released finalists in its Innovation category, which included “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere”
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‘Sinners’ Scores 8 Wins From the African American Film Critics Association
For its 17th annual awards, the AAFCA also announced wins for “Hedda” and “One Battle After Another”
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Stellan Skarsgård Is Poised to Make Oscars History With ‘Sentimental Value’
An international production has never been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category
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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
