Missy Schwartz, Deputy Editor, Awards & Special Projects, joined TheWrap in 2021. Previously she was a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly, covering film and television.
Experience:
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How ‘Shayda’ Became a ‘Huge Healing Journey’ for the Director and Her Mother
TheWrap magazine: Noora Niasari’s autobiographical debut about an Iranian immigrant fleeing an abusive husband spotlights the universality of domestic violence
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How a Chinese Ghost Tradition Inspired the ‘Marry My Dead Body’ Director
TheWrap Screening Series: Wei-Hao Cheng spoke to TheWrap about his LGBTQ comedy-mystery-thriller that is Taiwan’s Oscar submission
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How the Documentary ‘To Kill a Tiger’ Found Its Hero in a 13-Year-Old Rape Survivor
TheWrap magazine: Nisha Pahuja’s film charts a young Indian girl’s astonishing courage and explores the toxic masculinity that enables sexual violence
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Makeup Artist for Elizabeth Taylor, ‘Star Trek’ to Receive Career Achievement Award
Michael Westmore will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the 2024 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
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Changemakers 2023: 25 Women Who Made a Difference This Year
From to Ava DuVernay to Lily Gladstone to Beyoncé to Greta Gerwig, here are the extraordinary women who pushed culture forward this year
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Star Brie Larson Became a ‘Jack of All Trades’ to Play Elizabeth, Showrunner Says
TheWrap magazine: More than just an executive producer on the project, the Oscar-winning actress “was the heart and soul of the show,” Lee Eisenberg says
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How ‘Nyad’ Screenwriter Julia Cox Captured the Marathon Swimmer’s ‘Extreme, Intense, Very Esoteric Dream’
TheWrap Magazine: Cox drew from Diana Nyad’s memoir and conversations with the super athlete to write the biopic starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster
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How Billie Eilish and Finneas Tapped Into the Personal to Write Their ‘Barbie’ Ballad
TheWrap magazine: “The thing that we can relate to, that anyone can relate to, is having an identity crisis: not knowing who you are,” Finneas tells TheWrap
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Robert Downey Jr. to Receive the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award
The “Oppenheimer” and “Iron Man” star will sit for an in-person discussion with film historian Leonard Maltin as part of the fest
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Netflix Leads Casting Society’s Artios Awards Noms With ‘Beef,’ ‘Dahmer,’ ‘The Diplomat’
The annual gala recognizing the year’s best in casting will take place March 7, 2024
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Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ to Receive Visionary Icon & Creator Tribute at Gotham Awards
The prize recognizes Affleck and the subject of the film, Michael Jordan
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The Academy Replaces Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar at Howard University
The “Gone With the Wind” actress made history as the first Black person to be nominated and win an Oscar – but the award went missing years ago
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George C. Wolfe’s ‘Rustin’ to Receive Icon & Creator Tribute at Gotham Awards
The filmmaker and his upcoming biopic about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin will be honored at the 33rd annual awards
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24 Years of the Toronto Film Festival in 19 Unforgettable Photos
From Oprah and Clooney to Denzel, TheWrap’s Jeff Vespa has photographed them all
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12 Photos That Capture the Glamour and Romance of the Venice Film Festival
TheWrap creative director Jeff Vespa walks us through 20-plus years of star-studded Lido memories
