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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‘Nickel Boys’: How the First-Person Cinematography ‘Creates Intimacy and Urgency in Every Shot’
TheWrap magazine: “Movies let us walk a mile in someone else’s shoes,” cinematographer Jomo Fray says of the POV effect. “That’s the fundamental promise of cinema: compassion.”
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‘Heretic’ Opening Scene: How Hugh Grant’s Wallpaper Is One Big Rorschach Test
TheWrap magazine: Production designer Philip Messina walks us through the living room set that kicks off A24’s acclaimed horror film
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‘Conclave’ Design: Inside the World of Red Robes, Pop-Up Chapels and Instant Espresso Machines
TheWrap magazine: The craftspeople of Edward Berger’s Vatican potboiler take us on a deep dive into the film’s stunning sets, costumes and cinematography
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Taika Waititi to Receive Producers Guild’s 2025 Norman Lear Award
The Oscar-winner will be honored for his career of producing TV shows like “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Reservation Dogs”
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‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked’ Land on 2025 Oscars Shortlists for Makeup, Visual Effects and Sound
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Alien: Romulus” and “Gladiator II” also appear on the Sound and VFX shortlists
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Kristen Bell to Host 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
The “Nobody Wants This” and “Veronica Mars” actress will return to emcee for a second time
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‘Conclave,’ ‘Wicked’ Top 2025 Critics Choice Film Nominees
“Emilia Pérez,” “Dune: Part II” and “The Brutalist” were also among the most nominated movies
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‘Civil War,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘The Substance’ Make the Cut in ACE Eddie Nominations
The American Cinema Editors also singled out “Anora,” “Conclave” and “Emilia Pérez” among others
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Golden Globes 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Dominates With 10 Nominations as ‘The Bear’ Leads TV
“The Brutalist,” “Wicked” and “Anora” were among the other film nominees
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‘Come Closer’ Director Shares How Real-Life Tragedy Inspired Her Genre-Twisting Film | Video
TheWrap Screening Series: Filmmaker Tom Nesher and her two lead actresses discuss depicting both grief and joy in the Israeli Oscar submission
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‘Wicked’ Named 2024’s Best Film by National Board of Review
Acting awards were won by Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Elle Fanning and Kieran Culkin
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‘I’m Still Here’ Director Walter Salles Says Quiet Inner Strength Can Knock Down Dictatorships
TheWrap magazine: The Brazilian director explains the power and persistence of Eunice Paiva, who fought against a murderous regime in the 1970s
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Iranian Director of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Explains How He Landed His First Oscar Submission – By Fleeing to Germany
TheWrap magazine: The Cannes prize-winning thriller by the exiled Mohammad Rasoulof is a family drama about public protests for women’s rights in Iran
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‘Sugarcane’ Directors on Finding the ‘Journalistic and Emotional Truth’ for NatGeo’s Indigenous Crime Documentary
TheWrap magazine: The acclaimed film by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat investigates child abuse and murder at Catholic boarding schools in Canada
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How ‘Vermiglio’ Explores Its Director’s Family History as an Immersive Wartime Saga
TheWrap magazine: Maura Delpero’s snowy mountain drama is the official Italian submission for the Oscars’ International Feature category
