Awards reporter • joe.mcgovern@thewrap.com • @jmcgvrn

Joe McGovern
Experience:
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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
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‘Queer’: Why Fashion Designer Jonathan Anderson Was Consulted About Casting Drew Starkey
Director Luca Guadagnino has called Anderson “a master of the silhouette,” a crucial quality for casting the “Outer Banks” actor
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India-Set Murder Mystery ‘Santosh’ Is More Than Just a Crime Procedural
British director Sandhya Suri’s noir drama has been shortlisted for the Best International Feature Oscar
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‘Challengers’: How Fashion Icon Jonathan Anderson Built ‘Power and Swagger’ Into Tennis Costumes
The outfits worn by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist “are like armor,” the creative director of Loewe and JW Anderson tells TheWrap
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Why ‘The Brutalist’ Star Guy Pearce Imagined a Big Game Hunter to Prepare for His Tycoon Role
TheWrap magazine: Brady Corbet’s epic drama has placed the journeyman Australian actor in a year-end awards conversation for the first time ever
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More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” “Mean Girls” and Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” are among the titles excluded from competition for the top award
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Golden Globes Winners List: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Hacks’ Dominate
Fernanda Torres won best actress in a drama movie for “I’m Still Here,” one of the few surprises of the night
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‘Nickel Boys’ Wins Best Film from National Society of Film Critics
Acting honors went to Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Colman Domingo, Michele Austin and Kieran Culkin
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What Is VistaVision? How ‘The Brutalist’ Revived a Beautiful but Cumbersome Film Format
TheWrap magazine: Cinematographer Lol Crawley describes the artistic power of this unique film process – and why it’s come back in style
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This Is Not a Real Tube Station: Inside the Harrowing ‘Blitz’ Flooding Scene
TheWrap magazine: Oscar-winning production designer Adam Stockhausen gives a tour of a train station built to get wet
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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