New category: Best Achievement in Casting

[Big Magilla]

It could work similar to makeup - they could vote for the film with the best casting of a strong central character, or they could vote for the film with the best cast ensemble.

[Sonic Youth]

How does one evaluate Best Casting? All other categories are tangible. A performance is a performance, make up is make up, original score is music and so on… what is Best Casting?

I assume voters will consider it much like Best Ensemble at the SAGs. But this Oscar goes to the casting director, so that's not really what they're voting for. There's a distinction between "Ensemble" and "casting", no?

[mlrg]

How does one evaluate Best Casting? All other categories are tangible. A performance is a performance, make up is make up, original score is music and so on… what is Best Casting?

[Sonic Youth]

As if 13 nominations for Oppenheimer weren't enough.

https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/os ... 235902419/

"The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a pleasant surprise Thursday morning by creating a new competitive Oscar category for best achievement in casting. It will begin at the 98th annual ceremony for films released in 2025.

"This is the first new category created by the Academy since 2001 for best animated feature film. The Casting Directors Branch was formed in July 2013 and has nearly 160 members."